City on a Hill (2)  Matthew 5:13-16  I try very hard to not preach the same message twice.  I do it occasionally, maybe once a year or less.  Today, I am going to revisit a message I preached on September 30, 2018.  I had not quite finished my first full year as pastor here at… Continue reading Sermon – “City on a Hill” →

Wait, There’s More  Isaiah 41:21-29  I want to highlight a thought this morning that is repeated a few times in this section of Isaiah.  The overall theme here is the restoration of Israel, primarily from the Babylonian Captivity.  There are also many elements where it sees beyond that to the End Times, when Christ returns… Continue reading Sermon – “Wait, There’s More” →

Let Us Reason Together  Isaiah 1:1-20  I struggled with what to preach this morning, mainly because of my own stubbornness.  Sometimes I will have a sermon idea that I dismiss because it is something that appeals to me but I fear it will not make a good message.  That happened with this sermon.  Isaiah 1:18 is one… Continue reading Sermon – “Let Us Reason Together” →

What Does It Mean to Fear God?  Ecclesiastes 12:13-14  I was curious to know how many times I have preached this year from passages in that week’s daily Bible reading schedule.  I believe it to be about 1/3 of the time.  I looked it up and today is the 31st Sunday of the year.  Glancing through… Continue reading Sermon – “What Does It Mean to Fear God?” →

The Cry of Wisdom  Proverbs 8  In our daily Bible reading we are now in the book of Proverbs.  This book is a collection of wise sayinågs and observations.  It is the most practical book in the Bible.  By way of introduction I have a few things I want to establish.  First, I do believe Solomon wrote the entire book, though… Continue reading Sermon – “The Cry of Wisdom” →

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Thy Kingdom Come  Matthew 6:5-15  Yesterday, we celebrated a tremendous milestone – 250 years of the American experiment.  250 years of self-rule.  No monarch.  No dictator.  Government by the people and for the people.  A nation built by God-fearing men for God-fearing people.  I love America.  I love our ideals, our heritage, and our aspirations. … Continue reading Sermon – “Thy Kingdom Come” →

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” →