Florida Hospital SDA Church Sermons - Audio

Even when we try, our hearts are rarely, if ever, pure and our efforts have unintended consequences—sometimes radically unintended consequences. Worse yet, the example of our lives can sometimes reveal characteristics we would never want attributed to God: greed, selfishness, judgment, laziness, impatience, etc. And sometimes we don’t even have good intentions. So why should […]

Each of us would love to hear the words of Matthew 25:23 said to us: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ (Matthew 25:23).  The finality of that statement is elusive to us […]

Life circles and circles. How did I get back here? I thought it was a journey along a straight line – up and to the right. The brightness and the darkness, the joy and the sorrow, the close times and the far times. And the memories . . . Oh! For more moments of greatness. […]

As followers of Christ, we are on a journey. We’re not tourists on this journey; we’re disciples. How are we equipped for this journey, and where do we find our focus? Is it possible that coming together as a community in worship offers us the focus we need for this pilgrimage of faith?

The basketball game is not won by spectators. The symphony is not played by the audience. And yet, neither experience would be as rich without those present. Hebrews 11 describes a “cloud of witnesses.” What makes an effective cloud, and whose cloud have you joined?

Holiness hurts.  It’s not easy living for God and dying to self. When we experience pain, it’s difficult to sense God’s presence. Our lives are unfinished, but God is real and has a plan for your life, so don’t give up.

This week we have been reminded that we live in a world with much despair. We’ve almost come to live in the shadow of Murphy’s Law: “Anything than can go wrong, will go wrong.” We can slide toward hopelessness, but Jesus calls us to abundant and new life filled with positive expectations – the very […]

It’s one thing to be raised by wolves and be wolfish. However, we are caught off guard when the good son of a believing family in a believing community of a believing nation goes rogue and runs. God says travel east, so he goes west.  How will God deal with the rebellion?

As Christians, it is imperative that we increase our level of candor and honesty–both the level of providing candor and the graciousness to receive honest comment, instruction, or correction.  This may sound like a good idea theoretically. We may agree with the idea that wounds from a friend are a blessing, that we can go […]

We all like to have our way and be given consideration, but all we really have to give to anyone or any cause is our attention.  Giving people consideration and having a culture where people are given consideration means we can’t limit our attention to our agenda, our comfort, or our benefit. We must also […]