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 – “Faith in Focus” →

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 Sermon – “A New Start in a New Year” →

A Heavenly Gift Exchange  When Heaven Met Earth  Luke 2:1-20  One of the highlights of the Christmas season is the exchanging of gifts.  There is so much joy to be found in finding that perfect gift for a loved one.  There is so much fun to be found in a “white elephant” gift exchange.  There is so much… Continue reading Sermon – “Heavenly Gift Exchange” →

Ways to Avoid a Blue Christmas  Isaiah 61:1-3  I want to speak much more practically than is my habit at Christmas.  Last year when I was putting together my book of Christmas sermons, I felt like I kept going back to the prophecies about Christ’s coming.  Even if I was not intending to preach on them, they just seem to… Continue reading Sermon – “Ways to Avoid a Blue Christmas” →

When Was Jesus Born?  Luke 2:1-7  I have titled this sermon, “When Was Jesus Born?”  You will note that it is not, “Was Jesus Born?”  There is no reason at all to doubt that a baby was born some 2,000 years ago whose life and teachings turned the world upside down.  It is as close to historical fact as you will find.  We… Continue reading Sermon – “When Was Jesus Born?” →

Don’t Wait To Open Your Presents!  James 1:17  With the passing of Thanksgiving, we have officially begun the Christmas season.  I do not know how many of you overachievers have already bought your Christmas presents – I doubt very many.  Perhaps some of you picked up some of those can’t miss Black Friday deals.  Some of you, no doubt, will wait until Christmas… Continue reading Sermon – “Don’t Wait to Open Your Presents!” →

Be Thankful  Colossians 3:12-17  There are literally dozens of verses we could turn to examine the subject of thanksgiving.  We could talk about the sacrifice of thanksgiving in Leviticus 7.  We could see the many calls to be thankful in the Psalms.  We have in the New Testament multiple positive commands to be thankful.  We could also… Continue reading Sermon – “Be Thankful” →

A Good Soldier  II Timothy 2:1-13  This Tuesday is a special day.  Our nation marks this day as a special day of remembrance and honor for those who have served our great nation in the Armed Forces.  The date is significant – November 11.  On that date in 1919 the Armistice went into effect that ended… Continue reading Sermon – “A Good Soldier” →

Our Daily Bread  Matthew 6:9-13  I hope that our text this morning is quite familiar to you.  I was a little kid in Sunday School when I memorized these words.  Often we call it “the Lord’s Prayer”  I think it is more accurately called the Model Prayer.  It appears twice in Scripture  Here in Matthew during the… Continue reading Sermon – “Our Daily Bread” →