Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I wish that there was some way to take a exit poll of all those people who visit our church. I wish that there was some way to determine what they liked about our services – and what they didn’t like. What was their first impression? What was their last...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
When was the last time that you reverently said the words: “my God”? I’m not talking about swearing or taking the Lord’s name in vain – the exclamation: “Oh my God!” I’m referring to speaking about the Lord, or calling...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Generally speaking, most of us are not proficient enough in speaking to hide who we really are. By that I mean – as two people converse, they expose their hearts. It’s definitely not the same as when the pastor gets up to preach. When I get up here with a...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Generally speaking, I do not call people derogatory names, and I don’t think that any Christian should. Name-calling is related to swearing – in that it shows a lack of vocabulary as well as a lack of decency. On the other hand, when the Bible makes a...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Paul’s prayers are filled with important theological instruction, and we need a constant supply of that. If we ever think that we’ve reached the pinnacle of theological perfection and knowledge, the Lord will humble us in ways that we have never imagined....
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I suppose that every church has its own distinctive finger print. There are no two churches in all the world that are exactly like, and there never have been, because different churches are made up of different people, and they all have different finger prints. Of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Some preachers call them “undesigned coincidences,” but I’m not sure that I like that term. There are hundreds of cases where a tiny reference in one scripture authenticates another scripture. I don’t like the words undesigned...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Try to picture yourself as a civilian in the heart of Bagdad, Iraq. You aren’t in the military, and you aren’t wearing a uniform, although a bullet-proof vest might not be a bad idea. In fact, that’s what I’d like you to consider. You are...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
The Bible has a lot to say about indebtedness. Maybe that was to combat the economic mess that we have created for ourselves in these last days. But then again, it may just be a part of our general human depravity to be in debt, and there have always been debt...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Saul of Tarsus, one of the up and coming leaders of Israel, was on a business trip to Syria. He was traveling first class, but it wasn’t on board a 747 or the Amtrak train from Jerusalem. You could say that he was minding his own business, because, despite what...
