Sermons by Rev. David Ivie
sermons from the Rev. David Ivie, Teaching Elder (Minister) in the Presbyterian Church (USA), while serving as Pastor of FPC Muscatine, 2007-2012 and Interim Pastor of FPC Garland 2013 to present.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2013
12/08/2013 Why Advent? Part Two
The ax is at the root of the tree; the winnowing fork is separating the wheat from the chaff. Tithing a full 10% is good for our souls because it reduces our choices, makes us happier, and simplifies…
Sun 08 Dec 2013
12/1/2013 Why Advent?
Advent, 1st Sunday. Life without Advent leads to exhaustion, as we follow the gods of capitalism, consumerism, hedonism, and media overload. Besides, what about our soul? That is why God gave us Adve…
Sun 01 Dec 2013
11/24/2013 Rescued and Transferred
Christ the King 2013. We have been rescued and transferred to the kingdom of light by Christ, the king of all creation. There is nothing that can happen to us now.
Sun 24 Nov 2013
11/17/2013 Rich Toward God
When we are rich toward ourselves, we may be rich, but we are also fools. Let's talk about money, so we may be rich toward God, and be freed from the tyranny of being possessed by our possessions.
Sun 17 Nov 2013
11/10/2013 Carry Each Other
Caregiver Sunday 2013. As U2 sang in "One" we get to carry each other. Caregivers do this important and exhausting work. We ask God's blessing on them today.
Sun 10 Nov 2013
11/03/2013 I'll Sing You A Song Too
Saints are not perfect. Saints sing songs to us, and we join in to sing the Song together. All Saints 2013 (Recognition)
Sun 03 Nov 2013
10/27/2013 Rejoicing in the Power of the Holy Spirit
God told the people (in Ezekiel) I will "give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you." Paul says (in Romans) that the same Spirit which raised Jesus from the dead has been given to us. There…
Sun 27 Oct 2013
10/20/2013 Love & Serve the Lord
We are good at serving God because we so freely serve our neighbors. But what about loving God--pure devotion for the One who first loved us?
Sun 20 Oct 2013
10/06/2013 Honor All Persons
To honor is to "fix the value" on someone or something. But what if our first impressions are wrong? The phrase "honor all persons" is a challenge to move beyond "single stories" which limit our rela…
Sun 06 Oct 2013
09/29/2013 Help the Suffering
The problem with platitudes is that they are an attempt to explain or fix what cannot be explained or fixed. It's best just to bypass phrases like "It's God's will" and go straight to real help by sa…
Sun 29 Sep 2013
09/22/2013 Support the Weak
A significant teaching within our Judeo-Christian heritage is God's command to care for the widow, the orphan and the foreigner living within our society. The weak and the vulnerable were under the L…
Sun 22 Sep 2013
9/15/2013 Strengthen the Fainthearted
Being faint of heart is not a character flaw--it is part of the human condition. The Bible calls it being wrapped in darkness. Today we call it despair, for being hopeless and helpless. Let us be of …
Sun 15 Sep 2013
Return to No Person Evil for Evil
The example of the martyrs teaches us that "returning to no one evil for evil" is not a sign of weakness. Nor is it "doing nothing." It is a powerful witness of love. It takes great courage. It preve…
Sun 08 Sep 2013
Suffering in Peace
We suffer when we encounter something we don't like, cannot fix, cannot make go away, cannot explain. When we let our finite stories rest in God's transfinite story, then we can suffer in peace.
Sun 07 Oct 2012
Blessed Speech
We have all been affected by words that have hurt, but each one of us also has the gift of the Holy Spirit that allows us to use speech as blessing.
Sun 23 Sep 2012
Christian Character: Wisdom & Action
Jesus was a person of character because his thoughts, words and deeds lined up. For us to be people of Christian character our actions must also be grounded in biblical and spiritual wisdom. God call…
Sun 16 Sep 2012
A Discerning Mind
Information can be debated and argued. It ultimately leads to violence: "I'm right, therefore you are wrong." Wisdom is the only way forward. According to the Hebrew Scriptures, wisdom is the culmina…
Sun 12 Aug 2012
The Gift of Correction
Struggling with the impulse to be "Spiritual But Not Religious:" the wisdom of the Bible shows that we need people in our lives who will challenge us and correct us so that we may stay on the the pat…
Sun 05 Aug 2012
Building a Church
Struggling with the impulse to be "Spiritual But Not Religious:" We ask the questions: what is church? Is God limited to the wall of a church building? Do you view church as a museum, an institution …
Sun 22 Jul 2012
What Is Worship?
Struggling with the impulse to be "Spiritual But Not Religious:" we ask the question, what is worship? Biblical story of David dancing before the altar of the Lord, bringing the ark of the covenant i…
Sun 15 Jul 2012
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