Jan 30, 2017 | Sunday Evening
There are major events which stand above all others in history. Things like Noah’s flood and the crucifixion of Christ. There are things which are so far back in history we can hardly comprehend their importance to us today. Things like the Norman invasion of England...
Jan 22, 2017 | Sunday Evening
As you can see, this is a continuation of this morning’s message. My earlier purpose was to convey the idea that the Ark of God’s Covenant was a type of Christ Jesus. It was a picture, a figure, a foggy mirror of the Incarnate Son of God. But it would be a mistake to...
Jan 16, 2017 | Sunday Evening
I don’t hold the Day of Pentecost with the same reverence that most of our Protestant neighbors do. Acts 2 was not the day that the church of Christ originated. Neither was the baptism of the Holy Spirit which we see in the first verses the way the disciples became a...
Jan 2, 2017 | Sunday Evening
Do you read much in the way of biography? My personal reading is very eclectic. I read spiritual and devotional books, and mysteries, histories and biographies. I am currently reading about the University of Washington rowing crew in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The...
Dec 26, 2016 | Sunday Evening
Among the things Bible students must remember is that the books of the Bible are not chronological. Nor do the chapters in those books necessarily follow a logical sequence of time or even of order. The Bible may not be as mixed up as alphabet soup or scrambled eggs,...
Dec 18, 2016 | Sunday Evening
Our Lord’s conversation in this text involves the subject of tradition. And this conversation is appropriate for our consideration, because if there is any season of the year more filled with tradition than the one in which we find ourselves, I’m not aware of it....
Dec 12, 2016 | Sunday Evening
Among other things, John 4 is one of the great missionary texts in the Bible. You could say that Judea and Galilee had already received the gospel. They had missionaries and visiting preachers – they had been evangelized. They had a traveling church and even had the...
Dec 5, 2016 | Sunday Evening
I don’t know how closely you listen to current religious thought, but there has been an interesting theme echoing around Christendom. It began before the elections last month, but it has picked up steam since then. There are preachers comparing our President-elect...
Nov 28, 2016 | Sunday Evening
As you can see we return to the text which we used this morning. Earlier I pointed out that there is a progression of revelation in these words. They move from the revelation of God in nature to that of His Word and then to the heart of the Christian. But there is a...
Nov 20, 2016 | Sunday Evening
There are several dozen doctrines which will never be compromised as long as I am pastor of this church. One of those doctrines would be in regard to the Bible we use in our services and in the preacher’s study. Someone might reply saying that the version we use is...
Nov 14, 2016 | Sunday Evening
Idaho is in the midst of its hunting season – something in which I participated back in my Alberta days. I bought the rifle and the orange vest, along with a knife and other equipment. I subscribed to the magazines, and for a few years I literally dreamed the dream of...
Nov 7, 2016 | Sunday Evening
Sometimes understanding the background of a Biblical book is important to understanding its message. For example, remembering what was happening to the readers of the Book of Hebrews helps us to understand some of the more difficult things Paul was saying. Those good...
Oct 31, 2016 | Sunday Evening
I mentioned on Wednesday that there is a different culture in Kentucky than there is here. I said that the people in the church we visited eat differently than we do. They still use knives an forks, but some of their food is not generally found around here. Judy came...
Oct 16, 2016 | Sunday Evening
This is not the first time, but it is not something I do very often. I am giving you another man’s sermon this afternoon. You could say that we have a guest speaker. I was given an article a few weeks ago – one with which I fully agreed, and which I thought would be a...
Oct 10, 2016 | Sunday Evening
One of the many lessons, which are suggested in these 5 verses, is the independence of God’s churches. This letter was sent “unto the churches of Galatia.” There is no hint of the oft-suggested “Universal Church.” Paul did not send this letter...
