Resources on Eric D Barreto

Preaching, Lectionary, Sermon, Acts

Culture, Technology, and Shared Narratives can Influence Preaching

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Using the television show "Lost" as an aid, Eric Barreto considers the ways in which culture, technology, and shared narratives can influence preaching.

Culture, Preaching, Technology, Sermon

Can We Talk?

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Describing the nastiness of politics both outside and within the church, this article by Eric Barreto argues that preachers should model persuasive argumentation while remaining respectful and empathetic towards people who disagree with them.

Leadership, Sermon, Preaching, Congregation

Preaching and Ethnic Diversity

Eric D Barreto | Day1

God has created human diversity as a gift to be treasured. How then do we preach with, toward, and in ethnic diversity? In this article, Eric Barreto proposes some principles that may help us move forward.

Preaching, Sermon, Diversity, Race

In the Beginning and In the End

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

In his sermon on Genesis 1:1-2:4, Eric Barreto argues that the creation account is not just a narrative of the world's beginning, but a passage about God's character.

Genesis 1, 2:1-4

Creation, Attributes Of God, Sermon

The Multivalent Witness of Scripture.

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

In this video, Eric Barreto talks about the multivalent witness of scripture, that scripture communicates multiple messages rather than one monolithic message. (Length: 02:32)

Preaching, Sermon, Scripture, The Gospel

Don't Try This at Home

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Commercials often use fine print that warns us of the various afflictions or dangers associated with affiliated products. In this article, Eric Barreto wonders if our preaching subtly relies on such fine print as well.

Preaching, Sermon, Homiletics, Relativism

New Places Make New Perspectives

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Illustrating how marginalized people read Jesus' parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-16) differently than middle-class people, this video by Eric Barreto encourages preachers to find ways to approach a familiar text with fresh eyes.

Preaching, Sermon, Exegesis, Hermeneutics

With Fresh (But Tired) Eyes

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

In response to the struggle of preaching overly familiar passages, Eric Barreto's article suggests purposeful ways preachers can develop "fresh eyes," nurturing a "posture towards life that expects to find the extraordinary among the ordinary."

Preaching, Scripture, Preparation, Sermon

Can We Talk?

Eric D Barreto | Day1

This article discusses the pulpit as a place where the concerns of the community and bold calls to change can meet, providing a model for talking to and with people rather than at them.

Preaching, Sermon, Conflict/disagreement, Conversation

Don’t Try This at Home

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

In this article, Eric Barreto challenges preachers to embrace some of the harder teachings of Jesus rather than suggesting that Christianity’s most radical demands should only be performed in the “closed courses” of our churches.

Sermon, Scripture, Preaching, Gospel

Nothing Can Separate Us

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Romans 8:18-39 reminds us that absolutely nothing can separate us from God's love, flying in the face of the prosperity gospel, and in Acts 2:1-4 God invites each nation to join in their own language.

Acts 2:1-4; Romans 8:18-39

Pentecost, Suffering, Lectionary, Sermon

God's Love Poured Out

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast on Romans 5:1-11 says the cross is the way God has chosen to be present in the world, meeting us in our suffering and entering into it with us. (Length: 14:16)

Romans 5:1-11

Hope, Suffering, Sermon, Cross

Faith as Trust

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast on Romans 1:1-7 sees that God is already moving ahead of us in the world, and that faithfulness has the imagination to see God moving in those ways we don't always expect. (Length: 12:26)

Romans 1:1-17

Faith, Promises, Trust, God's Faithfulness

Participating in the Mission

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast on Acts 13:1-3 and 14:8-18 emphasizes that we must recognize where God is already at work in the world if we want to participate in his movings. (Length: 11:16)

Acts 13:1-3, 14:8-18

Healing, Lystra, God's Presence, Paul

Called into Christ's Service

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast for Acts 9:1-19 sees that calling and conversion collide in the story of Paul’s conversion, as he begins to understand how his life can align with God’s plan. (Length: 14:16)

Acts 9:1-19

Conversion, Sermon, Conviction, Paul

The Mind of Christ

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast for Philippians 2:1-13 explains that having "one mind" does not mean Christians always have to agree. Instead it reflects the posture of service Christians should have towards each other despite differences. (Length: 11:40)

Philippians 2:1-13

Unity, Community, Service, Conflict

Paul's Sermon in Athens

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast for Acts 17:16-31 unpacks Paul's sermon in Athens, drawing on his contextualization of the gospel message as well as the longing all people have to be in relationship with God. (Length: 14:34)

Acts 17:16-31

Contextualization, Paul, Athens, Sermon

Unlikely Grace

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

This podcast for Acts 16:16-34, points out that the Roman government would have the jailer kill himself, but God would have him and his family become recipients of grace. (Length: 13:56)

Acts 16:16-34