Sermons

19 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 – But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 – For where your treasure […]

1st Timothy 4:7 – Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be Godly. 8 – For physical training is of some value, but Godliness has value to all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Joshua 1:7 – Be strong and […]

5 – “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 – But when you pray, go into your room, close the […]

Whenever we go to Wheaton to either mover Becca into the dorm for another year of college or to move her out at the end of the year and bring her home—or when we’ve gone to Wheaton in mid-year for a visit—WHENEVER WE GO—Sue and I always make plans to have breakfast at this restaurant—the […]

One of my favorite movies is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and one of my favorite scenes is in the first film—when the remaining eight members of the fellowship of the ring exit the mines of Moria and enter the forest of Lothlorien.  Do you remember that part of the story—either from the film […]

Joseph Stowell, former president of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago confesses to be like many of us in that there are times in which he says he struggles to feel COMPASSION for the people in this world who seem to make themselves the enemies of our Christian faith—those people who either embrace sinful behaviors […]

Introduction Since late September, Karen and I have had the joy of the morning school routine with our foster son, Angel. Each morning Angel has to wake up, shower, dress, eat breakfast, and get his things together — things that his snooze button sometimes forces him to accomplish at blinding speeds! He does a good […]

On this Easter Sunday morning, I want us to begin by reading part of John’s account of the resurrection. I’m reading John 20:1-16. 1 – Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. […]

Our study tonight is based on John 19 but I want to begin by reading just verses 16b-18. 16b – So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 – Carrying His own cross, He went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 – Here they crucified Him, and […]

This morning I would like us to begin with a little game of movie trivia.  I’m going to cite a famous movie LINE and you try to guess which famous MOVIE it’s from. No need to shout your answer. Just share your guess with your neighbor. Ready?  Here goes: “Bond, James Bond” (Sean Connery,  Dr. […]