I want us to look at an oft-used passage of Scripture on national praying. Ask God to help you to be moved to pray for our beloved nation. This passage is often mistakenly taken for a prayer or at least a pattern for prayer. Actually, this passage...

Our theme verse as a church for this year is Luke 2:52. “And Jesus grew in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and men.” I trust that you are striving to do that. In this current series of teaching on Sunday morning, I want to help us to take...

Last week, again, we said that if we want to grow up we must “Never Compromise our Convictions.” To that principle, now we add, “If we want to grow up we must Never Believe the Lies of Satan. We cannot possibly outline every lie that Satan uses. The...

Daniel lived in the days of the Babylonian takeover of Israel. Daniel was drafted into the personal service of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar set out on a plan to make-over certain youth of Israel. Nebuchadnezzar wanted to...

You have heard me say many times before that the Bible is our guide for every area of life. Indeed, the Bible gives parents a guide. Many Scriptures come to mind. Today, we will examine the testimony of three New Testament mothers, consider a...

All of us have those things that we have to do. For me, that something has always involved a lot of writing. Writing papers, writing sermons, writing articles, and now even a few attempts at writing some books, have always kind of dominated my life...

I am sure that we need a little background for this message this morning. Back on the first Sunday of this year, I gave to you what I called a “Pastoral Challenge for 2009.” The challenge comes from Luke’s Gospel. 51 Then He went down with them and...

The scene is like that of a parade. It is more than a parade. The scene is one of ultimate respect to the one that the crowd thought was the military and political king coming to save them. But, in this entry are two incredible ironies. One is...

I’m always looking for a good story. Why? You will remember the story long after you remember the sermon. Hopefully, by remembering the story you will remember something about the sermon. Jesus liked stories too. The gospels are filled with...

We have been studying the Sermon on the Mount for several weeks. We plan to conclude next LORD’s Day. As we begin to come to the conclusion, it is important to remember that we have understood this Sermon as “The Wisdom of Jesus.” Today, we come to...