The Funeral of Bob Downie, Jr.
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The New Birth and You, John 3:1-10
Video Audio Download Audio Text Download Text “The New Birth” John 3:1-10 May 23, 2021 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Last February I preached a sermon on “original sin,” a doctrine fundamental to the entire message of the Bible and, therefore, to our Christian faith. We come into this world […]
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A Neglected Chapter in the History of Redemption: The Forty Days, Luke 24:36-49
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “A Neglected Chapter in the History of Redemption: The 40 Days” Luke 24:36-49 April 11, 2021 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn We are in the midst of the most concentrated section of the Christian year: from the beginning of Lent to Pentecost. Over the past two […]
Facing Facts: Revisiting One of the Fundamentals, I Kings 8:46
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “Facing Facts” February 7, 2021 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn From time to time it is imperative that Christians return to the foundations of their faith, those few great facts upon which the Bible rests its understanding of reality and supremely its proclamation of eternal life through […]
So Different; So Much the Same, Habakkuk 1:1-2:5.
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Egypt: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, Pt. 2
Pastor Rayburn concludes his short, two-week series on Egypt.
Egypt: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, Pt. 1
Pastor Rayburn begins a short, two-week adult Sunday School class about Egypt.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 13
Pastor Rayburn completes his Survey of the New Testament.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 12
Pastor Rayburn reviews Revelations in the second-to-last installment of his Survey of the New Testament.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 11
Pastor Rayburn continues his very informative and interesting survey of the New Testament.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 10
Pastor Rayburn continues his adult Sunday School series with part 10 of his Survey of the New Testament.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 9
Pastor Rayburn continues his weekly Adult Sunday School class, surveying the New Testament.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 8
Pastor Rayburn continues his Survey of the New Testament during the Adult Sunday School hour.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 7
Pastor Rayburn continues his Survey of the New Testament during the Adult Sunday School hour.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 6
Pastor Rayburn continues his survey of the New Testament in the adult class during the Sunday School hour.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 5
After several months’ hiatus, Pastor Rayburn resumes his Survey of the New Testament class during the adult Sunday School hour. Part 5 is now available.
The Life of Faith in a Dark World, Isaiah 50:4-11
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “The Life of Faith in a Dark World” Isaiah 50:4-11 August 25, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Isaiah chapter 50 is in the midst of what scholars refer to as the Book of the Servant, that section of Isaiah that contains the four servant […]
Come to the Waters, Isaiah 55:1-13
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “Come to the Waters” Isaiah 55:1-13 August 25, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn We are these Lord’s Day mornings considering representative texts from the book of Isaiah, Israel’s greatest prophet. This morning we have a particularly well-known passage, both beautiful and exceedingly rich in […]
Turn to Me, Isaiah 45:18-25
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “Turn to Me” Isaiah 45:18-25 August 18, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn We are reading tonight vv. 18-25, but it is easy to see that these verses belong to a larger unit. The chapter begins with the prophecy of Cyrus the Persian’s rise […]
The Prophet’s Perspective, Isaiah 11:1-11
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “The Prophet’s Perspective” Isaiah 11:1-11 August 18, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn I said last time that I wanted to preach my last sermons this summer from Isaiah, a book that I have preached from many times but never preached through. As a […]
The Call of Isaiah, Isaiah 6:1-13
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “The Call of Isaiah” Isaiah 6:1-13 June 30, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn As I mentioned this morning, in my preaching this summer I intend to take under consideration some particularly important texts from the prophecy of Isaiah, the greatest of the prophets of […]
Forgiveness, Isaiah 1:1-20
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “Forgiveness” Isaiah 1:1-20 June 30, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Isaiah and Jeremiah are the two books of the Bible I never preached through paragraph by paragraph. I did preach through Ezekiel in that way, but both Isaiah and Jeremiah are still longer […]
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 4
Part 4 of Pastor Rayburn’s “A Survey of the New Testament” from the adult Sunday School hour.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 3
Pastor Rayburn continues with part 3 of his “Survey of the New Testament” during the Adult Sunday School hour.
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 2
Pastor Rayburn continues with part 2 of his Survey of the New Testament during the Adult Sunday School hour.
Interview with Dr. Jack Collins
Pastor Rayburn interviews Dr. Jack Collins, Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary during the Sunday School hour.
The Funeral of the Rev. George Andrew Allen, Jr.
The Funeral of the Rev. George Andrew Allen, Jr. The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn, “Defining Death” from John 11:17-27
A Survey of the New Testament, Pt. 1
Pastor Rayburn begins a new adult Sunday School series surveying the New Testament.
