Suffering Disgrace For Christ's Name
Sermon; Given 2/21/2015
We can always expect new challenges, including persecution, and must never be content with standing still, but must press on to spiritual maturity.
Sermon; Given 2/21/2015
We can always expect new challenges, including persecution, and must never be content with standing still, but must press on to spiritual maturity.
Is Valentine's Day Really About Love?
Commentary; Given 2/14/2015
St. Valentine's Day started as a lewd, sensual, pagan festival in Rome. Lupercalia is a rite connected with fertility, honoring Venus, the goddess of sex.
Commentary; Given 2/14/2015
St. Valentine's Day started as a lewd, sensual, pagan festival in Rome. Lupercalia is a rite connected with fertility, honoring Venus, the goddess of sex.
Death, or Not A Hair of Your Head?
Sermon; Given 1/24/2015
Our challenge in the wake of the terrible things we witness now is to retain confidence that God is in control, even though our faith will be sorely tested.
Sermon; Given 1/24/2015
Our challenge in the wake of the terrible things we witness now is to retain confidence that God is in control, even though our faith will be sorely tested.
What Is an Abomination?
Bible Study (Article); Posted 1/21/2015
The English word 'abomination' is quickly becoming archaic in modern usage because so few things are considered abominable anymore.
Bible Study (Article); Posted 1/21/2015
The English word 'abomination' is quickly becoming archaic in modern usage because so few things are considered abominable anymore.
The Global Environmental Ethic (Part Three)
Commentary; Given 1/17/2015
The UN Environmental Project espouses an environmental ethic, an eco-spirituality designed to enforce a global reference for earth and an international earth sabbath.
Commentary; Given 1/17/2015
The UN Environmental Project espouses an environmental ethic, an eco-spirituality designed to enforce a global reference for earth and an international earth sabbath.
Faithful Stephen
Sermon; Given 1/3/2015
Christ does not want His staff to exercise Gentile patterns of tyrannical, top-down leadership, but to humbly serve people without striving for greatness.
Sermon; Given 1/3/2015
Christ does not want His staff to exercise Gentile patterns of tyrannical, top-down leadership, but to humbly serve people without striving for greatness.
The Global Environmental Ethic (Part Two)
Commentary; Given 12/27/2014
The eco-feminist worldview despises patriarchic religions, Judaism and Christianity, trying to replace them with an environmental earth-goddess worldview.
Commentary; Given 12/27/2014
The eco-feminist worldview despises patriarchic religions, Judaism and Christianity, trying to replace them with an environmental earth-goddess worldview.
God's Pattern of the Family
Sermon; Given 12/13/2014
The family structure, with assigned orders of responsibility (not orders of importance implying superiority or inferiority), is paramount to God's plan.
Sermon; Given 12/13/2014
The family structure, with assigned orders of responsibility (not orders of importance implying superiority or inferiority), is paramount to God's plan.
The Global Environmental Ethic (Part One)
Commentary; Given 12/6/2014
Eco-spirituality, a global environmental ethic based on the worship of "Mother Earth," is about to eclipse the Judeo-Christian religion and ethic.
Commentary; Given 12/6/2014
Eco-spirituality, a global environmental ethic based on the worship of "Mother Earth," is about to eclipse the Judeo-Christian religion and ethic.
Prove Yourself A Man!
Sermon; Given 11/22/2014
Masculine leadership is demonstrated by men who embrace God's commandments, love and protect their wives, and instill a love of God's truth in their children.
Sermon; Given 11/22/2014
Masculine leadership is demonstrated by men who embrace God's commandments, love and protect their wives, and instill a love of God's truth in their children.
The Secular Day of Rest Law
Commentary; Given 11/15/2014
There have been many moves initiated by European labor unions and backed by interfaith churches designed to enforce Sunday as the universal day of rest.
Commentary; Given 11/15/2014
There have been many moves initiated by European labor unions and backed by interfaith churches designed to enforce Sunday as the universal day of rest.
What You Feel vs. What You Believe
Sermon; Given 11/1/2014
Feelings and emotions may throw our faith off course. Our moods are mercurial and we must control them with daily prayer and Bible study.
Sermon; Given 11/1/2014
Feelings and emotions may throw our faith off course. Our moods are mercurial and we must control them with daily prayer and Bible study.
Much Greater Than Ourselves
Sermonette; Given 10/18/2014
None of the heroes of faith faced their challenges by themselves, but were aware of God's protection and power, a power much greater than themselves.
Sermonette; Given 10/18/2014
None of the heroes of faith faced their challenges by themselves, but were aware of God's protection and power, a power much greater than themselves.
Standing Before God's Judgement
Sermonette; Given 10/16/2014
We must consider ourselves cooperating with a great cloud of witnesses, who had to jettison the weights that encumbered them, making them less vulnerable to sin.
Sermonette; Given 10/16/2014
We must consider ourselves cooperating with a great cloud of witnesses, who had to jettison the weights that encumbered them, making them less vulnerable to sin.
Created to Do God's Will and Work
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/14/2014
God requires us to work and not deliberately seek welfare or food stamps, but He also does not want us to obsess on acquiring riches.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/14/2014
God requires us to work and not deliberately seek welfare or food stamps, but He also does not want us to obsess on acquiring riches.
Blessing Promises: Our Spiritual Inheritance
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/10/2014
When we ask to be blessed, it should be exclusively on God's terms. What God has done in our lives is the best preparation for our future responsibilities.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/10/2014
When we ask to be blessed, it should be exclusively on God's terms. What God has done in our lives is the best preparation for our future responsibilities.
The Conquering Offensive!
Sermon; Given 9/27/2014
Our Christian warfare cannot merely consist in maintaining a defensive holding pattern, but instead we must go on the conquering offensive, using the sword.
Sermon; Given 9/27/2014
Our Christian warfare cannot merely consist in maintaining a defensive holding pattern, but instead we must go on the conquering offensive, using the sword.
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: The Resurrection of Lazarus (Part One)
Bible Study (Article); Posted 9/26/2014
Among Christ's greatest miracles is the resurrection of Lazarus. John 11 details Jesus' approach to and way of expressing the concept of death, giving hope.
Bible Study (Article); Posted 9/26/2014
Among Christ's greatest miracles is the resurrection of Lazarus. John 11 details Jesus' approach to and way of expressing the concept of death, giving hope.
Life Is An Ongoing Test
Sermonette; Given 9/25/2014
Testing is central to the development of character. All of life, from controversial encounters to mundane tasks, could be considered tests of character.
Sermonette; Given 9/25/2014
Testing is central to the development of character. All of life, from controversial encounters to mundane tasks, could be considered tests of character.
Are Your Feelings Fighting Your Faith?
Sermon; Given 9/20/2014
Today's Christianity is more theatrics than theological; feelings have become the replacement for faith, eroding spiritual growth and character.
Sermon; Given 9/20/2014
Today's Christianity is more theatrics than theological; feelings have become the replacement for faith, eroding spiritual growth and character.