The Price of Gold  Job 23  If you have been keeping up with your daily Bible reading, we are in the Book of Job right now.  I have thoroughly enjoyed digging into it, but also looking forward to finishing it in a couple of days.  It is a difficult book to go through.  I do not pretend… Continue reading Sermon – “The Price of Gold” →

Overcoming Opposition  Nehemiah 2:1-11  I have spoken to so many people these past few weeks that just seem to be having a harder time than usual.  It is as if the world is a little gloomier, and the burdens we carry are a little heavier.  There are some out there that would tell you that is because… Continue reading Sermon – “Overcoming Opposition” →

Neither Do I Condemn Thee  John 8:1-11  I want to begin by noting that this text is controversial.  Some throughout history have feared that it excused or even promoted adultery.  That is utterly ridiculous – I hope that when we are finished today you will understand why that is.  The other reason it is controversial is that… Continue reading Sermon – “Neither Do I Condemn Thee” →

The Cost of Serving God  II Samuel 24:18-25  Our text this morning comes at the close of one of the darkest events in David’s life.  Most would say it was his affair with Bathsheba, and there other contenders we could discuss.  But if you notice, of all the sins that David committed, the one that is given the most space… Continue reading Sermon – “The Cost of Serving God” →

Wanderlust Hebrews 11:8-16 One of the greatest treasures in American  literature is a series of books sharing stories and adventures of growing up as a pioneer. Very much romanticized for her audience, Laura Ingalls Wilder told of how her father moved their family around the western frontier of America in the days after the Civil… Continue reading Sermon – “Wanderlust” →

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 There are some today that say that since Christ has died and risen that the Old Testament is obsolete.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