Sermons on Isaac Wandering:

Lost At The Bottom Of The Well

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 21, 2008

Only Christ can fill our inner emptiness.

LOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL John 4:4-14 (NIV) 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Grace: The Wind Beneath Your Wings

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 21, 2008

While Adam got us into the mess we’re in, Christ will get us out of it.

GRACE: THE WIND BENEATH YOUR WINGS Romans 5:12-19 (The Message) 12/ You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we’re in -- first sin, then death, and no one exempt from either sin or death. 13/ That sin disturbed relations with God in everything and everyone, but the extent of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The World As You've Never Seen It Before

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 1, 2008

If you place your trust in Jesus, he will open your eyes to the world as you’ve never seen it before.

THE WORLD AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE March 2, 2008 John 9:1, 5-9, 13-17, 34-38 (NIV) 1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.... 5 “While I am in the world,” [he said], “I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Free From Death, Free For Life

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 7, 2008

If you are free from death -- and in the man Jesus you most certainly are -- then you are also free from the fear of death and from its power and its finality.

FREE FROM DEATH, FREE FOR LIFE John 11, selected verses (NIV) 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.... 4 When he heard this, Jesus... stayed where he was two more days.... 7 Then he said to his disciples, "Let us go back to Judea." ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Making Disciples - Shaping Life

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 16, 2008

In the Great Commission, Jesus instructs us to go, to do, and be.

MAKING DISCIPLES -- SHAPING LIFE Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Christianity Is

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

If your life is built upon the words of Jesus, it will endure.

WHAT CHRISTIANITY IS Matthew 7:21-29 (RSV) 21/ “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22/ On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Rhythm Of Christianity

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

We are called by Love, nurtured in Love, and sent to love.

THE RHYTHM OF CHRISTIANITY Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Faith The Brings Life

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 26, 2011

All in Adam die; all in Christ are made alive.

Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home Wichita Falls, Texas September 26, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Stanley Ray Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – September 23, 2011) THE KIND OF FAITH THAT BRINGS LIFE Isaac Butterworth 1 Corinthians 15:12-22 (NIV) 12 …If it is preached that Christ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

On Eagle's Wings

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 26, 2011

People of faith know the story of redemption as their own story.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas September 17, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Geradine Campbell Coppage (February 23, 1923 – September 13, 2011) ON EAGLE’S WINGS Isaac Butterworth 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV) 13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Seeing Through The Window

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 7, 2011

The church nurtures us as we grow in Christian maturity.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas November 7, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Joe W. Thompson (September 1, 1923 – November 3, 2011) SEEING THROUGH THE WINDOW Ephesians 4:7, 11-16 (NLT) 7 …He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Improving Your Vision Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 11, 2010

Your world view will determine what you do. It will give shape to how you live in this world. Our world view forms our character.

IMPROVING YOUR VISION Talking and Listening to God -- Part 3 Isaac Butterworth December 12, 2010 Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) 24 ‘Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Showing Up At The Gym Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 17, 2010

Discipleship will not happen by accident. It requires meaningful practices. It requires meaningful progress. And it requires a meaningful process.

SHOWING UP AT THE GYM Talking and Listening to God -- Part 4 Isaac Butterworth December 19, 2010 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NIV) 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Beginning [or Beginning Again] Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 8, 2011

In Christ the old order of things, 'subjected to futility' and 'in bondage to decay' gives way to the 'new creation.'

BEGINNING [OR BEGINNING AGAIN] Going the Distance -- Part 1 January 9, 2011 Isaac Butterworth 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2 (NIV) 5:16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

On Board With God

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 14, 2011

A sermon preached at the memorial service for the Honorable Graham B. Purcell, Jr.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 14, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (May 5, 1919 - June 11, 2011) ON BOARD WITH GOD Isaac Butterworth Matthew 5:1-12 (ESV) 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Great Announcment

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011

If you yield to Christ your meager realm – if you fly the white flag of surrender over the dominion of your heart – your life will become yours in a way you never dreamed.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 19, 2011 THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT Isaac Butterworth Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed