Below you will find links to RIC sermons dating back to 2004. You can search by month or by book of the Bible. Read an excerpt of each sermon and then click on the link to read the whole sermon. May the word of God edify you richly.
Job 14 One of the Psalms of Ascent Jews sang as they climbed up the road to Jerusalem for one of the annual festivals was Psalm 128, a song of blessing. This psalm describes what we all want. Psalm 128 (The Message) 1–2 All you who fear God, how blessed you are! how happily you [...]
Click here to read There is always hope for a tree – and for you!.
Psalm 63 We see people come and go at RIC and we get used to this. “Pastoring an international church is like pastoring a parade,” I have often said. But there is a difference between someone choosing to leave and someone being forced to leave. On Monday morning I drove Uchenna to the Casablanca airport [...]
Click here to read Dry Ground; Holy Ground.
Psalm 1 I am tired. No matter what I do, I’m tired. I sleep but wake up not feeling refreshed. I have been taking naps which I have rarely done before. And still I am tired. And I am thirsty. I pour a coke with lots of ice and after I drink, I am still [...]
Click here to read Water for a Parched Tongue in a Dry Land.
Mark 9:2-8 A man visited his friend who had just started as pastor of a church and realized that the acoustics for worship would be much improved if the piano was moved from the left side of the pulpit to the right. He suggested this but the pastor had talked with the elders and realized [...]
Click here to read Necessary Change.
Acts 15:36-41 You have probably noticed that I am a big Paul Simon fan. In my first years as a Christian, a speaker at our church suggested we pick someone famous and pray for them. So over the years, I have prayed for Paul Simon, some years more than others. Whenever he comes out with [...]
Click here to read Sharp Disagreements.