Sermons by Dr. Russell F. Metcalfe, Jr.

Sermons by Dr. Russell F. Metcalfe, Jr.
Scripture Reference Table
Acts through Revelation

Rev. Metcalfe The following list is a compendium of sermons by Dr. Russell F. Metcalfe, Jr.

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Dr. Russell Metcalfe is Pastor Emeritus of the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.

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The sermons are listed by reference which means that some sermons will appear more than once in the table. The list includes Scripture references, sermon title, and the month and year it was preached (where possible).

Reference Sermon Title Date
Acts 1:1-11 The Ascension of Jesus 92 May
Acts 1:8 Eye Witness News 92 Apr
Acts 1:8 Profile of a Witness 92 Apr
Acts 1:14 The Pentecost Preacher and His Sermon 92 Jun
Acts 2; Galatians 2:20; etc. Baptismal Service 91 Mar
Acts 2:1-11; John 14:23 Is Pentecost Just History? 90 Jun
Acts 2:17 Fire: The Norm: Prentecost (Ashes to Fire Series #14 of 14) 98 May
Acts 2:17 Pentecost, The Norm 95 Jun
Acts 2:38 The Sacrament of Baptism (92)
The Sacrament of Baptism (93)
92 Jan and 93 Jun
Acts 2:43-47 Contrasts in Giving 91 Sep
Acts 4:23-31 Putting People Together Again 88 Jan
Acts 4:33 How the New Testament Church Grew 88 Jun
Acts 5:27-32; Mark 5:32; John 20:19-31 The Other Witness 95 Apr
Acts 5:32 Obedience and the Other Witness 98 Apr
Acts 7; 1 Peter 2:9; John 14:1-14 Light of God's Grace 96 May
Acts 9, John 21 Reaching Out: The First Breakfast (Ashes to Fire, 9 of 14) 98 Apr
Acts 9:1-19 Courage to Witness 9 Apr
Acts 10 Angels Come To Call 92 Jun
Acts 10; John 15:9-17; Micah 6:8 What Does God Require? 97 May
Acts 10:1-16; Galatians 2:9-21 Peter And Cornelius 89 Jul
Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29 Meeting Jesus in the In-Between Times 98 May
Acts 19:2 The Baptism of Our Lord 00 Jan
Acts 19:20 Set the Word Free! ?
Acts 20:25-35; Galatians 1:7-10 Communion Legacy 92 Jul
Acts 21:10 Man of God in the Church ?
Acts 24:14-16 Confession of Faith 90 Nov
Romans 1:5; 16:25-27 Called to Good News 89 Jul
Romans 1:14-16 Just Shall Live by Faith ?
Romans 1:16,17 Aldersgate: A New Day of Evangelism 90 Jun
Romans 1:16,17 Dawning of Revival-Aldersgate 88 May
Romans 3:23 The Freedom from Sin (same as below) 92 Jan 26
Romans 3:23 Nazarene's Belief about Sin (same as above) 92 Jan 26
Romans 4:1 Is This All There is to Life? 93 Mar 7
Romans 4:13-25 The Righteousness of Faith -- ---
Romans 5:1; Philippians 4:7,9; Colossians 3:15-17 The Promise of Peace not dated ???
Romans 5:1-11 The Atonement - "What is Salvation?" 88 ??
Romans 5:19 Jesus, Strength in Weakness 93 Feb
Romans 6; Ezekiel 37; John 11 Summons to Life 93 Mar
Romans 6:22 Free From, Free to 92 Jan
Romans 6:22-23 Faith that Works 88 Apr
Romans 7, 8 Obeying the Higher Law 92 Jul
Romans 7, 8; Exodus 20 Power Commandments 88 May
Romans 8 Life in the Spirit 95 Apr
Romans 8:1 Joys of Belonging ?
Romans 8:6-9 Mindset of Belonging 90 Apr
Romans 8:9 The Filling of the Holy Spirit 90 Apr
Romans 8:11 Resurrection Hope 90 Apr
Romans 8:15-17;29 Holiness: A Family Resemblance 90 Apr
Romans 8:16-17 Sanctification and Suffering 90 Apr
Romans 8:18-25 Freedom in Becoming ?
