Introduction: A few years ago there was a cooking device that practically changed the face of the home cooking world. Some of you may still be using these devices. It’s called a pressure cooker. Now, these devices aren’t really new, but they come with a newer safer design. Some of you older folks may…

Introduction: 1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3…

Introduction: I have recently gotten back into fountain pens. I have used them for a while and they are a niche item that you can get down a lot of rabbit holes with, but these are also the types of pens that have some very expensive models that people buy. I don’t buy those! Some of these pens can cost…

Introduction Today seems to be the day of feasts as we have already looked at one this morning with the wedding feast. Tonight we are going to look at what God had to say to the people in the Old Testament about the feasts He offered. Isaiah is often labeled as the 5th gospel because so many of the themes…

Introduction: RSVP What if the even is for a close friend or relative? How do you respond? Some might not send the RSVP back thinking they can get out of having to directly tell the person that they do not wish to attend. This is still a “no.” Some might respond with a “yes” and not show up, perhaps…

Introduction: As I was preparing the message this morning and thinking about how I wanted to begin, I thought about asking the question: “How many of you have ever gone wine tasting?” However, I thought that might not be the best way to start out considering that we are Baptists here. If you were to…

Introduction: Aesop’s Fables is a famous book of stories that are designed to teach moral lessons. Parables also seek to use an earthly story with a heavenly meaning to teach spiritual truths. Just like with Aesop, we are looking for the main idea in a parable to teach the lesson, but there are also…