Jan 22, 2017 | Sunday Morning
When two young people marry, several major changes should revolutionize their lives. Particularly – if it hasn’t occurred already, their partner should become the center of his or her life. “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to...
Jan 15, 2017 | Sunday Morning
As a diamond is to a cubic zirconium, so is the Bible to all other books. While one is the genuine article, and the others may be helpful, they are not of the same value. A knowledge of the Bible means an acquaintance with the God of eternity. HOWEVER – a mere...
Jan 8, 2017 | Sunday Morning
Stephen had been a relatively recent addition to the disciples of Christ and member at Jerusalem. By that I mean we don’t read of him in any of the Gospels, so he had not risen to prominence among the apostles while Jesus ministered among them. He was apparently not...
Jan 1, 2017 | Sunday Morning
There are many similarities between the saints at the dawn of 2017 and saints at the dawn of Christianity. But I don’t know if the idea of the “New Year” is shared between them. Ancient cultures did celebrate various solar time-markers, but if they did, I...
Dec 25, 2016 | Sunday Morning
I think I’ve showed you this book before. It is entitled “Encyclopedia of God’s” with the subtitle: “Over 2,500 deities of the world.” Listen to the bios of some of these demonic deities: Chors, Chos-Skyon; Chu Jung. I mention this book, and...
Dec 18, 2016 | Sunday Morning
My recreational reading lately has included material on the history of Baptists in Kentucky. Included in these books have been dozens of short biographies of the earliest missionaries to the area. Despite the fact that God used them for His glory, many were as...
Dec 11, 2016 | Sunday Morning
It is downtown Manhattan – the streets of New York City, or perhaps San Francisco, or Los Angeles. Here comes a man with an unkempt beard, long scraggly hair, army surplus boots & old ragged clothes. But there is a fire in his eyes which could be from passion – or...
Dec 4, 2016 | Sunday Morning
There are many ways to contrast the things of God and things of the world. Their USEFULNESS and their vanity might be one means. For example, the things of the world are useable only in this universe – sometimes only immediately. Perhaps that could be a part in our...
Nov 27, 2016 | Sunday Morning
After a particularly hard, long winter the lady went to her garden to check her blueberry bushes. She returned quite delighted because there were buds on almost all of the branches. Oh, but how disappointed she would have been if there was never anything more than...
Nov 20, 2016 | Sunday Morning
Beginning nearly fifty years ago, I spent nearly three years attending Bible school. I should make it clear – I didn’t attend seminary; it was a Baptist Bible school. It was not designed to train theologians – or even thinkers. Its purpose was to generate little...
Nov 13, 2016 | Sunday Morning
I admit that I may not understand the mind of a horse. I don’t know the thinking of the race horse when he’s brought into the starting gate. But from little I have seen, it appears that the thoroughbred race horse runs because he loves to run. There may be some...
Nov 6, 2016 | Sunday Morning
As much as I tried, I couldn’t get this Psalm out of my mind. While looking at it from one angle Wednesday, I mentioned it could be preached as a gospel message. I don’t believe that was David’s intent when he put these words to music and taught them to Israel. But...
Oct 30, 2016 | Sunday Morning
I have never claimed to have a very good memory – in fact I admit to having just the opposite. When I need to know something about the history of our church I ask one of you. But I do remember some of the details of the first sermon that I preached nearly 50 years...
Oct 16, 2016 | Sunday Morning
I’d like you to put your thinking caps on this morning. I have a gospel message for you, but it is not a “simple” gospel message. I need all of you to engage your ears and hearts, turning up your hearing aids if necessary. When Mary gave birth, more than...
Oct 9, 2016 | Sunday Morning
Elizabeth Barrett’s parents disapproved of her marriage to Robert Browning so strongly they disowned her. Almost every week Elizabeth wrote letters to her mother and father pleading for some sort of reconciliation. Those letters were sent for years, but her...
