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 – “The King Who Struck Out” →

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 There are some today that say that since Christ has died and risen that the Old Testament is obsolete.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” →

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 – “Faint Yet Pursuing” →

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” →

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 – “The Eleventh Commandment” →

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 – “Water in the Wilderness” →