Romans 8:21; 12:5 The Spirit-Filled Community ?
Romans 8:31-39 King of Kings 91 Nov
Romans 8:34 Our Living Lord -- Apr
Romans 10:8b-10 Confession (Ashes to Fire series #1 of 14) 98 Mar
Romans 10:9-10; John 12:44-50; then 35-36; then 37-43 Basic Concepts of our Faith 91 Oct
Romans 10:9-10; John 12:44-50; then 35-36; then 37-43 The Other Side of Faith
Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:3 Jesus is Lord 92 Oct
Romans 11:33-12:8 Part 3: The Church Catholic ?
Romans 13:8; Isaiah 8:11-9:2 The Coming of the Dawn not dated (88??)
Romans 13:8-14 Go In Debt (88 Nov)
Romans 15:4; Isaiah 12:1-6 Make Way for Hope ?
Romans 15:4-13 Advent Means Hope 88 Dec
Romans 16:25b-26a A House Where God Lives 96 Dec
1 Corinthians 1:2 Called To Be Saints 93 Jan
1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Mark 13:24-37 Gifts Before Christmas 96 Dec
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Nazarenes, Consider Your Calling ?
1 Corinthians 3:5-23 The Privileges of Faith 92 Aug
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Stewards of the Mysteries 88 Dec
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Repentence (Ashes to Fire series #3 of 14) 98 Mar
1 Corinthians 11:23-30 Guests at the Lord's Table 91 Oct
1 Corinthians 11:23-30 Guests at the Lord's Table (revision) 92 Apr
1 Corinthians 12:3; Romans 10:9-10 Jesus is Lord 92 Oct
1 Corinthians 13:3; James 3: 13-18 Giving Beyond the Gift 92 Jan
1 Corinthians 13:3 Say Yes 96 Jan
1 Corinthians 15:1-8; John 20:9 Thoughts on the Resurrection 92 Apr
1 Corinthians 15:3-11 Open Book, Open Road 91 Sep
2 Corinthians 2 The Church is a Witness 91 Jun
2 Corinthians 5:11-21 The Greatest Job in the World 90 Dec
2 Corinthians 5:14 Urgency of Mission 90 Feb
2 Corinthians 5:15-17 Reality in Spiritual Experience 93 Sep
2 Corinthians 5:16-17; Luke 24:13-35 Walk to Emmaus ?
2 Corinthians 5:16-17 Basic Elements of Faith: What is a Christian? 88 Jun
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 The Adequacy of Atonement 90 Feb
2 Corinthians 5:16-21; 1 Corinthians 15:1-3,4-8 Receiving the Good News 89 Mar
2 Corinthians 5:17 The Revelation Moment ?
2 Corinthians 5:17; John 20:19 All Things Are Become New ?
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 The Crooked Yoke 90 May
Galatians 1:7-10; Acts 20:25-35 Communion Legacy 92 Jul
Galatians 2:9-21; Acts 10:1-16 Peter And Cornelius 89 Jul
Galatians 2:20; Acts 2; etc. Baptismal Service 91 Mar
Galatians 4:1-8 Christmas, All Year Through 90 Dec
Galatians 4:1-8 The Week After Christmas 89 Dec
Galatians 4:6-9, 22-24, 28-31; Genesis 21 What Price Peace? 96 Jun
Galatians 4:6-9, 22-24, 28-31; Genesis 21 What Price Peace? (update)) 02 Jun
Galatians 5:1 Liberty, Freedom, and Independence 95 Jul
Ephesians 1:15-2:10 Vital Signs 88 Mar
Ephesians 2:5, 13, 18, 19 The Vessel Formed
Ephesians 2:8 The Gift of Faith 91 Dec
Ephesians 3:14-21; Psalm 90:1; Hebrews 3:6 God, Our Home 94 Oct
Ephesians 3:17-21 The Gift of Grace 91 Dec
Ephesians 3:14-21 A Prayer for Holy Week 95 Apr
Ephesians 4 Celebrate the Church! 98 Jun
Ephesians 4:4-7 From Many, One 89 Sep
Ephesians 4:4-16 What is the Church (part 2) -- ---
Ephesians 4:11-16; 25 Thoughts on the Church 92 Feb
Ephesians 4:17-5:2 New Way to Walk 88 Oct
Ephesians 4:25-32 Our Big Brother 88 May
Ephesians 4:32-5:2; Hebrews 11:6 The Church and Its Pastor 88 Oct
Ephesians 4:29-5:10 Love, Sex, and Marriage: The Dawn Treaders 90 May
Ephesians 5:15-21 Words to the Family 91 Jun
Ephesians 5:18 Dynamic of Fullness 88 Sep
Ephesians 5:18 The Vitality of Holy Living 88 Feb
Ephesians 5:18; John 20:22 Nazarenes and the Holy Spirit: When the Spirit Comes 92 Feb 2
Ephesians 6:10-24 The Whole Armor of God 91 Jan
Marks of the Church
Ephesians 4:4-13 Part 1: Introduction ?
