This morning’s sermon looked at Judges 2:10 as we begin this tour through the book. “When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.” What a sad commentary! I remember when Tom Brokaw’s book,… Continue Reading Saved for a purpose
Bits for horses and rudders for ships are used to control and for direction. Our tongues are the evidence of where our heart is directing our mind and our heart. There is an issue of motivation when we share information. I may share a need another person has so they can receive aid, encouragement and prayer. … Continue Reading Watch your tongue
The gospel is the whole truth, the bad and the good. The bad is that we are dead in our trespasses, condemned by our sin and transgressions, hopeless before a holy and righteous God. If this is all we hear (share), we are beaten (beat) down even further, hurting in their shame and guilt. Yet the… Continue Reading Nothing but the truth
“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) This was our text for this past Sunday. As I look through the gospels, I see Jesus and the disciples taking time to pull apart from the crowds and rest. In Mark 1:35 we see a glimpse of the practice of Jesus, “Now in the morning,… Continue Reading Spend time with the Lord
The Pharisee in the passage from Sunday used his piety, privilege and possessions to elevate himself in self-righteousness over everyone else, and the tax collector in particular. Pharisees were letter-of-the-law people, driven to nth degree in their righteousness of duty — but not in the care of the sheep (people) of Israel. It is the… Continue Reading The living water
Jesus told a parable about a hardworking, forward thinking, ambitious, successful man. He had planted crops, and they grew in such a way that the barns (think storage areas) that he had at present would be too small to handle the harvest. So he tore those barns and built larger so he could store all… Continue Reading Let us run with endurance
Is the temperature too hot or too cold at church? I have watched individuals in a church get up and go adjust the thermostat only to have another person get up and readjust it back to the temperature that best suits them. Neither person worshipped that morning, as their focus was on their comfort rather than the Lord… Continue Reading Complaint Department
The reality of life is we will all die physically at some point. Sunday we look at the end-of-life issues of suicide and euthanasia. Both of which attempt to usurp the sovereignty of God in the timing of our deaths (Job 14:5). I Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds believers that “Or do you not know that your body… Continue Reading ‘End’ times
This morning we looked at rights versus responsibilities. Rights are granted to us by our Creator — and responsibilities are also required of us by our Creator. Today we find ourselves struggling with a plethora of rights, demands for rights that are contrary to the design and purpose of God. As I have often shared, this is… Continue Reading Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly
