Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church September 8, 2019 Jeremiah 1:4-10 The prophet Jeremiah lived in interesting times. He was one of the longest serving prophets in Israel’s history, his calling coming as the Assyrians were losing power. It was a time of optimism in Jerusalem because they had existed as … Read more Called to be a Bullfrog
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Luke 14:7-14 September 1, 2019 The fourteenth chapter of Luke’s gospel opens with Jesus attending a dinner party at the home of a leading Pharisee. It’s the Sabbath, so it’s a special gathering with food that had been prepared earlier. As the sun sets and the Sabbath begins, … Read more Banquet Etiquette?
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Hebrews 12:1-2 August 25, 2019 Why do we exist? What is our purpose in life? The Westminster Confession says we’re to enjoy and glorify God. That’s succinct. In Rick Warren’s best seller, The Purpose Driven Life, he expands this into five purposes. First, we are … Read more Becoming Christ-like
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Luke 12:32-40 August 11, 2019 A group of 12 Presbyterians spent the morning working on a new Habitat for Humanity home in Garden City. Four of us from this church, along with others from Wilmington Island and White Bluff made up the group. It was interesting to … Read more Fearlessly Watching
At the bottom of the sermon, I have the opening of my pastoral prayer for the day as I reflect on the atrocities our nation experienced yesterday and early this morning in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Galatians 5:13-23 August 4, 2019 This is our last … Read more Imagine the People of God: Fruition
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Romans 12:1-3 July 28, 2019 Have you ever felt like you’re taking two steps forward and one step back? Sometimes life’s that way. It’s like climbing a cinder cone volcano. The ground is made of ash and is so unstable that you literally take two steps … Read more Imagine the People of God: Transformation
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church Philippians 2:1-11 July 21, 2019 In her book, Sailboat Church, Joan Gray writes: “the church’s divine nature is not always easy to see. Sometimes it takes great faith to believe that the church as we know it is the body of … Read more Imagine the People of God: Compassion
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church July 14, 2019 Ephesians 3:14-21 There’s an old story about a pastor making a hospital call with a man who’d been in a terrible accident. The doctors said he’d never walk again. The pastor, along with everyone, else believed the doctors. There was no way his legs could … Read more The Gift of Imagination
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church July 7, 2019 John 8:31-36 With pomp and circumstance, along with fireworks, hot dogs, watermelons, sunburns, and thunderstorms, we celebrated our Nation’s birthday on Thursday, Independence Day. But what does freedom mean? What are the limits on what I can do as an individual? When does my freedom impinge … Read more True Freedom
Jeff Garrison Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church June 30, 2019 Luke 9:51-59 As I was pondering the direction of today’s sermon, I came across this quote: “We do well to remember that the Bible has far more to say about how to live during the journey than about the ultimate destination.”[1] In our passage … Read more Advice for the Journey: Think Before You Speak