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Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way - Genesis 16 - May 5, 1996 - 22
This week my friend David Puckett was in town. I have known David ever since our days at Dallas Seminary. After we graduated I took a pastorate in California and he entered a doctoral program at the University of Chicago. Our paths crossed again a few years later when he attended the church I past ... More
A Tale of Two Women: Are You a Child of Promise? - Galatians 4:21-31 - Jul 22, 2001 - 257
Almost all the commentators agree that this is the hardest passage in the book of Galatians. It's not easy to understand on a quick reading exactly what Paul means to say. Or perhaps more accurately, we know in general terms what he is trying to say; it's how he says it that trips us up. For that re ... More
The Blessing of a Believing Spouse - Hebrews 11:8-10 - Jul 23, 2008 - 1159
This is the story of Sarah’s faith. It is the story of one woman who together with her husband believed God and received a very great reward. It is also a story about the enormous blessing of having a believing spouse. If man has a wife who believes in Jesus, he is greatly blessed, and if a ... More
Most Likely to Suceed - Judges 13 - Feb 11, 1990 - 515
How long has it been since you were in high school? It seems like a thousand years ago to me.The point was driven home last Sunday when we ate lunch with two other families from the church. Around the table that day were two of the girls from our high school group—one a junior, the other a s ... More
Here, There and Everywhere: The Doctrine of God's Omnipresence - Psalm 139:7-12 - Feb 23, 1997 - 469
The scene: A young boy and his mother are having a serious discussion over lunch one day. "Where is God?" he asks innocently. "He's in heaven," his mother replies. "Does He live there?" "Yes." "Where's Jesus?" "He's in your heart." "But I thought Jesus and God were the same Person." "They are." "How ... More
If God is Good, Why Do I Hurt? - Job 23:10 - Jan 11, 1998 - 520
Of all the questions that trouble the people of God, none is greater than the question posed in our title. Sometimes it is asked in other ways: Why is there so much suffering in the world? Or why do bad things happen to good people? Or why do the wicked prosper while the righteous take such a beatin ... More