The Baptism of Noah – I Peter 3:18-22

You fishermen know that the best way to catch fish is to use some sort of bait or other enticement. The enemies of Truth – those who are trying to catch souls – usually use a little bit of bait as well. And like the lure which resembles a fish or some other food,...

The Just for the Unjust

As we read this letter from Peter, remember that each word is colored by things which he had experienced. Ie. there were negative things, like his denial of Christ, when the Lord was being questioned and tortured. And then there were his foolish suggestion to build...

Moses the Evangelist – Exodus 2:1-10

I would like to look at Moses in much the same way as I did Daniel last week. We can find the ancestors of New Testament soul-winners in the first half of our Bibles. As I said last week, they are not precise duplicates or images of today’s evangelists, but they do...

Winning the Soul of the King – Daniel 1:1-3, 6

I would like to take this opportunity to add another lesson to our current Sunday School theme. Last week I introduced the idea that we can learn about New Testament soul-winning by examining some of our evangelical ancestors from the Old Testament. So we considered...

Sermons in Shoes – I Peter 3:1

Picture yourself walking up to a stranger on the street and boldly asking, “Would you like me to tell you how you can be born again through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ?” Generally speaking, how do you think that is going to go? Probably not much farther...

Returned with Interest – I Peter 2:21-25

My primary interest this morning is the last verse in this chapter. “For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.” You saints of God should live unto righteousness now that you have been brought to Christ – the...

The Canary of the Gospel – I Peter 2:21-24

Mining for gold, sliver and other important minerals and materials has always been a dangerous occupation. Through the years, thousands of miners have died in cave-ins, explosions, faulty equipment, the misuse of equipment and dozens of other causes. One danger they...

Trusting the Despicable – Numbers 21:4-9

  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 is one of the best known and most beloved verses in the Bible. It is familiar to people of every faith and...

Tonight’s Main Bout: Faith Versus Hope – Job 17:11-16

It seems to me that the Book of Job is becoming more and more applicable these days. By that I mean more and more people are finding their lives running parallel to this man named “Job.” For those who don’t know his history, Job was enjoying the greatest blessings of...

Back and Forth; In and Out – Romans 8:1

Before he became a supervisor, our son Kraig worked directly with various forms of nuclear waste. He was employed at the Hanford Nuclear site in Washington State and then at the Oakridge facility in Tennessee. Between those jobs, he was at the Savanna River Facility...

Marvelous Ophthalmolic Grace – I Peter 2:9 (John 9)

Peter, was probably on high alert as he walked beside the Lord Jesus that day. It was dangerous for Christ and His disciples to be in Jerusalem. Just a day or two before, Jesus had been confronted by a group of Pharisees, escorting a woman who had been taken in...

Inexpressible Hidden Wealth – I Peter 2:2-8

Let’s say you have been experiencing horrible pain behind your left eye, and now it seems to be in both. You finally relent and go to an ophthalmologist, where you receive a thorough examination. When finished, he tells you that you have a rare form of cancer. If you...

The Word, the Gospel and You – First Peter 1:25

We are surrounded by all kinds of news. For example, there is a great deal of seriously bad news – news about bad things. I heard an article on the BBC World News about China’s persecution of some of her own people. Thousands of Chinese citizens are being jailed,...

What was Your Birthing Experience? – First Peter 1:23-25

Peter’s reference to “being born again” is quite different from Jesus’ exhortation: “Ye MUST be born again.” Nicodemus, the man to whom the Saviour was speaking, needed to be regenerated; made spiritually alive. But the readers of Peter’s epistle are people who had...

Belief in God – First Peter 1:18-21

Do you believe in God? Do you really believe in God? I can ask that question in the context of a sermon, because no one has to take it personally. There are a lot of pitchfork Christians in churches. When the preacher lays something objectionable at their feet, they...