Dr. Ken's Sermons & Studies

"The people who lived in darkness have seen a great light," says the Prophet Isaiah (9:2). As we begin the season of Advent, we begin with hope.

In Jesus' well-known parable about the wheat and the weeds, we frequently get confused about who we are in the story. Are we the landowner? The workers? The reapers? Or, maybe, something else...?

Why is it that some believe and some do not, even when they have heard the same message and seen the same examples of faith? It's a mystery, but it's a mystery worth examining!

It is one of the best known books of the Bible, the book of Job. But we don't often know what to make of it. Maybe because we don't WANT to know. I encourage you to read the first 3 chapters, and then chapters 29-42. The quotes I offer from some of these chapters come from The Message translation of the Bible, and I offer my recommendation to try this translation on for size. You can fin...

You may know what time it is right now, but do you know  whose  time it is? Based on the beautiful words of Ecclesiastes 3, we are challenged to examine our futile attempts to be the lord of our own lives. Eccl. 3:1   For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2      a time to be born, and a time to die;        a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is plante...

One of my favorite stories in the Bible is the story in Mark 10 about Blind Bartimaeus, who ends up seeing more than anybody else!

It is time to take another look at the teachings of the Apostle Paul because he has gotten a much-undeserved reputation as someone who, well, doesn't need to be listened to! In his masterpiece of Christian theology, The Letter to the Romans, he gives us some hard advice about what it means to live as followers of Christ. In order to better reflect on the words of this episode, here's wha...

Believe it or not, the apostle Paul did not write the well-known 13th chapter of First Corinthians for weddings! It is intended for Christians who are looking to deepen the way they live out their faith - like you and me.

The English language is a living thing. We add words to it, and lose words that fall out of use. There's one word in the Bible that we have almost completely lost, and it is one of the most important words when it comes to living out our relationship with God and with one another.

Walking on water: whose power enabled Peter to do that? Living our faith: whose power enables us to do that?

We say that God is omnipotent, all-powerful. But there are things that God cannot do; in fact, there are things we can do that God cannot!

That phrase is tossed around a lot, but what does it exactly mean? This is what it means to me.

The Book of Hebrews isn't really a book. It's a sermon, and one of the most masterful sermons ever written. It's a sermon about faith, and what it looks like when faith is put into action.

It's quite an amazing process: faith happens mostly in the heart, but it seeks to feed the brain with understanding, which then strengthens the faith, which then makes the brain hungry to know more...

In the last episode we heard Paul scold the Galatians for thinking that anything but the grace of God saves us. As he ends his letter, he also warns that this doesn't mean we can do what we want because our works do not save us - or keep us from being saved. After all, he says, you can't plant radishes and expect to sow tomatoes!

One of the great ironies of too many of us followers of Christ is how often we use our freedom to lose our freedom.

Here's a hint: it's not about you.

When the Apostle Paul writes to the church in Galatia, he is more than a little upset. Why? It's in the math, the Gospel math, that is.

This message is the second of two that are based on the 16th chapter of the Book of Acts, in which the Apostle Paul is told by the Holy Spirit to "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Be sure to listen to both to find out exactly where Macedonia is!

This message is the first of two based on the 16th chapter of the Book of Acts, when Paul hears the voice of the Holy Spirit saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Be sure to listen to both so that you have the full answer to the question, "Where is Macedonia?"

The story Jesus tells that is commonly called The Parable of the Prodigal Son is incorrectly named for it is really about two sons who resemble their father very little at all. Which son do you take after?

It's one of the most disdained, disliked words in the English language. See if you agree with this explanation as to why...in spite of the fact that you won't like it, either.

What happens when chickens and become foxes?

Originally preached on Trinity Sunday, this message gives some words of wisdom to those who would like to have the concept of the Trinity - God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; three yet one - explained to them. Be sure to have a flower handy.

When you find yourself in the wilderness areas of life, here's something you need to know.