Archive for the ‘Sermons’ Category

Persevering on the Path

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Pastor McShaffrey was invited to preach the general sermon upon the occasion of the organization of Providence Presbyterian Church in Madison, WI on November 19, 2011.

This church was the oldest mission work in our presbytery and we therefore had  cause to rejoice in God’s faithfulness and to be reminded of our enemy’s opposition.

Pastor’s preaching text was Matthew 16 :13-20 and his sermon manuscript can be read here: (more…)

Evil Company Corrupts

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Who are your children’s friends? Do you know? Do you care?

Christian parents must not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.

Pastor McShaffrey preached this sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:33 on November 6, 2011 in order to alert parents to the danger of evil company and to equip them to protect their children more faithfully. (more…)

The Gift of Tongues

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 preached by Pastor Christian McShaffrey on October 2, 2011:

“Bereishit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve’et ha’aretz”

Now can I get an “Amen”?  I had better not because  you have no idea what I just said… and that’s the problem with tongues.

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What is Charity?

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Pastor McShaffrey interrupted his series on 1 Corinthians to deliver a portion of J.C. Ryle’s classic exposition on scriptural charity based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 and published in 1878 in “Practical Religion”.

Pastor McShaffrey endeavored to modernize the language and modify the content as little as possible during delivery.

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A Song for September 11th

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Pastor McShaffrey helped our church commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks by preaching the following sermon on Psalm 2:

Scripture Reading and Hymn

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