Introduction: Do any of you remember Scrooge McDuck? You remember that he was a wise financier and was a wealthy stinking animal! He used to have piles of gold coins that his nephews would dive onto and play in. You might wish you could be a little like Scrooge McDuck and have some piles of riches of…

Introduction: 1 Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3 But…

Introduction: I’m sure that many of you at some point in your life have watched the transformation of a caterpillar, which is just another name for a glorified worm, into a butterfly. Maybe you have seen the caterpillar and put it into a jar with some leaves from the plant it was munching on and poked…

Introduction: We live in a distracting world. Things that grab at our attention. Some good some obviously bad. Focus mode. The Bible warns us to redeem the time for the days are evil. Anything that takes our focus off the mission God has sent us to accomplish is from the evil one. In the Christian life…

Introduction: Mom’s are important in shaping the life of their children. What people believe about God is often transmitted by parents to their children. The children who grow up to be faithful followers of Christ do not do so because Christ is occaisionally mentioned in the home. They do so because…

Introduction: When we come to church to worship, singing is usually a part of the service. It might seem like a peculiar thing to go somewhere and sit in pews and sing, but it should be something that flows naturally out of our heart. Pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones said this: ‘But how can I make melody in…

Introduction: What are some wise pithy sayings that you’ve heard people say about the weather or the times we live in? "When the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast." – Suggests that easterly winds often bring bad weather. "Ring around the moon, rain soon." – A halo around the moon…

Introduction How many of you have spent time wrestling in prayer with God over something? How about your sin? God wants us to wrestle with Him because it leads to our fellowship with Him and dependence on Him. What about when you’ve sinned against God? Have you ever messed up and felt so much grief over…

Introduction: A picture is worth a thousand words. We now love video more than pictures. The short form of video has taken over the social media world and dominates much of our time. Video Evidence of things Deep fakes 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into…

Introduction: My wife’s grandmother lived next to us for many years. She was like a grandmother to me as well and we used to love walking next door. One of the ways she loved to show love to us was to cook for us. We wanted to make her feel that her love was received, so of course we ate what she cooked.…