Sunday, January 12, 2025
The sermon will be from Ephesians 5:22-6:4 – Pursuing Spiritual Health in 2025: In Our Families. “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, …” – Ephesians 6:4 21st Century American culture is “egalitarian.” This is an involved and controversial discussion and would require much more space than I have in this short article to […]
Sunday, January 5, 2025
The sermon will be from Ps. 1:1-6; Deut. 8:1-10; Luke 9:23 – “Spiritual Health in Our Individual Christian Lives”. “… man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” – Deuteronomy 8:3 Did you hear that? Man lives by “every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” Do you […]
Sunday, December 29, 2024
The sermon is from Romans 13:6-7 – “The IRS and You”. “Pay to all what is owed to them; taxes to whom taxes are owed …” – Romans 13:7 None of us looks forward to “tax season.” April 15th, arrives with annual regularity, but many Americans wait until 11:59 PM on that date to file, […]
Sunday, December 22, 2024
The sermon is from Isaiah 9:6-7– “ Handel Nailed It”. “… and his name shall be called …” – Isaiah 9:6 Parents think seriously and prayerfully when naming their child. One’s name is significant. It communicates something important about the person. Ponder the names that Isaiah gave to Jesus Christ – “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, […]
Sunday, December 15, 2024
The sermon is from Isaiah 9:6-7– “ The Eternal Kingdom of the Eternal King”. “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, …” – Isaiah 9:7 God calls civil magistrates his “servants for good.” He establishes authority in human societies and he also establishes the individual authorities. He “removes […]
Sunday, December 8, 2024
The sermon is from Isaiah 9:6-7– “ A Child Born and a Son Given”. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; …” – Isaiah 9:6 In the Christian community, we hear the truth of Isaiah 9:6 affirmed frequently from our pulpits, confessed repeatedly in our confessions of faith, and […]
Sunday, December 1, 2024
The sermon is from Mark 1:1-15–”Repent!”. “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel.” – Mark 1:14-15 The Old Testament prophets prepared Israel (and any other nation who would listen) for a coming Messianic kingdom. The kingdom’s “King” would descend from King David and establish a […]
Sunday, November 24, 2024
The sermon is from Mark 1:1-15–”Repent!”. “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” – Mark 1:1 The Gospel According to Mark starts rather abruptly. Matthew and Luke’s Gospels begin with their famous birth narratives. John’s Gospel immediately asserts Christ’s divine and human nature. But Mark, as I heard one preacher […]
Sunday, November 10, 2024
The sermon is from be Romans 12:14-21– “Serve the Lord Perseveringly”. “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.” – Romans 12:14 How can a mere sinful mortal obey Paul’s command in this verse? Our innate tendency is to defend ourselves. This is a proper response in the kingdoms of men; there […]
Sunday, November 3, 2024
The sermon is from be Romans 12: 9-13–”Serve the Lord Admirably”. “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.” – Romans 12:11 Paul’s rapid-fire commands in Romans 12:9-13 take one’s breath away. There are 13 of them in only 5 verses. He summons Christians to love, abhor, hold fast, love, […]