God has a Dream

Alton B. Pollard III

President
Professor of Religion and Culture

September 6, 2018
Fall Convocation
Psalm 126
1 Peter 3:15

Will you accept the challenge to plan your vocation and live your life in God’s grace with the unique gifts you bring to the table of ministry, justice and service?

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Exodus 17.4-14

Patrick O'Connor
Pastor, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
(Queens, NY)
Louisville Seminary Trustee

April 27, 2018
Exodus 17.4-14

What can we do best and how can we allow God's work and will to be done?  How can we work together in this time and place to further God's plan?
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Black Joy in the Mo(u)rning

Brandon McCormack
Assistant Professor, Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville

March 26, 2018
Black Church Studies Consultation
Psalm 30:5b

The psalmist tells a mourning story as do African Americans who carry the psychic cost of existing in America while black.  The psalmist also reminds us that while mourning is necessary, there will also be a morning when, with God's help, we can reclaim our joy.  Listen to the sermon.

Setting the Captives Free

Scott C. Williamson
Robert H. Walkup Professor of Theological Ethics

February 23, 2018
Luke 4:14-21

The plight of prisoners once returned to society is the topic of Williamson's sermon.  How to we understand the moral worth and human dignity of all.  Listen to the sermon.

Calling on the Name: Psalm-Singing and Spiritual Formation

Marcus A. Hong

Director of Field Education
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology

February 1, 2018
Spring Convocation
Psalm 116

Singing the Psalms lets us experience God with our whole body and being.  Using Psalm 116 as an example, Hong shows how both a personal and theological understanding of the body  and mind can help interpret the Psalms.  Listen to the Convocation talk.

God is Gathering, All are Welcome

Amy Plantinga Pauw

Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology

December 1, 2017
World AIDS Day
Isaiah 56:1-8

The pain and burden of stigma is an old and enduring problem.  Like Isaish we can rejoice in a God who welcomes the outcast.  God's house can be a place of healing and freedom for all people.  Listen to the sermon.

The Gospel as Improv

Mary Gene Boteler

Trustee, Louisville Seminary

October 27, 2017
Mark 10:17-30

Life is not measured by the past, but what we do next.  This is true for nations as well as for individuals.  What will our children and grandchildren say about the worth of our lives?
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A Healthy Ministry

James Blankenbeker

MDiv '13

October 5, 2017
Theological Libraries Month
2 Timothy 4:1-5

Listen to a sermon honoring libraries and librarians as bringers of truth.  Given as part of a celebration of Theological Libraries Month.

A Different World is Possible

Clifton Kirkpatrick

Professor of World Christianity and Ecumenical Studies,
William A. Benfield Jr. Professor of Evangelism and Global Missions

September 15, 2017
Luke 4:14-21

We are living through a series of disasters that seem to be a dress rehearsal of the end times.  The human-made ones are tearing apart our human fabric.  We are living in a time of great evil.  What can we do to change?

Redeeming the Culture for Christ

David Snardon
Pastor, Joshua Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

Festival of Theology and Reunion
March 28, 2017
Mark 2:23-27; 3:1-6

Where does the church stand on ministering to the student athlete?  Here is hope that the church chooses to fall into the trap of doing good and not staying silent.  Listen to the sermon.

Stay Woke

Debra J. Mumford

Frank H. Caldwell Professor of Homiletics

March 3, 2017
Mark 14:32-41a

The disciples just didn’t seem to get Jesus’ message. Aren’t we just like the disciples? Listen to the sermon.

Voices of Advent

Amy Plantinga Pauw
Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology

December 2, 2016
Isaiah 24:1-6, 2:1-5

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Did God Talk to You?

Michael Jinkins

President
Professor of Theology

Exploratory Weekend
October 7, 2016
Mark 10: 46-52

So, I have a question for you today. It’s not really my question. It is the question posed by a teenager who is trying to understand discipleship. And he wants to know: “Did God talk to you?” Listen to the sermon. Read the sermon in PDF.

Who Lives...Who Dies...Who Tells Your Story

Terry Emery
LPTS Alumna

Theological Libraries Month service
October 2, 2016
Genesis 23

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Rest

Marcus A. Hong

Director of Field Education
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology

September 29, 2016
Luke 6: 1-11

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Honesty and Humility: The Prerequisites for Growth

Ashley Hicks White

Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

September 22, 2016
Matthew 9: 14-29

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Getting to the YES of God

Susan R. Garrett

Dean of the Seminary
Professor of New Testament

September 9, 2016
Genesis 32: 24-32
I Thessalonians 3: 1-8

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The Cost to Change: What it Really Takes to BE and DO Something Different

Felicia Howell LaBoy

Associate Dean of Black Church Studies and Advanced Learning
Assistant Professor of Black Church Studies

September 8, 2016
Luke 5: 1-11
Fall Convocation

How can we, as followers of Jesus, begin the process of leaving racism behind so we can truly follow Him?  Listen to the sermon.

Restoring Creation and Reconciling the World

Cliff Kirkpatrick
Professor of World Christianity and Ecumenical Studies

April 22, 2016
Genesis 1:1 - 2:3
Earth Day Service

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New Awareness

Wesley Ariarajah
Visiting Luce Professor of Interfaith Studies
Professor of Ecumenical Theology at Drew University School of Theology

April 14, 2016
Matthew 9:35  10:1

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