Understanding the Jesus of the Gospels
Sermons from the Gospels
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Offered in Praise on Sunday, December 27, 2020 Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA Read: Isaiah 9, John 1, and Matthew 25 So, I have a question for you. In Isaiah 9 the writer tells us that the people walked in Darkness. Think about what darkness might mean. What image does walking in darkness conger up in…
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Mine Hill PC / Chester Community Church, June 27, 2021, Mark 5, 21-43 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA This reading from Mark has details packed in all kinds of nooks and crannies and I think that it is fascinating to unravel it and take a close look at what was going on. At the very outset…
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Luke 17: 11-19 Offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin NJ – October 12, 2025 by Mel Prestamo, Elder, PCUSA In Psalm 103, which I read the beginning verses to you earlier, the Psalmist is telling God’s faithful to be thankful for all the blessings that God has bestowed upon them. He tells them…
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Offered to the congregation at Mine Hill Presbyterian Church on World Communion Sunday October 5, 2025 John 17: 20-24 / 1 Corinthians 12 [selected verses] World Communion Sunday is meant to be a special day in the life of our denomination and for Christians around the world. It is meant to symbolize a gathering together…
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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…
