Sermons
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Below are sermons preached by Pastor John Burton at First Christian Church of Denton. They are all in pdf format. Pastor Burton is a graduate of Texas Christian University and Vanderbilt Divinity School and he was ordained into full-time ministry in 1980 and has been sharing his interpretation of scripture ever since. Click here and you can go to the Staff Page and can read his bio.
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| DATE | SERMON TITLE | SCRIPTURE |
| May 19, 2013 - Pentecost | "Wind, Light, Fire" | Acts 2: 1-4 |
| May 12, 2013 - Mother's Day | "Like A Potter At her Wheel" | Jeremiah 18: 1-4 |
| April 28, 2013 | "Disabilities And The Church" | Mark 2: 1-12 |
| April 21, 2013 | "A Psalm Of Comfort" | Psalm 23 |
| April 14, 2013 | "A Big Fish Story" | John 21: 1-14 |
| April 7, 2013 | "God's Promises" | John 11: 25-26 |
| March 31, 2013 -- Easter Sunday | "Who Are You Looking For?" | John 20: 11-18 |
| March 24, 2013 - Palm Sunday | "No Shushin' The Disciples" | Luke 19: 28-40 |
| March 17, 2013 | "Compared With Christ" | Philippians 3: 4b-14 |
| March 10, 2013 | "The Prodigal Son's Story" | Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 |
| March 3, 2013 | "The Choice Can Be Obvious" Video | Luke 3: 1-9, Isaiah 55: 1-9 |
| February 24, 2013 | "Lamentation For Jerusalem" | Luke 13:31-35, Philippians 3: 17-4:1 |
| February 17, 2013 | "The Temptation Of Jesus" | Luke 4: 1-13 |
| February 13, 2013 Ash Wednesday | "The Fast Which God Chooses" | Isaiah 58: 1-12 |
| February 10, 2013 | "Transfiguration" | Luke 9: 28-37 |
| January 27, 2013 | "Jesus Preaches To His Home Synagogue" | Luke 4: 14-21 |
| January 20, 2013 | "Weddings - At Cana and Elsewhere" | John 2: 1-11 |
| January 13, 2013 | "The Baptism of Jesus" | Mark 1: 1-12 |
| January 6, 2013 | "Wise Men With Gifts" | Matthew 2: 1-12 |
| December 30, 2012 | "What is, What Was, And What Is To Come" | Revelations 1: 8 |
| December 23, 2012 | "Zechariah Speaks his Mind" - a dramatic monologue | Luke 1: 5-7 |
| December 9, 2012 | "The Peace That Comes From Christ" | Isaiah 11: 1-9 |
| December 2, 2012 | "The Righteous Branch" | Jeremiah 33: 14-16 |
| November 25, 2012 | "Judgment Of The Ancient One" | Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 |
| November 18, 2012 | "Feeding The 5,000" | Mark 6:30-44 |
| November 11, 2012 | "It's An Uphill Journey" | Colossians 3: 1-8, 12-17 |
| November 4, 2012 | "The Great Banquet" | Luke 14: 15-24 |
| October 28, 2012 | "Giving To God Financially" | I Corinthains 8: 1-7 |
| October 21, 2012 | "Giving Our Spiritual Gifts To God" | I Corinthians 12: 4-11 |
| October 14, 2012 | "Giving Our Worship To God" | Psalm 95: 6-7 |
| October 7, 2012 | "First They Gave Themselves To God" | 2 Corinthians 8: 1-7 |
| September 30, 2012 | "Salted With Fire" | Mark 9: 42-45 |
| September 23, 2012 | "Who Am I?" | Mark 8: 27-30 |
| September 16, 2012 | "A Good Samaritan" | Luke 10: 25-37 |
| September 9, 2012 | "Words of Hope" | Isaiah 35: 4-7a |
| September 2, 2012 | "To Have And To Till" | Genesis 2: 15 |
| August 26, 2012 | "Zechariah - Prophecies of the Messiah" | Zechariah 9: 9-10 |
| August 19, 2012 | "Ecclesiastes Elucidated" | Ecclesiastes 9: 7-10 |
| August 12, 2012 | "The Epistle Of James" | James 2: 14-17, 26 |
| July 22, 2012 | "Peace Be With You" | Psalm 122:6-8, John 14: 27, Ephesians 6:15 |
| July 15, 2012 | "Doubt" | John 20: 24-29, Hebrews 11: 1-2 |
| July 8, 2012 | "Christian Unity" | I Corinthians 12: 12-13 |
| June 24, 2012 | "After Death...?" | I Thessalonians 4: 14-16, Hebrews 9: 27-28 |
| June 17, 2012 | "Children Of God" | I John 3: 1-3 |
| June 10, 2012 | "A Cry For Justice" | Habakkuk 1-3 |
| June 3, 2012 | "What Does The Lord Require?" | Micah 6: 6-8 |
| May 27, 2012 | "When You Are In A Hot Place" | Daniel 3: 19-25 |
