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...

July 30

Thomas Patient was born in England. After attending either Cambridge or Oxford and becoming a Congregational minister, he came to America to serve the Lord in an atmosphere of freedom. While here, he discovered that he hadn’t been scripturally baptized, so he turned...

Emblems of the Eternal  – John 10:27-30

It is easy for a pastor to assume that his church members all believe the cardinal doctrines of that church.  For example, he might think that everyone is expecting the imminent return of Christ, and everyone is convinced of the absolute sovereignty of God.  Everyone...

July 23

By the middle of the 16th century the Dutch city of Nijmegen had become famous for its weaving industry, and the family of Jan Block had become wealthy in that trade. Jan became a local celebrity, well-known for his lifestyle of sin and partying. Attracted to this...

On a Clear Day – Romans 12:10-13

We have all heard the colloquialism: “as light as air.” This can be a misleading comparison. Actually, air has a bit of substance, weighing 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea level, and about 12 pounds per square inch in Denver, a mile above the level of the sea. In...

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...

June 2023

Dear Pastor and Brethren: A General Report Although several have been sick or absent for some reason, our attendance numbers run as follows for the four weeks of the month: 10, 11, 11, and 6. We had Ellie and her daughter, Mia, Jose’s granddaughter, visit with...

July 16

The history of, John Clough, an early American missionary is too astounding for the average Christian to believe. Certainly it can’t be possible that his ministry lead to the salvation of so many souls that during a period of six weeks, over 8,500 Telugu nationals...

Signs of Life (Sincere Love) – Romans 12:9

We are skipping over five verses in this chapter because they are parenthetical to the theme of this series. I am trying to examine some of the characteristics which make Christians different from non-Christians. And when we bring two dozen Christians with these...