Spring Up, O Well – Numbers 21:10-20

In the midst of this uninspiring travelogue, we have a lesson on faith. I have read this paragraph many times and usually found my eyes glazing over and my mind falling to sleep. We should fight against this tendency whenever we read God’s Word, because every part of...

Wherever Your Feet May Take You – Joshua 1:1-3

I understand that Bro. White was preaching series of messages from the Book of Joshua before his move. He may have addressed this thought, and some of you may have heard it. But the rest of us haven’t had that privilege, so I turn first for you. But if you are among...

Wednesday or Friday? – John 19:16-18; 28-35

Last Friday, after our time of prayer, some of the men were talking, and wife of my former pastor came up. I mentioned that she had found a church to attend in the DC area, but she was disappointed that her new pastor was leading the church in a “Good Friday” worship...

Seeing Through the Impossible  – Hebrews 11:24-27

It probably began earlier, but when Moses reached his fortieth birthday, his heart drove him out of Egypt.  He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh and identified with his mother’s people, Israel.  In a sense the persecution of them fell on him, but he was able to...

The Offering up of Ishmael – Romans 12:1

Let’s start with a show of hands. How many of you know the story about Abraham’s offering of his son, Isaac? That sacrifice on the top of Mount Moriah is one of the great mountain peaks of the Bible. It strums so many strings and plays such wonderful music. There are...

Watch with Me – Matthew 26:26-40

Much of what took place in the Garden of Gethsemane is a mystery to me. I don’t know how to explain the emotions of the God-man, because I don’t know where the Son of God begins and where the Son of Man ends. So, this evening, I’m not going to dig into what Jesus was...

That I Might Know Christ – Philippians 3:7-11

As we read this chapter, do we ever consider the emotion which must have originally lay behind it? I confess to reading these words academically – prosaically – without emotion or genuine concern. Paul says, “I was raised as a Hebrew of the Hebrews, a Benjamite of the...

Importance of Connection – Psalm 84

The Bible illustrates Christ’s churches in several ways, two of which are a body and a family. I expect that you are familiar with both, because they come up fairly frequently in our messages. But just to refresh your memory, Paul, in I Corinthians 12 spends time...

Do it Now  –  Acts 12:1-10

It is safe to say that Peter’s deliverance from Herod’s prison was miraculous.  That Peter was asleep under the circumstances was itself somewhat miraculous, but that is not the point.  More literally, it was a miracle that one of God’s angels appeared in a locked...

The Secret of Abiding Joy – Habakkuk 3:16-19

  Ha-BAK-kuk, the man with the crooked name, is one of the celebrities of Heaven; one of the friends of God. I will try to pronounce his name “Ha-BAK-uk,” because both my first Bible and my current Bible, give him that pronunciation. But I have to admit that my...

Pictures of Persistent Patience – James 5:7-11

I know that you ladies looked at this scripture last Saturday, but none of us men were there. I feel led of the Lord to share with the rest of us, what you all learned the other day. Some people like to say that Job is “a picture of patience.” Despite what our...

“You Weaklings,” He Said Kindly – John 16:12

There are hundreds of statements in the Word of God which were spoken to specific individuals or groups. For example, when Jesus said to His disciples, “Let’s go to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray,” it was not something which we must literally obey. We don’t have to...

A Spiritual Diagnosis – I Peter 2:1-5

After a busy day, when both Judy and I wearied and worn, we watched a recording of the pilot to a new TV show. The ads I had seen made it sound intriguing, but it turned out to be just another medical show. After an interesting beginning, the writers introduced an...

Carelessness: God’s Gift – Mark 4:35-41

Six months ago I brought message entitled: “The Victorious Transference of Peace.” Our texts were John 14:27 and John 16:33. The Lord Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you;, MY peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth I unto you. Let NOT your heart be troubled,...