Jesus and His People – Matthew 1:21

The Jews, both ancient and modern, have had a problem in saying or writing “Jehovah” – the name of God. Some called it “the ineffable Name” – the unutterable, inexpressible and unspeakable name of God. Instead of writing it out, they often abbreviate it into four...

The Lawful Use of the Law – I Timothy 1:8 (1:1-11)

I plan to use both messages today to consider the subject of “the law.” My subject is not the United States Constitution or the 200,000 pages of the Code of Federal regulations. There is a message in those two documents, but as I say, that is not my theme. I will...

Freed from Sin – Romans 6:17-23

When I was child, my parents, like thousands others, were terrified by an epidemic which was sweeping world. COVID hadn’t been invented yet, and the Spanish flu had run its course, but this was just as frightening. I remember, shortly after moving to Denver, my sister...

At the Father’s Right Hand   –  Ephesians 1:15-23

The words of this scripture can be made into a pretty good homiletical outline – but I won’t use it today.  Paul prayed for wisdom to understand the will of God in three areas:  The hope of our Heavenly calling – verse 18.  The riches of the glory of His inheritance...

Praying for Salvation

Theologians argue with non-theological evangelists whether prayer is a part of the “formula” for salvation. The Bible says such things as: “For by grace are ye saved through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: it is the gift of God, not of works...

An Interrupted Exequy – Luke 7:11-17

I read the story of a gospel minister whose sister lived with him and his family. The woman loved the Lord and would often go out in the evenings to listen to various people preach the Word. One night, when she came home, her brother asked, “Did you hear a good sermon...

The Anointed Saviour – Matthew 16:13-16

In this scripture, the Lord Jesus and His disciples were taking a short break from their Israelite ministry. They were in the area of Caesarea Philippi, to the northeast of Galilee, under the shadow of Mt. Hermon. Taking the opportunity to do some doctrinal teaching,...

A Strange Question – John 5:1-9

The Gospel of John goes out of its way to show us the Lord Jesus in an especially brilliant light. It puts the eternal Son of God in the spotlight – particularly in the spotlight of His divine glory. I wouldn’t say that the other gospels don’t also do that, but they...

Moses’ Choice – Hebrews 11:24-26

I was visiting with our camp speaker, and he asked me what I was considering for this morning’s message. I told him that I was thinking about “Moses’ Choice.” Out of blue he completely changed the trajectory of my thoughts. He asked, “Don’t you get nervous using some...

The Reason for it All  – Genesis 3

Many of you ladies are wearing a diamond ring.   My wife has told me many times how much she loves the marquise diamond I gave her fifty-five years ago.  To me, a diamond is a diamond, but to many women, diamonds are important – and so are their various shapes and...

Nathaniel’s God – John 1:43-51

I preached from this scripture twenty years ago, but my theme was entirely different at the time. That message was on Philip’s evangelism of his friend Nathaniel. This morning, I would like to only glance at those two men as we look into the face of our Lord Jesus. I...

Legal Immigration – I Corinthians 6:9-11

There is no way of knowing the exact number, but it is estimated that half a million illegal immigrants successfully come into the United States every year. In addition to these, there are thousands of others who enter legally on visitor, student or work visas, but...

Pleading with God – Matthew 15:21-28

After the Lord put this scripture on my heart, I became concerned that you might have heard a lesson on this Syrophoenician woman recently. I knew that Brother Fulton referred to her as part of a recent message dealing with the “Son of David.” But I was fearful that...

David’s Three Steps  –  Psalm 4:1-5

In October, 1987, Walter Wyatt got into his Beechcraft airplane and took off from the Nassau airport.  Even though thieves had stolen his navigation equipment the night before, he felt confident that he could make the hour long flight to Miami, and there he would file...