The scene: A young boy and his mother are having a serious discussion over lunch one day. “Where is God?” […]
Text: Psalm 139:7-12“If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over […]
Text: Psalm 145:4-5The sovereignty of God is a mysterious doctrine because it brings us face to face with the problem of evil and free will. If God is sovereign, why is there evil in the universe? If man has free will, how can God be sovereign? Christians have debated these questions for centuries. Suffice it to say that God is sovereign and you are truly responsible for all the choices you make. Often we won’t understand how they work together, but they do. When we embrace this truth, we have the true freedom—and peace that comes with it—to stop trying to be God and let Him direct our lives.
Text: Daniel 4Before we can understand what it means to be holy, we must understand what it means to say that God is holy. In many ways holiness is God’s central attribute. One writer actually defines it this way. “Holiness is that which makes God God.” Dr. Renald Showers calls it “the foundational truth of revelation.”
Text: Isaiah 6As this is the first Sunday of a new year, it is an appropriate moment to begin a new sermon […]
Text: Jeremiah 24:7; John 17:3; Ephesians 1:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:8“The mark of true Christian faith is that it changes everything you do and say.” Ray Stedman We have come […]
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22I begin with a very simple observation: It is possible to know God and yet be far away from him. […]
Text: Luke 15:11-32In making a tough decision there comes a time when we must take a step of faith and leave the results in the hands of the Lord.
Text: Proverbs 3:5-6We Christians disagree a lot, sometimes about the craziest things. I don’t know if you know it or not, but […]
Text: Acts 15:36-41Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—look, I will place a […]
Text: Judges 6