A long time ago in the history of our church, long before I became the pastor, someone wrote a document […]
Text: Hebrews 13:20-21When was the last time you played with modeling clay? It may have been a while unless you have a […]
Text: Acts 16:6-10If God didn’t move in mercy, we would all end up in hell.
Text: II Peter 3:9“Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in […]
Text: 1 Peter 4:1-6This is the hardest passage in the New Testament. That’s what my Greek professor said when we were studying I […]
Text: 1 Peter 3:18-22Quick now, what well-known actor said the following: “I don’t like danger. I’m not a womanizer. My happiest moments are […]
Text: 1 Peter 3:7What is inner beauty that lasts and how do we get it? In today’s quest for physical beauty amidst a burgeoning population of aging Boomers who are finding it difficult to reconcile the ravages of time on their bodies, surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures are seeing explosive growth in this country. This craze is not particular only to celebrities and socialites but now includes the rest of society who can afford the cost of the procedures. We all want to look good, but all external and applied adornments will fail sooner or later. The Bible puts forth a better goal of the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. There is power and value in this inner beauty that all women can acquire. Scripture gives us a solid example of such beauty in the Old Testament character of Sarah. She was a woman of recognized great beauty in her society but Scripture credits her with a greater inner beauty of character that was more commendable and precious to God, described in First Peter, chapter three. Here, all Christian women are called to be “daughters of Sarah,” to emulate her lasting beauty of character quality and attitude. Ultimately for women, the beauty of eternal value is like that which Jesus demonstrated in his submission to and hope in God, in doing what is right without giving way to fear. This is true beauty in God’s sight.
Text: 1 Peter 3:1-6If we want to know what the Bible says about marriage, we’ve got to go back to the beginning.
Text: Genesis 1:26-28; Revelation 22:17Since this is the first sermon in the God Speaks Today series, I thought we should answer a few key […]
Text: Genesis 2:18-25; Hebrews 13:4“On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone is […]
Text: John 7:37-39