Sermons

NEW TESTAMENT READING Matthew 2:1-12 1 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come...

Telling Their Stories:  “Praising God Like Simeon and Anna”  Luke 2:22-40 December 28, 2025   The biblical stories we are telling this first Sunday of Christmas     focus on two elderly members of the community of faith – Simeon and...

Telling Their Stories:  “Knowing Joy in Jesus” Luke 2:1-7 December 21, 2025   Isaiah 7:10-16 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God;  let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask,  and I...

“Showing Love Like the Shepherds” Luke 2:8-20 December 14, 2025   We typically do not read this text from the physician turned gospel writer Luke    until the Christmas Eve service.  But, as we were planning the “Telling Their Stories” Advent...

"Hope Like Mary" Sunday, November 30, 2025 Rev. Tully M. Fletcher IV Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA Link to Sermon

 Paul’s Prayer for the Church:   “That We Would Abound in Love and the Fruits of Righteousness” Philippians 1:1-11 November 23, 2025   Philippians 1:1-11  Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in...

New Testament Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14 1 3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in...

“Paul’s Prayer for the Church:  That We Would Know God’s Love” Ephesians 3:14-21 November 9, 2025   We continue our November series on the Prayers of the Apostle Paul for the Church.   Our text this week comes from Ephesians 3:14-21.  Every...