Sermons by Donovan Drake (Page 3)
“Life Transition”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Third Sunday After Pentecost 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 1 Now it came about, when the Lord was about to bring Elijah up by a [a]whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah left Gilgal with Elisha. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”…
“Where Is God In All Of This?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Second Sunday After Pentecost I Kings 19:1-15a 1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, and [a]how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more so, if by about this time tomorrow I do not make your [b]life like the [c]life of one of them.” 3 And he [d]was afraid,…
“You Won’t Be Disappointed”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Trinity SundayRomans 5:1-5 1 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access[b] to this grace in which we stand, and we[c] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we[d] also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character…
“Go For Broke”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player PentecostActs 2:1-21 2 When the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, [b]distributing themselves, and a tongue [c]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit…
“What Are You Doing Here?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Sixth Sunday of EasterActs 16:9-15 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11 So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight…
“Hearing Voices?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fourth Sunday Of EAsterHoly Baptism John 10:22-30 22 At that time the Festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah,[a] tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered, “I have told you, and…
“Bless Your Heart”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Second Sunday of EasterJohn 20:19-31 19 Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were [a]shut where the disciples were together due to fear of the [b]Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” 20 And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then…
Easter Sunday | “The Best Easter Ever!”
7:30 a.m. Worship with Communion Bulletin 9:15 & 11 A.m. Worship Bulletin SERMON TRANSCRIPT PDF Download “The Best Easter Ever!” Sermon on John 20:1-18 Donovan A. Drake Resurrection of the Lord April 17, 2022 John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one…
Good Friday
Choral Service of Darkness Donovan Drake Leading 17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, [a]carrying His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which in [b]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19 Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 Therefore…
“What Drives You Crazy?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-40 28 After Jesus said these things, He was going on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the [a]mountain that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village [b]ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it…
“Are You The One?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fifth Sunday In LentHoly Communion John 12:1-8 12 Therefore, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 Mary then took a [a]pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus…
“What’s In Your Wallet?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Third Sunday In Lent Luke 13:1-14 13 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. 4 Or those…
“The Bully And You”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Second Sunday In Lent Luke 13:31-35 31 At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away and leave this place, because Herod wants to kill You.” 32 And He said to them, “Go and tell that [a]fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I [b]reach My goal.’ 33 Nevertheless I must go on My journey today and…
“Closer Walk With God”
First Sunday In Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11 “Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, 2 that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you bring in from your land that the Lord your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place where…
“Life’s Downs And Ups”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Transfiguration Of The Lord Luke 9:28-36 28 About eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and [a]gleaming. 30 And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, 31 who, appearing in [b]glory, were speaking of…
“When I Am Among The Trees…”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Sixth Sunday After Epiphany Luke 6:17-26 17 And then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled by unclean spirits…
“Your God Reaction”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Luke 5:1-11 1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s,…
“Knowing What You Don’t Know”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fourth Sunday After Epiphany 1 Corinthians 13 13 If I speak with the tongues of mankind and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if…
“Holy Other”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Third Sunday After Epiphany 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a 12 For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For [a]by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the…
“Coming Home”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Baptism Of The Lord Isaiah 43:1-7 43 But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire,…