I have Manifested Thy Name – John 17:1-6

Dec 1, 2019 | Sunday Morning

When the Lord laid this message on my heart, I at first wondered if I was hearing Him correctly. It is related to a message we had a few months ago, and I feared that there might be too much repetition. And then as I began jotting down notes, I became concerned that...

The Spirit’s Witness to the Saint – Romans 8:14-16

Nov 24, 2019 | Sunday Morning

Last week, in our scripture reading, we read about Satan’s temptation of our Saviour. Jesus had been fasting forty days, so in His humanity He was hungry, and the Devil attacked at that point. “If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”...

The Gospel According to Satan – I Timothy 4:1-3

Nov 17, 2019 | Sunday Morning

75 years ago, when WWII was still raging in the South Pacific, and 10,000 islands were held by the Japanese, the allies set up observation posts on remote islands; sometimes on islands still held by the enemy.  These spotters would take up positions on the sides of...

What Must I do to be Saved? – Acts 16:25-31

Nov 3, 2019 | Sunday Morning

Last Wednesday, I was reminded how busy Brother Fulton is right now.  He just got back from 11 days in Kentucky which included preaching in several churches and being in a missions conference.  Yesterday he and Rachel hosted a House-warming party which we forced on...

The Faithfulness of God – I Corinthians 10:11-13; 1:4-9

Oct 27, 2019 | Sunday Morning

Have you ever felt betrayed?  Perhaps you shared an intimate secret with someone you trusted, but that person then shared it with others, causing you personal shame or harm.  Or perhaps you asked someone to help you in an important matter, and they promised to do so,...

The Central Point of Christianity – I Corinthians 1:17-24

Oct 20, 2019 | Sunday Morning

We haven’t done this before, but I’d like you to go back to the scripture we read earlier in our service.  It’s not that I’ve slipped a mental cog, or I have had a problem with the earlier reading.  It’s that I’d like you to realize there is more than one way to read...

Playing with Fire – Acts 15:5-11

Oct 13, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  There is an infamous cult of quasi-Christians living in the hills of West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Every once in a while they pull out their stash of rattlesnakes and play with them in their church services. They carry them; they stroke them; they even hold...

The Fixed Heart – Psalm 57:1-11 (7)

Oct 6, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Some of you young people probably won’t appreciate the name “Christian Barnard.” And perhaps some of you adults might have forgotten the name as well. Christian Barnard was the son of a Christian minister in the country of South Africa about a century...

A Biography of Faith – I Kings 18:36-46

Sep 29, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Several times over the last few months, the Lord has brought me back to God’s great prophet, Elijah. I have heard a sermon or two about him; one of those coming from this chapter. And in my reading I keep seeing his name come up. Also, I have preached on him once or...

The Accessible Christ – John 16:5-16

Sep 22, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Let’s begin by using our imaginations. Let’s pretend for a few minutes that Christ Jesus did NOT ascend into Heaven after His resurrection. Let’s pretend that He is still preaching and teaching, ministering and miraclizing here on earth after 2,000 years. The...

Called out of Darkness – Isaiah 8:17-9:7

Sep 15, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Paul tells us in Galatians that at the appropriate, foreordained moment God sent His Son into the world. He was “made of a woman, made under the law.” And His purpose was “to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption...

To Have and to Hold – Daniel 3:1-18

Sep 8, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  I have entitled this message: “To have and to hold; ‘til death do us part.” The source for these thoughts is this a trio of men: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Their true names were Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. As part of an effort to strip these...

Ugly Unbelief – Matthew 13:53-58

Sep 1, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Let’s go back to last week’s lesson before moving on. While the Lord Jesus was at the top of Mt. Hermon being transfigured before Peter, James and John, the rest of the disciples were down below in the valley struggling to help some people in need. This is described...

The Goal of the Christian – John 17:1-8

Aug 18, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  I was reading a book the other day by a well-known, modern, Christian writer. It is always good to be alert when you read the works of others – read with “your eyes open.” This is especially true when you read the works of “well-known, modern,...