Sermons by Donovan Drake
“Mind Your Own Business?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Mind Your Own Business?”Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 1, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Philippians 2:1-13 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a]affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete [b]by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing [c]from [d]selfishness or…
“Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 17, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Romans 14:1-12 Now accept the one who is weak [a]in faith, but not [b]to have quarrels over opinions. 2 One person has faith that he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not…
“You Signed Up For This”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You Signed Up For This”Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 10, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 18:15-20 15 “Now if your brother sins[a], go and [b]show him his fault [c]in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that on the [d]testimony of two or three witnesses every [e]matter…
“So-called Christians”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “So-called Christians”Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 3, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Exodus 3:1-15 Now Moses was pasturing the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the [a]west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of [b]a bush; and…
“What Are People Saying About You?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What Are People Saying About You?”Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 27, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [a]Elijah; and still others, [b]Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.” 15 He *said…
“God-Sized Dreams”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “God-Sized Dreams”Twelfth Sunday after PentecostAugust 20, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Genesis 45:1-9 Then Joseph could not control himself in front of everyone standing before him, and he shouted, “Have everyone leave me!” So there [a]was no one with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 Then he [b]wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. 3…
“I Will Not Leave You Orphaned…”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “I will Not Leave You Orphaned…”Sixth Sunday Of EasterMay 14, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching John 14:15-21 15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, so that He may be with you forever; 17 the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but…
“…They Know His Voice.”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “…They Know His Voice.” | Fourth Sunday Of Easter | April 30, 2023 | Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching John 10:1-10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3…
“When Life Takes A Turn” | Easter Sunday | 11 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “When Life Takes A Turn” | Resurrection Of The Lord | EAster Sunday | 11 a.m. | April 9, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching John 20:1-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw the stone already removed from the tomb. 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus…
“When Life Takes A Turn” | Easter Sunday | 7:30 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “When Life Takes A Turn” | Resurrection Of The Lord | EAster Sunday | 7:30 a.m. | April 9, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching John 20:1-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw the stone already removed from the tomb. 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus…
Good Friday | Choral Service Of Darkness
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Good Friday | Choral Service Of Darkness | April 7, 2023 | Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake John 18:1-19:42 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went away with His disciples across the [a]ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden which He entered [b]with His disciples. 2 Now Judas, who was [c]betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. 3 So Judas,…
“…The Things That Make For Peace!” | Palm Sunday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “…The Things That Make For Peace!” | Palm Sunday | April 2, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching Luke 19:37-40 37 Now as he was approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the…
“Eternal Instant” | Third Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Eternal Instant” | Third Sunday Of Lent | April 12, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching John 4:5-11 5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus…
“Help Wanted!” | Second Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Help Wanted!” | Second Sunday Of Lent | April 5, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5…
“Where Are You?” | First Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “I miss you…” | First Sunday Of Lent | February 26, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching Genesis 3:1-9 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,…
“Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid!” | Transfiguration Of The Lord
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid!” | Transfiguration Of The Lord | Holy Communion | February 19, 2023 Matthew 17:1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them…
“But I Say To You…” | Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Sixth Sunday After epiphany | Holy Baptism | February 12, 2023 Matthew 5:21-24 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable…
“You’re Not Alone” | Third Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You’re Not Alone”Third Sunday After Epiphany Matthew 4:12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: 15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,…
“Looking For You” | Second Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Looking For You”Second Sunday After Epiphany John 1:29-42 29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He in behalf of whom I said, ‘After me is coming a Man who has proved to be [a]my superior, because He existed before me.’ 31 And I did not recognize [b]Him, but so that…
“Fire And Water” | First Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Fire and Water”Second Sunday Of Christmas Matthew 3:11-17 11 “As for me, I baptize you [a]with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you [b]with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat…