Understanding the Jesus of the Gospels
Sermons from the Gospels
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Based upon readings from Isaiah 6 and Luke 5 Offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Long Valley, NJ – February 6, 2022 Mel Prestamo, Ruling Elder PCUSA “Here I am.” Out of curiosity, I googled the phrase. It has been used as a popular song title by artists such as Bryan Adams and Air…
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Based upon Mark 3: 1-6 Second Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025 Offered by Mel Prestamo, Ruling Elder PCUSA to the congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook, NJ So, I will begin today by asking you the same question that Jesus asked the religious leaders of the synagogue. “Is it lawful to do…
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Offered to the First Church of Hanover NJ Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA As we prepare to look at this passage in John this morning, I think it is important to take a step back to understand what John is trying to accomplish in his Gospel. I am sure that you already know that John’s Gospel…
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Luke: 21: 25-36 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA Reading these verses at the beginning of the Advent Season might be thought of as being odd given that during Advent we are usually looking towards Christmas Day and the stories of the Babe’s birth in Bethlehem. During the Advent Season, it might seem more appropriate to be…
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Matthew 14: 1-14 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA There is a technique some people use in studying Bible text. They will look at a story repeated times. They will read it to hear if a specific verse or line might jump out at them. Then they will think upon it to allow God’s word to reveal…
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Luke 15 / offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna, NJ Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA Recently, I have been reading a book by Thomas Cahill [I apologize at this posting, I have lost the title of the book – but the credit for the thought belongs to Cahill]. In it he makes a comment…
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Offered by Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA The year 2020 will no doubt be recorded as one of the most trying, exasperating and difficult tests of survival in our country’s history. But more than that, it is as equally trying a test for American Christians. The cornerstone of our country’s foundation – the one our nation…
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Matthew 22: 1-14 Offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna, NJ, 2012 Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA “The kingdom of God is like this..” This is the second time I have gotten an opportunity to speak about this passage from Matthew. The first time must have been four years ago, the last time that it…
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Matthew 22: 1-14 Offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna, NJ, 2008 Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA Well, we’ve got a lot on our plate here. We have a Kingdom Parable. It is one in which Jesus begins by saying, “The kingdom of God is like…” A couple of weeks ago, Pastor gave us some…
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Luke 18: 9-14 with references to Matthew & John Offered to the Kitchell Memorial Presbyterian Church, October 26, 2025 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA Now it would be easy in today’s message to do some Pharisee bashing. But instead, I want to begin my message today by sharing with you something that happened to me just…