Ephesians 4:1-6 Part 2: The Church is One ?
Ephesians 2:14-22 Part 4: The Church is Apostolic ?
Ephesians 5:25 Part 5: The Church is Holy ?
Christian Living: A Series about Christian Vitality from the letter to the Ephesians (87 Sep)
Ephesians 3:14-21 Part 1: Knowing Jesus Better: A Prayer for Fullness 87 Sep
Ephesians Part 2: The Vessel Formed 87 Sep
Ephesians 3:4,10 Part 3: Mystery! 87 Sep
Ephesians 4:12-13; 15-16;17-32 Part 4: The Church as Community 87 Sep
Ephesians 3:19 Part 5: Keeping the Power Switched On 87 Oct
Ephesians 5:21 Part 6: The Winning Principle of Submission 87 Oct
Ephesians 6:10-24 Part 7: The Armor of God 87 Oct
Ephesians 1:15-23 Part 8: The Hope, The Glory, The Power 87 Oct
Ephesians 5:18 Part 9: The Dynamic of Holy Living 87 Oct
Ephesians 5:25 Your Place in God's Church 93 Feb
Philippians Prayer Meeting - Philippians 91 Feb
Philippians 1:1-11 A Gift of Caring 88 Oct
Philippians 1:7 Church as Family 94 Mar
Philippians 1:21-30; Exodus 16:2-15; Matthew 20:1-16 Part 4: The Nature of Grace, Angels in the Treetops 96 Sep 22
Philippians 2:5 Lord Jesus Christ: His Descent and His Exaltation 88? Mar
Philippians 2:5 The Mind of Christ 93 Apr
Philippians 2:5-7; Psalm 118; Mark 11:1-11 Praise on Parade ?
Philippians 2:12-13 Mind of Christ Workout ?
Philippians 3:7-11, 13 Power Through Focus 88 August
Philippians 3 Humility: The Root Virtue (Ashes to Fire series, #5 of 14) 98 Mar
Philippians 3:7-12 The Living Way of Joy ?
Philippians 4:1-9 Joy in Knowing Jesus 88 Sep
Philippians 4:1-9; Isaiah 41:9-10 Promise of Immanuel 88 Dec
Philippians 4:4-8 Joy and Peace Before the Dawning 88 ? Dec
Phillippians 4:4-9; Luke 1:26-38,39-55 The Joy of the Coming King 90 Dec
Philippians 4:6-9 Peace Through a Higher Focus 88 Aug
Philippians 4:7,9; Romans 5:1; Colossians 3:15-17 The Promise of Peace not dated ???
Philippians 4:10-13,18-19; 2:3-11 The Riches of Grace
Also titled: Enrichment Through Release
88 Aug
Colossians 1:9-18 Things that Matter 90 Nov
Colossians 1:11-20; John 18:33-38 The King Like David 92 Nov
Colossian 3; Luke 12 Tell It To Jesus...Another Family Dispute 98 Aug
Colossians 3:15-17; Philippians 4:7,9; Romans 5:1 The Promise of Peace not dated ???
