Chapter Eleven – The Pastoring of Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield A Little Child Shall Lead Them Napoleon Bonaparte was at his greatest when leading his armies to victory: at Toulon, at Lodi, at Castiglione and many other places. He was not a great success in his own home, in...

Chapter Twelve – The Preparation for Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Agony 101 Pain was a way of life to the nation of Israel, as it may be with you. At times it just came naturally during their journeys in the wilderness, and then at other times, Israel dared God, through their...

Chapter Thirteen – The Parting of Pain

Jan 19, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Somewhere Over the Rainbow Using your imagination, let us pretend that as a child you never learned how to ride a bicycle, but now for medical reasons, you’ve determined to give it a try. It might prove to be...

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16GOD-175 (#232)

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16 GOD-175 (#232) IntroductionWhen two powerful armies, of equal strength, face each other, generally speaking, victory is achieved through the skill of the soldiers or the genius of the generals. The satellite images may reveal...

The Patron Saint of Sleeper – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Years ago I was given book of sermons preached by a man named Mackintosh Mackay. In introducing a message from this scripture he said, “The story of Eutychus forms one of those bypaths in Scriptural history in which it would be unwise for the Christian preacher...

A Young Man’s Parable – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I would like to begin this morning in exactly the same way that we began last Wednesday. As I said that night, Luke has not given us a parable or allegory in these verses. What we read here is the short history of an “accident,” a death, and a miracle. But...

Breaking Bread – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Do you like riddles and puzzles? In the days before television, video games and all the modern hustle and bustle, riddles, games and puzzles were common. For example, some of you can remember how the coffee table was always cluttered with a half-finished jigsaw...

On Time For Pentecost – Acts 20:13-16

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I am one of those compulsive people who think that on time means 30 minutes early. I have found that when I plan on arriving somewhere one minute before the dead line, inevitably there is something which makes me five or ten minutes late. Why endure that embarrassment...

That Which is Profitable (Repentance) – Acts 20:17-21

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

When a pastor cannot see some of himself in the Apostle Paul, then he should not be in the ministry. Among other things, the Bible gives us a standard by which Christians should judge themselves. Of course we have the revelation of God and His law, and thereby we...

Paul’s Ministry – Acts 20:17-35

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

As I hope you all realize, I publish all our sermons and lessons to our internet web-site. My original intent was to make our messages available to our members who live in other cities. But, I’m not sure that they ever avail themselves of that opportunity. Secondly, I...