The sermon on Sunday, December 28, 2025, will be 2 Timothy 4:9-18 -The Apostle Paul: Beginning and Ending in Glory. “To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” – 2 Timothy 4:18 A very popular Protestant catechism begins with this question, “What is the chief end of man?” Then, the question is answered, “Man’s […]
The sermon on Sunday, December 21, 2025, will be Ephesians 1:15-23 – The Birth of the Head of the Church. “And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, …” – Ephesians 1:22 Most of us have heard that ‘nature abhors a vacuum,’ but the […]
The sermon on Sunday, December 14, 2025, will be Colossians 1:15-20 – Asleep in Bethlehem, Yet Ruling the World. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” -Colossians 1:15 The popular Christian apologist of the 20th Century in Britain, C. S. Lewis, coined an idea that some have called a […]
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 […]