Colossians 3:16 The People of God; Where God's Word Lives 93 Jul
1 Thessalonians 2 The Quality of 'Family' 91 Jun
1 Thessalonians 2:9-12 Power of God's Word 93 Oct
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 The Hope of Redemption 97 Nov
2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 Light on Christ's Coming Again 88 Jan
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Luke 21:29 Jesus on the Spirit of Advent 89 Dec
1 Timothy 1:6-17 Amazing Grace 98 Sep
1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Doing Lost, Being Found 95 Sep
1 Timothy 6:6; Luke 16:19-31 Two Kinds of "Rich" 98 Sep
Titus 2:11-14 What is the Church? (part 1) -- ---
Titus 3:3-11 Formation of Faith 88? Nov
Philemon 10 A Plea For Useful 98 Sep
Hebrews 1:1-2a; John 1:1-5, 10-13 Miracle of Miracles 01 Dec
Hebrews 3:6; Psalm 90:1; Ephesians 3:14-21 God, Our Home 94 Oct
Hebrews 3:7-8; 14-15 also Hebrews 4:7 Hearing God's Voice 91 Sep
Hebrews 4:9-11; Exodus 33:14 Entering God's Rest 92 mar
Hebrews 4:12-13; John 5:39 Nazarenes are Bible Christians 92 Jan 17 #2
Hebrews 7:21-27; Mark 10:46-52 I Believe in the Church 97 Oct
Hebrews 9:11-22 Christian Passover ?
Hebrews 10:19-20; Revelation 21 The Road Beyond Emmaus 88 or 94 Apr
Hebrews 11:1-3; Luke 12:32-40 Assurance of Faith 95 Aug
Hebrews 11:5-6 The Man Who Pleased God 91 Jan
Hebrews 11:6 The Presence 91 Jul
Hebrews 11:6 To Reach the Distant Star 92 May
Hebrews 11:6; Ephesians 4:32-5:2 The Church and Its Pastor 88 Oct
Hebrews 11:39; 12:1-3 Running for the Joy 91 Nov
Hebrews 12:1,2 Standing on Giants 95 Aug
Hebrews 12:1-3 With Jesus in the Wilderness 96 Feb
Hebrews 12:12-16 High Road, Low Road 92 Jun
Hebrews 13:8 The Constant 98 Aug
James 3: 13-18; 1 Corinthians 13:3 Giving Beyond the Gift 92 Jan
1 Peter 1:8; John 20:29 Whom, Having Not Seen, You Love 99 Apr
1 Peter 1:16 Ministering from Maturity -- ---
1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35; Isaiah 43:1-12 Eternal Lamb of God, Ever Present 93 Apr
1 Peter 2:1-10; Deuteronomy 6:20; John 14 When Your Children Ask You Questions 93 May
1 Peter 2:9; John 14:1-14; Acts 7 Light of God's Grace 96 May
1 Peter 2:19-25; Nehemiah 9:6-15; John 10:1-10 We are His People, the Sheep of His Pasture 93 May
1 Peter 4:7-11 God May Be Glorified: Sober Living for Final Days 88? May
1 Peter 4:7-19 Anticipating Pentecost 90 May
1 John 1:1-10 The Big Little Word 91 Nov
1 John 3:13-24 Hereby We KNow... 88 Jun
1 John 3:19 The ABCs of the Christian Faith 91 Oct
1 John 4:7 The Son of Consolation 94 May
1 John 4:7-21; John 13:34 Love: The Foundation for Pentecost 90 May
1 John 4:7-21 Loving God 88 Sep
Revelation 1:17 With Jesus into Resurrection Life 96 Apr
Revelation 4:1 A Door Standing Open 93 Jun
Revelation 4 and 5 A Hymn to Christ the King 89 Nov
Revelation 5:9-14 The Book, The Lamb, and The Song 89 Mar
Revelation 19; Luke 19:29, 41, 45 Veiled Majesty (Ashes to Fire series, #6 of 14) 98 Apr
(earlier mss from 88 Mar)
Revelation 19:11-21; 22:10-13; Luke 19:29-48 Majesty of Our King 88 Mar 27
Revelation 20:4-6, 11-15; John 11:25 Faith for Resurrection 91 Mar
Revelation 21; Hebrews 10:19-20 The Road Beyond Emmaus 88 or 94 Apr
Revelation 22:1-21 Hope: Thanksgiving for the Future 90 Nov
Revelation 22:14-17 Dawning of the Eternal Day 91 Mar


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Created: December 8, 1997
Updated: March 14, 2003