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,...

And They Mocked Him – Mark 15:22-38

Jul 14, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  A few years ago, in Manila, Philippines, a devout Roman Catholic named “Mendosa” was “crucified.” He had been fasting and praying for more than a week, constantly encouraged by his priest. On what is commonly called “Good Friday,”...

The God of Wrath and Glory – Psalm 145:1

Jul 7, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  This message was ignited by an article in the “Institution of Creation Research” magazine “Acts and Facts.” It was written by Brian Thomas, who has a PhD in paleobiochemistry from the University of Liverpool. That article was entitled...

I Find no Fault in Him – John 19:6

Jun 30, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Knowing basically what I’d find I looked up the word “tolerance” in my biggest dictionary. It had six definitions, and three of those were a bit more fine-tuned into sub-definitions. It also listed about two dozen synonyms – including words like...

The Blood of the Red Heifer – Numbers 19:1-22

Jun 23, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  I was reading Spurgeon the other day when I ran across these words. “It is a marvel that any man should be a Christian at all…” When we come to understand the depth of our wickedness – our sinfulness – it is incredible that God should save us. And...

Wherefore Comfort Yourselves – I Thessalonians 5:9-11

Jun 9, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Despite all our technological gadgets, our toys, the entertainment industry, including sports, and an army of psychiatrists with all their drugs, we live in the midst of millions of very sad people. Despite all the casinos, comedians and carnivals, death still...

The Profit of Godliness – I Timothy 4:8

Jun 2, 2019 | Sunday Morning

  Have you ever noticed how many maritime songs are in our hymnals? I googled the question and the list given to me had 156 nautical hymns, some of which we still sing. “Let the Lower Lights be Burning,” “Pilot Me,” “Sail on.”...