Sermons

33 – When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him, along with the criminals-one on His right, the other on His left. 34 – Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His clothes by casting lots. 35 – The […]

There was once a man who owned a GREAT DANE-and this Great Dane was not only extremely large-he was also a very ferocious dog. Picture him in your mind as sort of a “mean Marmaduke.” He was a huge muscular animal with jaws of iron, a mouth full of sharp teeth-seemingly invincible. He was definitely […]

One of the things I’ve discovered when it comes to preparing a series of sermons on a specific book of the Bible-like James for example-it is that it is often difficult to know how to divide the text. I mean, sometimes it’s hard to decide where to start and where to stop when it comes […]

1 – Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. 2 – Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 – Your gold and silver are corroded, Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth […]

John Ortberg tells the story of three men: Leon, Joseph, and Clyde-each of whom suffered from a Messiah complex. Now, please understand-when I say these guys had a Messiah complex, I’m not saying that they were conceited or even overly narcissistic. No-each of these three men actually thought he was a reincarnation of THE Messiah-Jesus, […]

I don’t know about you but it seems to me that every day I hear yet another news story that tells about something else each of us must do in order to remain physically healthy. I mean-not only are we told to exercise and eat right and get enough sleep…In addition to that there’s always […]

I’m sure you’ve probably heard of the Hatfields and McCoys-those two famous feuding families from the hills of Pikesville, Kentucky. What you may NOT know is that their decades-long feud began in the early 1870’s with a dispute over a pig. I’m not sure what aspect of the pig they disagreed about-but these two families […]

Whenever pastors get together to talk, their conversation inevitably turns to the subject of preaching-because a pastor is ALWAYS thinking about his sermon. I can tell you for a fact that there’s not a moment in the week that he’s not either studying for his message or mentally working on his outline or trying to […]

1 – In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 – (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 – And everyone went to his own town to register. 4 – So Joseph also went up […]

A few years ago-back when Becca was in elementary school—I took our family to hear her school’s annual Christmas music program. Becca had a solo so we grabbed the camcorder and the camera and headed out early in order to get the best seats for all camera angles. And-it was very well-done: great choreography, creative […]