This is the audio (23:02, 31.6 MB) of a sermon preached at LCC’s International Christian Fellowship entitled, “Freedom,” in preparation for our celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The text is Colossians 2:16–23. Here is an excerpt: God could have left Israel muddling along with a Law that they couldn’t keep, which was constantly condemning them, ...…

This is the audio (34:11, 31.3 MB) of a sermon preached at the Klaip?da Free Christian Church entitled, “God’s Feast,” in preparation for our monthly celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The text is Exodus 24:1–12. Here is an excerpt: We see that God wants to be obeyed—he cares a lot about obedience. But he also wants to be seen, and he wants to s ...…

This is the video (19:14, 68.0 MB) of a sermon delivered at First Presbyterian Church of Endicott, NY on June 24 entitled, “So That It May Go Well With You.” The text was Deuteronomy 4:5-13. Here is an excerpt: The Law is not just a rule book dropped out of heaven. The Law comes in the context of a story, YHWH God’s plan to redeem and rescue th ...…

This is the audio (12:39, 11.6 MB) of a short homily delivered at LCC’s International Christian Fellowship on April 22 entitled, “Apostles and Exiles.” The text was Ezekiel 11:14-17. At this service we celebrated the Lord’s Supper, as we usually do. But we also said goodbye to our graduating seniors, some of whom shared briefly earlier in the s ...…

This is the audio (39.51, 36.4 MB) of a sermon delivered at a Baptist church in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, on March 11 entitled, “No Dry Trees.” The text was Isaiah 56:1-7. I’m thankful to Pastor Vadim Valentinovich Proshak, one of the teachers at Zaporozhye Bible Seminary, for the invitation. He also asked me on the way over if I would like to play ...…

Here is the audio of a Dec 3, 2017, worship service (1:32:25; 126 MB), based on the book of Isaiah. Visit thinkhardthinkwell.com for more info. List of the teachings, readings and songs, with timestamps: 0:00:00WelcomeBenjamin Giffone0:00:50Call to WorshipJessica Smoker0:01:49Holy, Holy Holy (Isa 6)0:06:05The Fifth GospelBenjamin Giffone0:16:44 ...…

This is the audio (24:24, 22.3 MB) of a sermon delivered at LCC’s International Christian Fellowship on November 12 entitled, “A Personal Encounter.” The text was Psalm 73. As part of this service, I led the celebration of Holy Communion for the first time, as part of my ministerial training. I’ll probably write more about that experience somet ...…

This is the audio (20:00, 18.4 MB) of a sermon delivered at a chapel service at LCC on October 11 entitled, “New Family, New Temple.” The text was Ephesians 2:11-22, part of a series of sermons on Ephesians entitled, “A New World Order.” Ephesians 2:11-22 has always been a special text for me as the son of a Jewish father and Gentile mother. It ...…

This is the audio (34:28, 31.9 MB) of a sermon delivered at First Presbyterian Church of Mount Holly, NJ on July 16 entitled, “The Good Samarians.” The primary text was 2 Chronicles 28:1-15, and the other readings were Luke 10:25-37 and Psalm 102:13-22. I was pleased to be able to share with the congregation that is sponsoring me for ordination ...…

This is the audio (28:39, 26.2 MB) of a sermon delivered at First Presbyterian Church of Norristown on July 9 entitled, “A Tale of Two Kings.” The text is 2 Chronicles 13:1-14:1a. I was pleased to be able to give my friend, Pastor Peter Martin, a Sunday off on his birthday. Here is an excerpt: The Chronicler believed that YHWH God would continu ...…