The Biblical New Year
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/27/2024
God gave Israel a calendar, including a starting point for the year. He tells Moses simply, "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month …
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Nine): Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
Sermon; Given 12/14/2024
The fleeting time of youth is a time of strength, exploration, and boundless opportunities, offering the freedom to try new things as well as make mistakes.
The Ever-Deepening Culture of Death
'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 12/11/2024
The culture of death is expanding, with new nations legalizing euthanasia. As progressives increasingly dominate society, respect for human life wanes.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Eight): Ecclesiastes 11:1-8
Sermon; Given 12/7/2024
Solomon counsels us to exercise diligence, work hard, plan for disruptions, obstacles, and roadblocks, spreading risk to work within this futile world.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Seven): Ecclesiastes 10:12-19
Sermon; Given 11/23/2024
As teachers, we are all burdened with an unholy tongue, but we need to rule it to produce only holy speech. Ecclesiastes 10 focuses on a leader using gracious speech.
The Seven Churches (Part Ten): What Now?
Bible Study (Article); Posted 11/20/2024
The Bible indicates all seven churches of Revelation will exist at the end, but do God's people have hope for a bright future? Will Christ reunite His church?
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Six): Ecclesiastes 10:5-11
Sermon; Given 11/16/2024
Cause and effect relationships will always cause multiple metaphorical dominoes to fall. Similarly, sin never occurs in a vacuum but will continue to ripple.
Giving Thanks
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/15/2024
The real reason Thanksgiving is not a wildly popular holiday is because Americans do not want to give God any credit for their peace, plenty, and power.
Jehu: A Type for Today
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 11/9/2024
Jehu may have been called to save Israel, but he was impulsive and bloodthirsty. Though he destroyed Baalism, he did not restore true worship of God.
Man's Natural Spirituality
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/8/2024
Some people lead remarkable lives of giving and self-sacrifice, yet some Christians struggle to practice God's way. How can worldly people do good things?
Passing By in Glory
Sermonette; Given 11/2/2024
Jesus' walking on the water in the pitch-black darkness of early morning, revealing Himself to the disciples, alludes to the time God passed by Moses.
Citizens of Heaven
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/1/2024
God's people are set apart as citizens of a heavenly nation, the Kingdom of God. They practice a divinely ordered way of life that opposes this evil world.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Five): Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:4
Sermon; Given 10/26/2024
Explore Genesis 1:31 and Ecclesiastes 9-10: the fall from innocence, wisdom's limits in a flawed world, and guidance on handling folly in leadership wisely.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Four): Ecclesiastes 9:2-12
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/24/2024
Although some try to make their lives easier by compromising, Solomon warns that all evil leads to death, and that doing evil in any circumstance is insane.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Three): Ecclesiastes 8:10-9:1
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/20/2024
For the called, enjoying life's pleasures should not be the top priority, but rather seeking first the kingdom of God, trusting that physical things will be added.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Two): Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/17/2024
Ecclesiastes was to be read during the Feast of Tabernacles, emphasizing a state of temporariness, as God's people were commanded to live in temporary quarters.
Handwriting on the Wall: Cultural Christianity
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/16/2024
'Cultural Christianity' is a Christ-free, worldly adaptation of faith used for cultural identity, often embraced for its social influence, lacking true devotion.
The Cursed Redeemer
Sermon; Given 10/12/2024
Hanging on a tree was designated the punishment for the worst kind of sin. Jesus was hung on a tree, having fulfilled the curse of the law for us.
Jesus and the Rebellious Son
Sermon; Given 10/3/2024
The law for stoning a rebellious son was never recorded as having been carried out, but ironically the nation put to death the maximally obedient Son.