Sermons

As you may or may not know, every year I invite people to read through the Chronological Bible with me. As we read—if we feel so led—we swap e-mails in which we share questions or insights about each daily reading. One of the texts that almost always elicits questions is Leviticus 27. In these verses […]

Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in Judea, and in Samaria, and in the uttermost parts of the earth.” Are you familiar with the phrase: “six degrees of Kevin Bacon?” It’s the concept that says two people on Earth […]

About ten years ago Willow Creek Church in Chicago decided it was time to evaluate how they were doing as a mega-church when it came to helping their membership grow spiritually. So—they came up with what is called The Reveal Survey. A representative segment of the congregation took the survey and the leadership at Willow […]

NOTE: I am indebted to Bryan Wilkerson for the inspiration of this morning’s sermon. There’s a famous speech in Shakespeare’s play Henry V.  The setting is right before the battle of Agincourt. Henry is a young king, and he’s preparing to lead the army of England in battle against the vastly superior forces of France. […]

Elon Musk is 39 years old. He’s worth over 20 Billion dollars which makes him the 58th richest person in the world. And if that weren’t enough, Forbes magazine ranks Musk as the 21st most powerful person on the planet. His wealth and fame come from three major accomplishments. First, he was the co-founder of […]

I went to college in Florence, Alabama—and like all college students every summer I’d pack up and go home. I’d always get my night auditor job at the Holiday Inn back and would work all summer to save money for the next year’s tuition. I liked my summers. It was good to put away the […]

11 – Christ Himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,  12 – to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up  13 – until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness […]

In my 63 years of EATING—one thing I have learned is that some foods are better warmed up than when they are first served. Here are a few examples: Mayonnaise-based salads like tuna or chicken. Meatloaf Pasta-dishes like lasagna and spaghetti Cobblers and pies Cakes baked by Fritz Aluben. He made us one for Christmas […]

2nd Corinthians 5:14-15 – “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him Who died for them and was raised again.” 1st Peter 4:10 – “Each one should use […]

Look up on the side screens with me for a moment. I’m sure you’ve seen hundreds of pictures of manger scenes, but I want you to look at this one, just for a second, because I think it does a pretty good job of capturing the special peace that was surely felt by all who […]