| May 13, 2012 | "Mother Sarah Laughed" | Genesis 18: 9-15 |
| May 6, 2012 | "The True Vine" | John 15: 1-8 |
| April 29, 2012 | "The Good Shepherd" | John 10: 11-18 |
| April 22, 2012 | "Seeing A Ghost??" | Luke 24: 36-48 |
| April 8, 2012 -- Easter Sunday | "Choosing The Right Clothes For Easter" | Colossians 3: 1-4, 12-17) |
| April 4, 2012 - Maundy Thursday | "The Servant King" | Luke 22: 24-27 |
| April 1, 2012 -- Palm Sunday | "Palms Of Respect And Hope" | Matthew 21: 1-11 |
| March 25, 2012 | "A Covenant Written On Their Hearts" | Jeremiah 31: 31-34 |
| March 18, 2012 | The Light Brings Salvation To Some But Not All | John 3: 14-21 |
| March 11, 2012 | The Ten-Part Covenant | Exodus 20: 1-17 |
| March 4, 2012 | Walking Before God | Genesis 17: 1-5, 15-16 |
| February 26, 2012 | "Sign Of The Covenant" | Genesis 9: 8-17 |
| February 19, 2012 | Heaven Bound | 2 Kings 2: 1-12 |
| February 12, 2012 | Love And Marriage | I John 4: 7-12 |
| February 5, 2012 | Neither Faint Nor Grow Weary | Isaiah 40: 21-31 |
| January 29, 2012 | When Villains Convert | Jonah 3: 1-5 |
| January 22, 2012 | Calling? Someone's Calling? Whose Calling Us? | I Samuel 3: 1-10 |
| January 15, 2012 | Grace | Ephesians 2: 8-9 |
| January 8, 2012 | Creativity | Genesis 1: 1-5 |
| December 4, 2011 | Plowshares and Pruning Hooks | Isaiah 2: 1-4 |
| November 27, 2011 | Christmas Revelations | Luke 1: 30-32 |
| Noveber 20, 2011 | Thankful For Multiplication | Mark 6: 30-44 |
| November 13, 2011 | Parable Of The Talents | Matthew 25: 14-30 |
| November 6, 2011 | Parable Of The Ten Bridegrooms | Matthew 25: 1-13 |
| October 23, 2011 | The Top Two | Matthew 22: 34-40 |
| January 9, 2011 | Faith Without Works Is Dead | James 2: 14-26 |
| January 23, 2011 | Jesus Calls The Disciples | Matthew 4: 18-22 |
| January 30, 2011 | What Does The Lord Require? | Micah 6: 1-8 |
| February 6, 2011 | Let Your Light Shine | Matthew 5: 14-16 |
| February 27, 2011 | A Touch Of Humility | Psalm 131 |
| March 6, 2011 | Moses Goes Up The Mountain | Exodus 24: 12-18 |
| March 13, 2011 | A Walk In The Garden | Genesis 2: 15-27; 3: 1-7 |
| March 27, 2011 | The Woman At The Well | John 4: 5-42 |
| April 10, 2011 | In The Valley Of Dry Bones | Ezekiel 37: 1-14 |
| October 16, 2011 | We Are Pistachio? | Ephesians 4: 8, 11-16 |
| October 9, 2011 | A Whole Lot Of Bull | Exodus 32: 1-6 |
| October 2, 2011 | Consumed By Zeal -- World Communion Sunday | Psalm 69: 1-9a |
| September 25, 2011 | What Happens In Church Shouldn't Stay In Church! | Luke 10: 1-9 |
| September 18, 2011 | A Whole Bunch Of Disgruntled Workers Demanding Equality | Matthew 20: 1-16 |
| September 11, 2011 | Forgiveness - A Tough Sermon on 9/11 | Matthew 18: 21-35 |
| September 4, 2011 | The One Sunday It's Ok To Take A Nap In Church | Mark 6: 31-32 |
| August 28, 2011 | How We Got The Books Of Our Bible | I John 1: 1-4 |
| August 7, 2011 | The Salient Characteristics Of An Effective Church | 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4 |
| July 31, 2011 | Sex - The Topic We Avoid | Song of Solomon 2: 1-7 |
| July 17, 2011 | The Potter And The Clay | Jeremiah 18: 1-11 |
| July 3, 2011 | John, The Disciple | John 20:20-23 |
| June 26, 2011 | Will The Dead In Christ Rise First? | I Thessalonians 4: 13-16 |
| June 19, 2011 | What Every Father Needs | I Kings 3: 3-14 |
| June 12, 2011 | A Graduation Party | Acts 2: 1-4 |
| May 29, 2011 | Hate Is Not A Family Value | Luke 6: 27-36 |
| May 15, 2011 | The Shepherd Who lays Down His Life For The Sheep | John 10: 1-11 |
| May 8, 2011 (Mother's Day) | Beyond The Capable Wife | Proverbs 31 |
| May 1, 2011 | In The Valley Of Dried Bones | Ezekiel 37 |
| April 24, 2011 (Easter) | Rolling The Stone Away | Mark 16, 1-8 |
| April 24, 2011 (Easter) | Mary, Weeping | John 20: 1-18 |
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