Sermons

Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church March 10, 2019 Matthew 11:28-30   Jig Pendleton is crazy on religion. He’s a character in Nathan Coulter, a Wendell Berry’s novel. Jig lives alone in a shanty overlooking the Kentucky River. Like some of the original disciples, he makes a meager living fishing. When not fishing, Jig spends … Read more The Right Tempo

Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:21-30 March 3, 2019   I’ve been out of the pulpit here for two weeks—it seems like a long time. Last week Deanie preached and the week before was the Presbytery pulpit exchange. You got to hear Pete Ullmann from Jessup while I preached at First Presbyterian Church … Read more The Land Between: Growth

Jeff Garrison  Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:31-35 February 10, 2019   We are on our fourth week of looking at the Hebrew people in the wilderness. We have seen how they have complained about the food, how they have driven Moses almost mad, and how God has provided for their needs. This week, we’re … Read more Lessons from a Quail Hunt

Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:16-20 February 3, 2019              We are currently working our way through the 11th chapter of the book of Numbers. Some may wonder, “why Numbers?” After all, it’s an obscure book in the Old Testament, filled with whinny, self-centered people. What could Numbers have to do … Read more The Land Between: Provision

Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:10-15 January 27, 2019 This is our second week exploring the “land between,” that place where we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. When we are in the land between, it is easy to become exhausted and disheartened. We feel like we cannot go on. … Read more The Land Between: Meltdown

Jeff Garrison  Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Numbers 11:1-9 January 20, 2019     As we worship in his beautiful sanctuary on a mild, yet wet and windy winter day, we should acknowledge and be thankful. Not everyone gathering for worship this morning are enjoying these conditions. In Pakistan and other countries, Christians gather in fear.[1] … Read more The Land Between: Complaint

Jeff Garrison  Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church January 13, 2019 Psalm 29         Upcoming! Starting next week, I will be preaching a series of sermons from the Book of Numbers. In this series, we’ll look at the Hebrew people in the desert during the exodus. They have a choice. They can continue ahead … Read more Psalm 29: To the Glory of God

Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Matthew 2:1-12 January 6, 2019             This Sunday is Epiphany. In the Christian calendar it marks the end of the Christmas season as we see the decorations disappear. Epiphany means a surprise encounter or a manifestation of God. The root is from the Greek word for sunrise … Read more The Wise Men and the Evangelical Stream