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The Savior’s Psalm of Suffering  Psalm 22  WAIT TO READ  In a few minutes we will be observing the Lord’s Supper.  That night almost 2,000 years ago, our Lord took the simple elements of bread and wine and left us with a reminder of what He was about to do for us.  He broke bread – a… Continue reading Sermon – “The Savior’s Psalm of Suffering&#...

O Taste and See  Psalm 34  Psalm 34 has a couple of my favorite verses in it.  The whole thing is good, but there are couple of diamonds in the setting that sparkle a little brighter than the others in my eyes.  Let me go through these verses quickly so you can see them in… Continue reading Sermon – “O Taste and See” →

The Price of Gold  Job 23  If you have been keeping up with your daily Bible reading, we are in the Book of Job right now.  I have thoroughly enjoyed digging into it, but also looking forward to finishing it in a couple of days.  It is a difficult book to go through.  I do not pretend… Continue reading Sermon – “The Price of Gold” →

Overcoming Opposition  Nehemiah 2:1-11  I have spoken to so many people these past few weeks that just seem to be having a harder time than usual.  It is as if the world is a little gloomier, and the burdens we carry are a little heavier.  There are some out there that would tell you that is because… Continue reading Sermon – “Overcoming Opposition&#...

Neither Do I Condemn Thee  John 8:1-11  I want to begin by noting that this text is controversial.  Some throughout history have feared that it excused or even promoted adultery.  That is utterly ridiculous – I hope that when we are finished today you will understand why that is.  The other reason it is controversial is that… Continue reading Sermon &...

The Cost of Serving God  II Samuel 24:18-25  Our text this morning comes at the close of one of the darkest events in David’s life.  Most would say it was his affair with Bathsheba, and there other contenders we could discuss.  But if you notice, of all the sins that David committed, the one that is given the most space… Continue reading Sermon &#...

Wanderlust Hebrews 11:8-16 One of the greatest treasures in American  literature is a series of books sharing stories and adventures of growing up as a pioneer. Very much romanticized for her audience, Laura Ingalls Wilder told of how her father moved their family around the western frontier of America in the days after the Civil… Continue reading Sermon – “Wanderlust”...

The King Who Struck Out  Deuteronomy 17:14-20  Our text today is a remarkable passage.  God had promised Abraham that there would be kings among his descendants:  Gen 17:6  And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.   But as Moses is writing these words,  Israel… Continue reading Sermon &...

Dead Man Walking  Genesis 22  Our text this morning is not a traditional Easter text. There are some today that say that since Christ has died and risen that the Old Testament is obsolete. They say that it is a waste of time to study anything before the Gospels. It is a profoundly stupid thing to do. The Old Testament is gold mine… Continue reading Sermon – “Dead Man Walking&#822...

Why We Observe the Lord’s Supper  Colossians 2:6-23  Our text this morning may seem an odd one for a day that we observe the Lord’s Supper.  The reason I am using this text is because it fits well many of the ideas I want to discuss.  I do not know exactly when Paul visited this… Continue reading Sermon – “Why We Observe The Lord’s Supper” →

Faint Yet Pursuing  Judges 8:4  Judges chapter 8 is not nearly as well remembered as chapters 6 or 7.  I must confess, as I have only been a few days into Judges for the daily Bible reading that there is quite a bit that I honestly did not remember.  We remember some of the highest highs and lowest lows of… Continue reading Sermon – “F...

Monuments  Joshua 4  Our text today we find two monuments erected.  The nation of Israel had been delivered by God from slavery in Egypt 40 years before this.  God had told them that if they would trust Him that He would lead them to the land promised to Abraham.  Of course, Israel proved unfaithful and… Continue reading Sermon – “Monuments” →

The Old Landmarks  Deuteronomy 19:14  A while back, when we were looking at putting in the new entrance and driveway here at the church, we ran across a little problem.  We did not know where the property markers were along the highway.  Nowadays, you pay a surveyor to go out and mark the corners of your… Continue reading Sermon – “The Old Landmarks&#8221...

The Eleventh Commandment  John 13:31-35  The old rabbis calculated that there are 613 commandments in the Law of Moses.  As we have been reading through them for our daily Scripture reading, it seems like there are ten times that!  When God gave Israel His Law at Sinai, He began with the reason they should obey it::  Exo… Continue reading Sermon – &#8...

Water in the Wilderness  Psalm 78:12-20  Our text this morning is from the remarkable 78th Psalm.  This Psalm is a history lesson for the nation of Israel.  It rehearses many of the events of The Exodus and the Wilderness Wanderings of Israel.  I would highly recommend keeping it handy when you read those historical accounts.  It… Continue reading Sermon &#...

Blessed Are They That Mourn  Matthew 5:1-12  I want to preach a pastoral message to you this morning.  I really struggled coming to a decision on what to preach.  The past few weeks I have found a text from the daily Bible reading that arrested my attention.  If you have just finished Leviticus with us, you can probably… Continue reading Sermon –...

Our High Priest  Leviticus 10:1-7, 16-20  If you are keeping up with your daily Bible reading, you probably read this a few days ago.  At the very beginning of the ministry of the Jewish priesthood, the priests failed.  We saw the Tabernacle constructed in the last chapter of Exodus, giving the priests a place to… Continue reading Sermon – “Our High Priest&#82...

God’s Workmen  Exodus 31:1-11  If you have been keeping up with your daily Bible reading, you should have read this passage just a few days ago.  It is easily overlooked by the details of the Tabernacle design before it and the incident with the golden calf after it.  To get the context, I think you need to… Continue reading Sermon – “God’s Wor...

He Was Gathered To His People  Genesis 25:7-10  I find it interesting what people put into obituaries.  You can tell not just a lot about the deceased but also about the family they leave behind.  Sometimes there are family feuds going on and parts of the family are not even mentioned.  Sometimes someone will go way overboard making someone ou...

The Other Woman At The Well  John 4:1-10  I hope that our text this morning is a familiar one to you.  I have preached from it here at least once and taught lessons from it at least twice.  The ancient Jews despised Samaria and would often travel around it.  But Christ told His disciples that… Continue reading Sermon – “The Other Woman At Well” &#85...

Faith in Focus  Joshua 14:6-15  How many of you ever played with a water hose growing up?  I don’t know how many times I turned the water hose on that was in front of our house.  We used that for everything.  That was our water fountain when we were playing outside.  We’d turn it on and make mud to play… Continue reading Sermon – &...

A New Start in a New Year  Proverbs 16:3  I want to be practical this morning.  Our text is from the single most practical book of the Bible.  King Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived.  After he became king he went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices to the Lord.  God appeared to him, and did something remarkable. … Continue reading Serm...