*** Let me ask you a question: were this sermon to be given by somebody you trusted, would you be yelling as loudly?***
What's the phrase...
"The messenger is the message"
***The words themselves are sound, and they ought to give you serious pause.***
Let me ask you a question. Divested of any knowlege of the speaker, do you find any problem with the following message...
"He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
???
Nope. No problem at all, it being a quote from Psalm 91.
I see where you're going with this. You're no doubt referring to Satan's use of these words as part of his temptation of Jesus. He was challenging Jesus to put God to the test -- his intentions were self-evidently wrong. You're free to argue that ++Rowan is using Scripture in the same way.
But as for the words of Psalm 91 -- I don't have a problem with them, and I certainly hope you don't either.
Nor do I have a problem with the Scriptural interpretations ++Rowan has provided in this sermon. You're certainly free to disagree with how ++Rowan chooses to act on his interpretation of the lessons, but at the same time it cannot be denied that the interpretation of the passage from Luke 5 is sound and (dare I say it) orthodox; and his discussion of the scene in Acts is likewise unobjectionable.
The sermon stands on its own, and need not be read through the lens of one's opinions about ++Rowan's motives in giving it. There's some good stuff there -- let go of your pride for a moment and enjoy it.