As we approach this fourth commandment, certainly there are a couple of critical issues that must be faced if we have any hope at understanding this command in an appropriate way. Facing these issues will help us with our interpretation and...

Someone has remarked that all 10 of the commandments give us a little trouble. Some are difficult because we do not know what they mean. In other commandments, our trouble is that we struggle with how exactly to apply them in our contemporary...

I realized something this week—For the 19 years now that I have been a pastor, on Mother’s Days, I have almost always preached on subjects about mothers. On Father’s Days in those 19 years, I have almost never preached on subjects about fathers. I...

One of the things that I hope that we learn in this series is that this list of 10 is a list of commandments for those already in relationship to God. In other words, the commandments were “given to people already redeemed, not so that they might be...

The Gospels tell us that on one occasion a scribe asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus quotes from Deuteronomy 6 by saying, “Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord in One. Love the Lord your God with all your...

I had the wonderful privilege this week to hear Former President George W. Bush speak here in our city. I thought it to be a great speech—funny, challenging, and insightful as to what it was like to be President of the United States. He began by...

The best way to begin to attack this text for our understanding and application is to consider the final phrase first. Here it is: “So that you won’t grow weary and lose heart.” Some days are like that aren’t they? In this world so filled with...

You see a lot of preachers will be preaching today from Proverbs 31. Now, that’s an appropriate text for Mother’s Day and if you remember, one that I have preached from on a previous Mother’s Day. If you are not familiar with the passage, it’s the...

What did Jesus mean when He said that He has come to seek and to save the lost?

The road to Jerusalem and the cross has been Jesus’ journey. He stopped to heal a blind man on the way. He stopped to cleanse the temple. Then, He made His way to the Mount of Olives for His final sermon. The upper room and the Garden of...