Welcome to my humble blog! Here you will find audio recordings, some of the the written manuscripts of sermons I preach, as well as various educational materials I have prepared. I must begin by beseeching the mercy of my readers. I am not a professional audio engineer, and in the manuscripts I make no promises to provide perfect grammar (particularly regarding punctuation).

The audio of the sermon is pulled directly from my church’s YouTube livestream. Coming from a live setting, it is by no means a perfect recording from the start. I do a little processing to make it sound more consistent and reduce the room sound, but there may be occasional technical problems with the recording. In the world of volunteer-led church livestreams, I see occasional technical problems as a feature: “that’s how you know it’s live”. I do my best to make the sermon recordings as clean and consistent as possible, and I ask for grace when there are technical problems.

I will include manuscripts alongside the audio recording when possible. Sometimes I preach from an outline, notes, or even extemporaneously, so there is not always a manuscript available for me to publish. When I include manuscripts, they are what I bring to the pulpit in order to be spoken aloud to the faithful. As they are meant to share the Word of God with the people in the language of people, they are filled with colloquialisms, fragments, run-ons, and far too many commas. This happens simply for the reason that what works with speech delivery does not always translate well into writing. You may also notice that the manuscript often will not precisely line up with the audio delivery of the sermon. These are living documents, in the delivery I am open to how the Holy Spirit wants to move in what I preach.

Having made this confession, I invite you to listen to and read what I have preached.

“May The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship the Holy Spirit bless you now and always.”

Joseph+