I am thinking about the sermon I am going to preach at New Hope Fellowship on Sunday. The passage is that time when Jesus’ disciples asked him if he would teach them to pray, and Jesus responds with what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. Looking over those familiar words, I was struck by how … Continue reading Teach Us to Pray →

Luke 13:10-17 New Hope Fellowship July 7, 2019 Brent Beasley We’ve been talking a lot about freedom the last few weeks. Two weeks ago we looked at that passage from Galatians where Paul says that all are welcome without distinction in God’s house—neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, slave nor free. All are one … Continue reading Freedom vs. Peace →

I am preaching tomorrow on the story of Jesus healing a stooped woman on the Sabbath in Luke 13:10-17. In preparation, I read this wonderful commentary by Elizabeth Palmer in The Christian Century in August 2016. Here is a part of her reflection on the story : Imagine the relief she must feel when, after … Continue reading Stooped Down and Lifted Up →

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I have been preaching some at New Hope Fellowship Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ congregation in south Fort Worth, while they get organized to search for a new pastor. Here is my sermon from June 30.  Galatians 5:1, 13-25 New Hope Fellowship, Fort Worth, Texas Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 30, 2019 Brent Beasley … Continue reading Free… For What? →

Galatians 3:23-29 New Hope Fellowship, Fort Worth, Texas June 23, 2019 Brent Beasley It was the third Wednesday night of the quarter at First Church, Galatia, and that meant one thing: business meeting. After the announcements, prayer, and call to order, the chair of the membership study committee rose to give his report: After much … Continue reading Now that Faith has Come →

Luke 24:44-53 New Hope Fellowship Ascension Sunday June 2, 2019 Brent Beasley The novel Gilead was published in 2004 by Marilynne Robinson. It won the Pulitzer Prize. The novel is in the form of reflections written by a Protestant minister named John Ames, who is in his 70s, to his young son. John Ames, like … Continue reading The Persistence of Up-ness →

I will be preaching at New Hope Fellowship on June 2, 23, and 30.  

Acts 11:1-18 New Hope Fellowship Fifth Sunday of Easter May 19, 2019 Brent Beasley I became the Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church almost exactly 10 years ago, and it is a remarkable, historic church. 10 years ago it was a church that was living in a very high level of stress and anxiety. There was … Continue reading What God Has Made Clean →

Psalm 23; John 10:11-18 New Hope Fellowship, Fort Worth, Texas Fourth Sunday of Easter May 12, 2019 Brent Beasley I wasn’t so sure this week about preaching on the 23rd Psalm. I had my doubts that it would be a good choice. In a way it’s a good one for Mother’s Day. Mother’s can relate … Continue reading When the Lord is Your Shepherd →