The sermon on Sunday, December 7, 2025, will be Romans 9:1-5 – God Over All in Bethlehem’s Manger. “… Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.” – Romans 9:5 In my intermediate Greek class in seminary, my professor required me and his other students to write an exegetical paper on the divinity of […]
The sermon on Sunday, November 30, 2025, will be from Acts 9:1-22 – And Suddenly a Light from Heaven. “… and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.” – Acts 9:3 In Luke’s birth narrative (Luke 2:8-9), we read that the ‘glory of the Lord’ shone around the shepherds in a field as they […]
The sermon on Sunday, November 23, 2025, will be from Revelation 3:1-6, Dead Church Walking. “Wake up …” – Revelation 3:2 Receiving general anesthesia is beneficial for the patient and the surgeon. The patient sleeps through a painful procedure and the surgeon is able to perform surgery. But ‘spiritual anesthesia’ is a tool in the […]
The sermon on Sunday, November 16, 2025, will be from Revelation 2:18-28 – The Church which Tolerated Jezebel. “… you tolerate that woman Jezebel, …” – Revelation 2:20 Tolerance is a commendable quality in a human being, but not always. The church in Thyatira was tolerating a wicked, self-designated prophetess named ‘Jezebel.’ The name reminds […]
The sermon on Sunday, November 9, 2025, will be from Psalm 130, A Prayer from the Depths. ”And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.” – Psalm 130:8 Many Christians have not comprehended the wonder and assurance of Psalm 130. They live as if the redemption they have in Christ is not plentiful (Psalm […]
The sermon on Sunday, November 2, 2025, will be from 2 Peter:1-19, The Light of the Gospel. … a lamp shining in a dark place …” – 2 Peter 1:19 Recently, I took my granddaughter on a walk in the woods late one afternoon. As the sun began to set, I told her, “You always […]
The sermon on Sunday, October 26, 2025, will be from Revelation 2:12-17 – Holding Fast Before Satan’s Throne. “To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna …” – Revelation 2:17 The Bible teaches the preservation and the perseverance of the saints. First, the Triune God preserves his people; he begins […]
The sermon on Sunday, October 19, 2025, will be from Revelation 2:8-11 – Faithful Unto Death. “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, …” – Revelation 2:13 Post-modern men and women may struggle with the Bible’s assertion – there is a personal devil. Christians affirm this because […]
The sermon on Sunday, October 12, 2025, will be from Revelation 2:1-7, Do You Love Jesus ‘More than These? “… you have abandoned the love you had at first.” – Revelation 2:1-7 In 2 Corinthians 5:14, Paul states, “For the love of Christ controls us, …”, but does it?? We’ve all seen this occur and […]
The sermon on Sunday, October 5, 2025, will be from Revelation 1:9-20, Look Ye Saints, the Sight is Glorious. “When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.” – Revelation 1:17 The Apostle John as a young man ‘leaned back against Jesus’ at a meal (John 13:25). In Revelation Chapter 1 (possibly […]
