July 2015

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Preaching! The Lord has enabled me to return to the pulpit to preach once again! I have preached three Sundays this month with visitors coming each time. The first Sunday I preached, my physical animation was a bit slow so that it took me a...

Glimpses Beforehand – Matthew 27:33-50

Our message tonight is theological. Let’s go through the back door to consider the omnipotence, omniscience and sovereignty of God. Of course by “omnipotence” I refer to the fact that the power of God knows no limitations whatsoever. As Jesus reminded the...

September 6

Absalom Waller was the nephew of John Waller, known as “Swearing Jack Waller,” due to the pattern of his old life. Nephew Absalom, the eldest of six children, was raised under the preaching of the gospel, and when he was fourteen, was saved by the grace of...

Ephaphroditus – Philippians 2:24-30

There is a member of the Inland Empire Philatelic Society who doesn’t get the respect he deserves. He is the coordinator of several meetings and has held some rather important responsibilities in the past. The only thing slowing him down is his age and health, but...

Anomalies and Contradictions – Matthew 27:33-50

Twenty years ago – in 1995 – I preached a two part message entitled, “If I was the Devil.” I didn’t pull them up to check, but if I remember those sermons, I suggested things that I would do if I was in charge of a God-hating world. And it just so happens...

The Crucifixion – Matthew 27:33-50

Not only do I feel inadequate for our subject this morning, I know full-well that I am. I am a child of God because of the grace of God and what took place in the verses we have just read. But there are mysteries here which I doubt that I will ever fully comprehend....

August 30

  On this day in 1866 a memorial service was held for Pastor Hezekiah Johnson, who passed away two days earlier. Hezekiah was born into the home of a Baptist pastor in Maryland in 1799, and as a young man he came to understand his salvation in Christ. His family moved...

“Heaven is for Real” – II Corinthians 12:1-4

Most of the employees at the plasma place I visit, know that I am a Christian and a pastor. A few of the regular donors do as well. It is not unusual for our casual conversations to swing to a variety of religious topics. There is one worker who always asks me either...

The Geography of Golgotha – Matthew 27:31-33

  I have decided to cancel this evening’s sermon – but you aren’t invited to leave just yet. I don’t know how to describe this message, but it is not a sermon. It might be a lecture, a lesson, an address or merely just rambling, but it is not a sermon. I thought that...