This is the first of several sermons on Noah and the flood. As we begin our study of this important […]
Text: Genesis 6:1-8Adam could not go back and undo the original sin. And he could not stay forever in paradise. The deed was done and the wreckage was all around him. The only option left for him was to go forward. All of us have to come to grips with that sooner or later. The good news is that through Christ, The Tree of Life is waiting, the door has been opened, the Son of God has shed his blood, the price has been paid, the sacrifice made, atonement has been accomplished.
Text: Genesis 3:20-24Three hundred seventy-nine days ago, Martin and Gracia Burnham were captured by Muslim terrorists in the Southern Philippines. They were […]
Text: Genesis 3:7-19Upon reading these verses, the thought comes to mind that we’re not in Eden anymore. Whatever else you can say […]
Text: Genesis 1:26-28We begin with the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor whose opposition to Adolph Hitler during World War II […]
Sermon Series: Seven Laws of the Spiritual LifeLife is hard. Does anyone reading these words have any question about that? I didn’t think so. Because we live […]
Text: James 1:2-4The story of Mary Magdalene meeting Jesus at the empty tomb is found only in John’s gospel. I think Mary […]
Text: John 20:11-18Let’s begin by reviewing the first four laws of the spiritual life: Law 1: He’s God and We’re Not. Law […]
Text: Hebrews 11Sometimes we face things for which there is no earthly explanation. In those moments we need to erect a sign that reads, “Quiet: God at Work.” Don’t miss what God wants to teach you through your troubles.
Text: Psalm 119:67, 71, 75There is a danger from viewing the sweetness of a Christmas pageant where all our children are so fresh-faced and adorable and everything is so clean and neat and nice, and the lighting is just right, the costumes so well done, and the staging so powerful, and the music so inspiring, that we can subconsciously think that this is the way it really was.
Text: Matthew 2:7-12