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Gary V. Simpson

Gary V. Simpson is leading pastor of the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York, and associate professor of homiletics at Drew University Theological School.

Features

Black men I’ve mourned

I’ve preached more than 800 funeral sermons. Many of these deaths have marked me.
Sidebar

My approach to funeral sermons

It’s not about me—it’s about God and the deceased.
Sunday’s Coming

Freedom spaces (Matthew 14:13-21; 18A)

 God wants God's people to be free.
Sunday’s Coming

Songs with dangerous choruses (Psalm 105:1-11; 17A)

Sometimes we can sing in perfected harmony, but there is still something disturbing about our song.
In the Lectionary

August 2, 18A (Genesis 32:22–31)

Who is Jacob wrestling with?
In the Lectionary

July 26, 17A (Romans 8:26–39)

There are some matters that a well-rehearsed and repeated Bible verse won’t fix.

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