What Did the Cross Achieve? Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Download Audio Download Text “What Did the Cross Achieve?” Isaiah 52:13-53:12 April 7, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn I do not intend to provide an exposition of Isaiah 53 this evening. Rather, in this Lenten season, I want to use this text as a springboard for a consideration of the Lord’s suffering […]
A Final Word, Hebrews 3:1-15
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “A Final Word” Hebrews 3:1-15 February 17, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn As you might imagine, I spent some time thinking about the last sermon I would preach as the pastor of this congregation. Such sermons are not as frequent as you might […]
The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn – Reflections on 40 Years of Faith Presbyterian Church
Video: Audio: Download Audio Download Text “Reflections on 40 Years of Faith Presbyterian Church” Psalm 48 February 3, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn This is the final Sunday evening service of my tenure as the pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church and I thought it appropriate to reflect on the […]
The Word of the Cross, 1 Corinthians 1:18
Download Audio Download Text “The Word of the Cross” 1 Corinthians 1:18, 23-25 February 3, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn As I mentioned last time, coming to the end of my tenure as pastor of this church I have been concentrating on the main points of Christian faith and life. And […]
Gods and the Living God, Psalm 115
Download audio Download Text “Gods and the Living God” Psalm 115 January 27, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn I have only a few more sermons to deliver as the pastor of this congregation and I am concentrating in them on fundamental perspectives. Last time we considered what it means to live […]
The Psalm of Battles, Psalm 68
Download Audio Download Text “The Psalm of Battles” Psalm 68 January 20, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn The Psalms we have so far considered in this short series of sermons have largely addressed the life of the individual believer. They embody his or her joy in the Lord, confidence in his promises, […]
Grow in Grace, 2 Peter 3:14-18
Download Audio Download Text 2 Peter No. 15, “Grow in Grace” 2 Peter 3:14-18 January 13, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Tonight, we conclude our sermons on 2 Peter. We spoke last time from this same concluding paragraph about Peter’s comments on the writings of the Apostle Paul, viz. that Paul’s […]
God Keeps His Promises!, Psalm 73
Download Audio Download Text “God Keeps His Promises” Psalm 73 January 13, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn The Psalter is many things and immensely valuable for many reasons. One of those reasons that might not occur to us at first thought is the way the psalms force us to reckon with what […]
The New Testament Added To The Old, 2 Peter 3:11-18
Download Audio Download Text 2 Peter No. 14, “The New Testament Added to the Old” 2 Peter 3:11-18 January 6, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn We’ve been away from 2 Peter for a month and have but the final paragraph before us. Let me remind you that Peter’s subject in this final chapter […]
The Maker is in Charge!, Psalm 33:1-22
Download Audio Download Text “The Maker is in Charge!” Psalm 33:1-22 January 6, 2019 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Psalm 33: Text Comment v.2 Details such as references to these instruments place the psalms in their historical context. Archaeological confirmation of such details is commonplace. The two instruments, among others, would have accompanied the […]
The Funeral Service of Magnum Tulfo
Download Sermon Audio Download Sermon Text Download Funeral Bulletin The Funeral Service of Magnum Tulfo January 3, 2019 The Mysterious Life of the Dead in Christ 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 What the Apostle Paul is talking about in the verses we have just read is what theologians call “the intermediate state.” That is, […]
Self-Examination, Haggai 1:1-11
Download Audio Download Text “Self-Examination” Haggai 1:1-11 December 30, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn I thought, on this last Lord’s Day of the year I would consider with you some teaching of the Word of God apropos the New Year. I believe it was Charles Lamb who once said that no one […]
Deep Feeling, Psalm 27
Download Audio Download Text “Deep Feeling” Psalm 27 December 30, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn In our sermons on the Psalms of late we have noted that the Psalter features poems and hymns of different types. We have considered so far, a psalm of praise – in particular for God’s wonderful world […]
The End in the Beginning, Matthew 2:13-23
Download Audio Download Text “The End in the Beginning” Matthew 2:13-23 December 23, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Text Comment v.13 God preserved the life of his son in Egypt as, long before, he had preserved the life of Israel there. Here we are introduced to a theme that is going to […]
The People of the Nativity, Luke 2:1-20
Download Audio Download Text “The People of the Nativity” Luke 2:1-20 December 16, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn I could have chosen any number of paragraphs in Luke 1 and 2 or Matthew 1 and 2 as a text for the sermon I am about to preach. The observation I wish to make […]
Living Sub Specie Aeternitatis, 2 Peter 3:10-13
Download Audio Download Text 2 Peter No. 13, “Living Sub Specie Aeternitatis” 2 Peter 3:10-13 December 9, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn Last time, from verses 8 and 9 we considered the time of the Lord’s Second Coming; in particular, the long years that have now separated his first coming from his […]
A Time for Angels, Luke 1:5-10
Download Audio Download Text “A Time for Angels” Luke 1:5-20 December 9, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn This morning we turn from the Psalms to the Gospel narratives of the birth of the Lord Jesus. Today I want to consider the interesting fact, a fact we take far too much for granted and […]
The Second Advent, 2 Peter 3:8-10
Download Audio Download Text 2 Peter No. 12, “The Second Advent” 2 Peter 3:8-10 December 2, 2018 It is an ancient tradition during the season of Advent (a word that means “coming” or “arrival”) to preach on both of the advents of the Lord, his first coming when born a human baby to […]
Counting on God, Psalm 62
Download Audio Download Text “Counting on God” Psalm 62 December 2, 1018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn The psalm we are about to read is a wonderful specimen of what scholars call a “confidence” psalm, a confession of the psalmist’s faith in God. Last week we spoke of the Christian struggle with doubt; so […]
Believing in the Flood, 2 Peter 3:1-7
Download Audio Download Text 2 Peter No. 11, “Believing in the Flood” 2 Peter 3:1-7 November 25, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn It has been several weeks since we were last in 2 Peter. We spent some weeks in chapter 2 exploring some of the prominent themes of that fascinating chapter, […]
The Struggle to Believe, Psalm 77:1-20
Download Audio Download Text “The Struggle to Believe” Psalm 77:1-20 November 25, 2018 The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn The Psalms are rich with the diversity of the life experiences of God’s people. Last week we considered the joy they find in the wonderful world God has made for them. But today we […]