Jan 6, 2014 | Matthew
If Brother Carter had not preached here last Sunday, I would be giving you a message on the goodness of God tonight. I don’t think that he was aware that his theme was a part of our context, but the Lord certainly did. I could probably give you another lesson on the...
Jan 5, 2014 | Matthew
Just after I left my employment at the Silver Lake mall I began to visit – just about every day – the wife of the mall manager. I was visiting her in the hospice wing of the Kootenai County Hospital. She was dying of cancer. I had met her years before and had gotten...
Jan 4, 2014 | Matthew
A little rural church was having their very first Bible conference. They had visitors from all over the state, and most were staying in the homes of various members. After the first night’s service, one of the visiting brethren went to the home of a young farm...
Jan 3, 2014 | Matthew
Here we have three little verses, saying very little, but suggesting so very much. Sadly, there are a lot of people who think that these verses say far more than they actually speak. We would be greatly remiss if we didn’t spend at least thirty minutes considering...
Jan 2, 2014 | Matthew
The Lord Jesus has once again traveled down to Jerusalem with His disciples. He will not return to Galilee. He knew perfectly well, what was going to transpire there in the Israelite capital. That makes me wonder whether or not He said “good bye” to the people...
Jan 1, 2014 | Matthew
If I had a choice, I’d make sure that all of my sermons had an eye-catching, or ear-catching, title. That is not always possible, but I think that this morning I have succeeded. The title of today’s message is – “Jesus the Liar.” Of course, I don’t believe that to be...
Jul 15, 2013 | Matthew
Two day’s ago, as I was planning this morning’s message, I intended to read all the verses that I just read. But as my thoughts matured – or was it, as they “fermented” – I chose to cut the Lord’s parable in half. I created two parables, fully realizing that the Lord...
Jul 14, 2013 | Matthew
Matthew 18 has several divsions, but it is all about one subject. It reads somewhat like a well-written story. I have never studied the art of creative writing. But I have read a few books, and I’ve learned a few things about a good story. Some of those...
Jul 14, 2013 | Matthew
As I said this morning, I believe that the underlaying theme of the entire chapter is “unity.” It is not the ecumenical, love-everyone-wearing-the-Christian-label variety of unity. Christ was speaking to His church – one in which there was a problem of pride and...
Jul 13, 2013 | Matthew
If you noticed the title of this message in today’s bulletin, and then heard the reading of the scripture, you could very well have jumped to conclusions about my theme. Perhaps it was my intention to misdirect you just a little bit, but I’ll not actually confess to...
