Holy Habits (Part 4)
Mark 2:1-12
Sunday, October 4, 2026
We often think of community as something that just “happens,” that it’s not the sort of thing we have to work at. In certain settings, this may be true. Christian community, however, is of such a special character that it doesn’t just happen—it has to be tended, cultivated, nurtured…like a discipline.
Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching.
Current Series: Holy Habits
Devout Christians have long sought after something called “holiness.” We have misunderstood this pursuit as a striving toward perfection, which is obviously out of our reach in this life. Holiness is better understood as spiritual strength or fortitude, and our spirits are not made strong overnight, nor are they fortified without our intentional effort. Spiritual disciplines are habits that function like exercises for the soul to make us more faithful disciples, more loving neighbors, and more resilient Christians.
Palms Presbyterian Church is a church of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. To learn more about us, visit us at palmschurch.org (http://palmschurch.org).
29 Sept 2026
Holy Habits (Part 3): Study
Holy Habits (Part 3)
Isaiah 55:6-13 & Colossians 3:1-11
Sunday, September 27, 2026
The Christian tradition has often seesawed between too great an emphasis on the mind—imagining that we can know God with scientific certainty—and too little emphasis on the mind—scorning theology as heartless and fruitless, seeking refuge in the passions alone. The discipline of study—both of scripture and of the great teachers of the church—helps us navigate this tension by opening us to new and life-giving insight while at the same time keeping us humble and honest about what can (and can’t) be known with certainty.
Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching.
Referenced in this sermon:
C.S. Lewis, "On the Reading of Old Books" in The Grand Miracle (1986) (https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Miracle-Selected-Essays-Theology/dp/0345336585/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36SXGOUEQIZWP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.e3EyZ8W-dzydmPAmGcxYq8HdC8bGBtqFqDd2htuf28QiUw6qNiyTT5RgopljeSvr8XBZZXHkNOwyTS82_H7x_ZwOfW8mr5da14hhWLxcxuGbrxipG9XBfZRGDlFlohUbc4QQd4r58iklPpdVgS7i16p_3_BitCY7ZDlet_a6Qtzwd_earWKRmt4-UjfIUG0xxYe0SXBIzlk_aP_Ul4olmTtIdu0TqTBL5Ds8WCn-jRs.gJSL5abBFlmLOgCVEqURxcDii2mR8JqaIfpxxFBMO6c&dib_tag=se&keywords=cs+lewis+the+grand+miracle&qid=1790694956&sprefix=cs+lewis+the+grand+miracl%252Caps%252C221&sr=8-1)
Current Series: Holy Habits
Devout Christians have long sought after something called “holiness.” We have misunderstood this pursuit as a striving toward perfection, which is obviously out of our reach in this life. Holiness is better understood as spiritual strength or fortitude, and our spirits are not made strong overnight, nor are they fortified without our intentional effort. Spiritual disciplines are habits that function like exercises for the soul to make us more faithful disciples, more loving neighbors, and more resilient Christians.
Palms Presbyterian Church is a church of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. To learn more about us, visit us at palmschurch.org (http://palmschurch.org).
22 Sept 2026
Holy Habits (Part 2): Prayer
Holy Habits (Part 2)
1 Kings 19:11-13 & Exodus 3:1-6
Sunday, September 20, 2026
The quintessential spiritual discipline is prayer. But for all its importance, and despite broad cultural familiarity with it, we persist in holding a very narrow view of what prayer is—and what it is meant to do. Prayer begins when we, like Moses, realize that we are standing on holy ground.
Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching.
Referenced in this sermon:
"Beauty and how to see it" (Zac Koons, The Christian Century, September 2026) (https://www.christiancentury.org/features/beauty-and-how-see-it?utm_source=Christian+Century+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cadafe6377-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_EdPicks_2026-09-08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b00cd618da-cadafe6377-86360200)
Henri Nouwen, The Genesee Diary (1981) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385174462/?bestFormat=true&k=henri%252Bnouwen%252Bgenesee%252Bdiary&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-v2_k0_1_16_de&crid=2MG9XK34BJNS4&sprefix=henri%252Bnouwen%252Bgen)
Current Series: Holy Habits
Devout Christians have long sought after something called “holiness.” We have misunderstood this pursuit as a striving toward perfection, which is obviously out of our reach in this life. Holiness is better understood as spiritual strength or fortitude, and our spirits are not made strong overnight, nor are they fortified without our intentional effort. Spiritual disciplines are habits that function like exercises for the soul to make us more faithful disciples, more loving neighbors, and more resilient Christians.
Palms Presbyterian Church is a church of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. To learn more about us, visit us at palmschurch.org (http://palmschurch.org).
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