This month we have considered the Christmas story as told by the authors of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Today, we complete our study by considering John’s account. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all give us a little bit different version. This is not...

This month we are considering the Christmas story as told by the authors of the four Gospels. We have looked at Matthew’s and Mark’s account; today we consider Luke’s account. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all give us a little bit different version...

This month we are considering the Christmas story as told by the authors of the four Gospels. Last week, we looked at Matthew’s account; today we consider Mark’s account. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all give us a little bit different version. This...

This morning, we begin thinking in earnest about Christmas. To complete our year-long emphasis on the word “Story” I am prepared to preach The Story of Christmas as given in each of the four Gospels over the next four Sundays. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and...

Philippians is a book of joy. The key verse of the book is Philippians 4:4. In addition, throughout the book, joy is the theme. The Greek word for joy is used 9 times and various related words (with prefixes, etc.) are used approximately another 7...

In Luke 15, we find one of the most well-known stories of the Bible. We usually call this story the Parable of the Prodigal Son. I have preferred over the years to refer to the story as “The Parable of the Lost Boy” because it comes in a sequence of...

My introduction to the Lord’s prayer was, perhaps like most of you, as a child. We memorized it and got a pencil or something for our memory work. In our Baptist tradition, we have not recited this prayer as often as other Christian traditions. My...

In January, I announced to you that I wanted to focus this year on the theme of story—God’s story with us. We spent the first months of the year tracing the story of God’s redemptive plan for his most special creation—humanity. We called that journey...

We have been in a series of messages on the Power of Story—not just any story, but the story of God’s activity in our lives. We are beginning to wind down. We will conclude next Sunday with a final message for this series. Our purpose has been to...

Sometimes, we must preach Christ to the masses. That is certainly communicated in the beginning of chapter 8. The opening verses of this text tell us that the first Church was experiencing persecution. As a result of this persecution, the believers...