When Israel was in exile there is no doubt that they experienced many trials. I am sure that one of…
There is no doubt that John the baptist is a prophet. He is the last prophet called by the Lord,…
There is no doubt that John the baptist is a prophet. He is the last prophet called by the Lord,…
Merriam Webster states that A fool can be described as "a person lacking in judgement or prudence." If this is…
The people of Israel served their place in covenant history, and they are a people who are a picture of…
We tell our children that they should not call one another fools. In fact, when Christ walked this earth he…
We are people who are secured by the work of Christ, but yet we wait for the fullness of the…
We believe that God has created each of us with different skills, talents, and gifts. It is not encouraged that…
We can sympathize with the Psalmist who asks the Lord "how long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to…
Imagine an ideal warrior. What does he look like? My guess is that he is a man of action, and…
Abram is called from his homeland to journey and wander in a land that is his. The thing that is…
If there was a weapon that could destroy and level the strongest fortresses and defenses of the enemy it would…
We learned in our last sermon that the promise of heaven was held out for Adam. This means that the…
The apostle Paul seems to holding forth for us a simple formula that the more you give the more you…
Many times when we think about our study of the end time we think in terms of the end times.…
As Christians we know that we do not live our lives to please people, but to please the Lord. As…
Peter and James greet the church as one that is in exile or in the dispersion. This is reference to…
Paul exhorts the Corinthians to excel in this grace as well. He gives this exhortation in the context of the…
Paul and the Corinthian church have had their struggles. Paul writes 2 Corinthians to help the church see the nature…
As we live our Christian life do we stop to think about what it really means when we ask the…
The kingdom comes with Christ. It is in Christ that there is forgiveness, and reconciliation to the true God of…
Do you remember when King David desired to build a house for the Lord? The Lord would not let him…
When the tongues of fire fell upon the disciples that must have been some sight. The first pentecost sermon delivered…
Many times when we go through life we pray after we need or want something. Many times it is easy…
When we read about Adam in the garden of Eden scripture tells us that he was created perfect, and was…
The Corinthian church continues to challenge Paul’s credentials as an apostle. It seems that Paul experiences too much suffering to…
Christ tells us not to pray like the Pharisees who make a show of their prayer. Also, we are not…
Many times when we make the case that the church is the new Israel we might think of Ephesians 2-3…
The Calvinist way of viewing salvation is sometimes accused of making people mere robots. When people hear about the doctrine…
When we speak of the grace of God operating in our redemption is this grace a grace that enables us…
When we think of something being limited we think that it will expire. For instance if you buy something you…
When we vote for officials we chose them based on their qualifications, and their skills. In our minds we may…
If any of us know anything about history or watch the news we are familiar with how bad man really…
Our conference was held from April 30-May 2. In this lecture we deal with the question, "Why Does Calvinism Matter?"…
Peter states that the promise of the kingdom is for you, your children, and all those who are far off.…
When Israel had a king they knew to whom they could make their requests. Israelites could try to meet with…
If you ever watch the antique road show on PBS you know how much people value the appraisal of the…
Thank you for downloading our sermon preached on Sunday, April 11, 2010. We know that we are those who are…
Thank you for downloading our sermon preached on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Our Lord knows all things. God does not…
Easter Sunday is a day that many consider to be holy. Do we know why this day is holy? What…
We just had the opportunity to see another round of the Olympics in the not too distant past. It is…
Meaningless, meaningless, all is meaningless under the sun. If we walked around saying this all the time we probably would…
When we were younger we learned that it was rude to lie. In fact, even today if you listen to…
When the Lord created the world he commanded, and the world came into existence. That is a remarkable presentation of…
It is easy for us to go through life thinking that thieves and robbers belong in jail. It might be…
There are people in Corinth who seriously doubt the credibility of the apostle Paul. The apostle has defended his apostolic…
When we think about the seventh commandment, the command against adultery, many times we may think that this command only…
The apostle Paul knows that we do not ask Jesus into our heart. In fact, the door to Paul’s heart…
Many times we speak of a Christian ethic. What is a Christian ethic, and what is distinctively Christian about it?…
Paul states that he is on a triumphal procession. This is interesting language on the apostle’s part because the Corinthian…