The King of the hill
Did you ever play king of the hill as a kid? As sinful men, we all want to be king of our hill, castle, domain or however you define your life. Left to ourselves we quickly devolve to emulate those in Judges 21:25.
-
-
The importance of being salt and light
What would you do if you came into an extremely large and life altering inheritance? Many would pay off their mortgage, help others, invest, or in some way make a difference. Our passage from Sunday told us, “Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints of…
-
Not seeing is believing
Did you watch the eclipse yesterday? Do you step out and check out the moon from time to time? As the moon covered the sun yesterday, and you could only see part of it; was all the sun still there even though you couldn’t see it? What about the moon at night as it goes…
-
What has changed?
“Live in such a way that it requires a Jesus explanation for why you do (live that way).” Does that make you stop and think? There are people who don’t believe in Jesus but attend church, offer help and serve others in need, give to charities, read the Bible, and in general are very nice…
-
The resurrection is the validation
The empty tomb of Jesus is so critical to the doctrine of the Christian faith that without it, there is no reason to trust in or follow Jesus. Everything hangs together or falls apart on the reality and truth of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, never to die again. The resurrection is the…
-
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
We wear them as jewelry, have them tattooed on our bodies, we place them in our churches and more; there are crosses everywhere. Sanitized, glittering and precious to us are the crosses with which we surround ourselves. The almost 2000 years since Christ hung on a cross have removed the horrid spectacle of Roman crucifixion. …
-
It’s in the bag – or is it?
After service this morning, someone shared with me what would bring them the greatest happiness (Biblical definition) or blessing. It would be that their loved ones would come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ the Lord. This is what they would place in the bag I shared in Sunday’s sermon. This dovetails with…
-
Live out a Biblical worldview
One of the things that stood out to our teens from the sermon Sunday was the percentage of senior pastors who had a Biblical worldview – only 41% –according to research by George Barna. Doesn’t that amaze you also? I asked our teens who thought they had a Biblical worldview, and almost to a person they…
-
Time for a change?
Living your own truth would be a great thing if it was possible to establish and determine unchanging, absolute truth for yourself. But Jesus didn’t affirm your ability to determine truth because He knows we are all flawed individuals, which means we don’t always get it all right. What we want to claim as our…
