Chris Aho's Podcast

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. 
What do we learn from Mary as she is called by God? 

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020. 

May we embody the promises and glimpses of hope, even as we away the full fulfillment of hope God promises.  

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church for the Second Sunday of Advent. 
Today we look at John and how he might show us how to meet the Lord in the wilderness that is 2020. 
If you find my cultural references funny, here are a few squares for your bingo card:

Video Game, culture, Dallas Cowboys, strategy, Mike Tyson, lunch, Carolina Panthers, Margins, leadership, organization, lunch, Nintendo, punched in the mouth, "We don't do things like that here" 

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the First Sunday of Advent 2020. 
Scriptures: Mark 13.24-37, Isaiah 64.1-9

This is a devotional offered to the deacons at their meeting on Sunday, March 15th, 2020. They met to discuss the church's actions related to the COVID-19 virus. It turns out, Moses is helpful on this one. 

A sermon for the second Sunday of Lent at Oxford Baptist Church. 
In life, we face uncertainty all the time. How do we proceed faithfully? 

A sermon for the First Sunday of Lent at Oxford Baptist Church. 

A sermon for the Epiphany season at Oxford Baptist Church. 
If faith is like riding a bike, then maybe, sometimes, we ride the backward brain bike. 

A sermon on the occasion of the Baptism of Jesus at Oxford Baptist Church. 
Baptism brings together the tangible and the spiritual to refelct how God is at work among us all. 

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the occasion of Epiphany. 
We can learn four important things from the Wise Men on Epiphany Sunday: to seek counsel, to act diligently, to give generously, and to cultivate wisdom. 

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on Christmas Eve.
Sometimes we feel out of place. If we think about it, most of the folks at the manger that night did too. But isn't that the good news of the Gospel? No matter who we are or how out of place we feel, God still meets us, no matter what. 

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the Third Sunday of Advent. 
The matter at hand is not merely that God's presence, work, call, and love overwhelm us at times, but that when we are overwhelmed, God is with us as well. 

A sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent at Oxford Baptist Church. 

A sermon for the first Sunday of Advent at Oxford Baptist Church. 
Advent reminds us about the gap between what is and what will be. What happened is not yet what will happen either. Advent helps us with that as it shows our need to fill in the gap between what is and what will be. Christians fill that gap with faith. Oh, sometimes it is anxiety, frustration, disappointment, trauma, or even busyness, but what we are called most to is to fill in the gaps with faith. 

This morning's sermon is a series of testimonies given to me by members of Oxford Baptist and shared with the church. These are tithing testimonies and I hope they are helpful. 

A sermon from Acts 5 for Oxford Baptist Church about generosity, giving, faithfulness, and being honest with ourselves and with God. 

A sermon about Zacchaeus for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost at Oxford Baptist Church. 
Here are ways that this story goes deeper, but the long and short of it is when Jesus comes in everything changes. 

This is a sermon from the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost at Oxford Baptist Church.  

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church from 2 Timothy on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost. 
Our call as followers of Jesus is to be diligent disciples, not subsisting just on whims or on highs or on the things that make us feel good, but we are called to be devoted disciples who remain faithful through all of life so as to experience a life that leads to life.  

A sermon on the Ten Lepers who were healed in Luke 17 for Oxford Baptist Church on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Are we really thankful? Are we actively thankful? Or are we the kind of thankful that just posts a cute meme on the socials and goes on our way?