Understanding the Jesus of the Gospels
Sermons from the Gospels
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Luke 16: 19-31 Offered by Elder Mel Prestamo PCUSA to the congregation of the Wharton United Community Congregation Today’s lectionary begins with another of Jesus’ many parables which in one way or another deal with affluence and wealth. This series of parables begins in Luke 12 with a person calling out to Jesus from the…
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Luke 16: 1-13 Offered to the Rockport Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 21, 2025 by Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA This parable in Luke is a difficult one to understand – especially if we run Luke’s text all together as the lectionary does. If we look at this reading today as one single unit it is…
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Offered to the congregation of the Long Valley Presbyterian Church on July 25, 2021 by 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,…
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Gospel Lesson: John: 14-1-14 Offered to the Highlands Presbyterian Church on November 7, 2021 by Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA This morning is Reformation Sunday and perhaps a preacher with a stronger background in the Reformation and Martin Luther would be speaking to you today about the great history and theological meaning of the Reformation. Or…
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Offered to the congregation of the First Church of Hanover Easter Morning March 2021 Text: John 20: 1-18 Mary was left alone at the tomb. John, who outraced Peter to the entrance and the impetuous Peter who just rushed in had been there, inspected the inside of the Tomb but then returned to their locked…
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Offered to the congregation of Long Valley Presbyterian Church on Palm Sunday 2017 by Ruling Elder, Mel Prestamo Matthew 21: 1-11 The prophets of Israel had a distinctive way of getting their message across. It was along the line of: when words fail to move people, do something dramatic. They would say, “If you will…
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Luke 14: 25-33 / Offered to the Rockport PC, Port Murray, NJ Well, there you have it. If you want to be a disciple of Jesus, you have to hate your father and your mother, and your spouse and children, and your brothers and sisters, and even your life itself. You have to measure the…
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Luke 23, offered to the Harmony Presbyterian Church on November 24, 2013 There is something peculiar about the telling of the Gospel story this morning. I mean – as Luke tells it. In both Matthew and Mark at the end while Jesus is on the cross, Matthew & Mark, both in very judgmental ways, provide…
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(compiled from the texts of the four Gospels) Offered to Mt Freedom Presbyterian Church – July 30, 2000 Background: John the Baptist, the son of Elizabeth and cousin to Jesus, had been arrested by Herod, the king. Herod had John beheaded. John’s disciples took the body and placed it in a tomb. Then they went…
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Luke 13: 10-17 / Offered at Berkshire Presbyterian Church – August 24, 2025 In today’s good news story from the Gospel of Luke, we are told about the last time that Jesus is recorded as teaching in a Synagogue. It is significant that we be aware of what is going on in Jesus’ ministry because…
