Our Daily Bread of Affliction
Sermonette; Given 4/29/2016
We have been de-leavened, but we know we still have sin in us that has to be purified through a lengthy process of sanctification.
Sermonette; Given 4/29/2016
We have been de-leavened, but we know we still have sin in us that has to be purified through a lengthy process of sanctification.
Ground Hog Day - Again?
Sermonette; Given 3/26/2016
If we become stiff-necked, like our ancestors at Sinai, we are not submitting to God's Holy Spirit, sabotaging our overcoming and our path to salvation.
Sermonette; Given 3/26/2016
If we become stiff-necked, like our ancestors at Sinai, we are not submitting to God's Holy Spirit, sabotaging our overcoming and our path to salvation.
The Overcoming Skill
Sermonette; Given 2/20/2016
With God's Spirit, we can develop the overcoming skill, using self-control to make firm commitments to our small, yet progressively significant choices.
Sermonette; Given 2/20/2016
With God's Spirit, we can develop the overcoming skill, using self-control to make firm commitments to our small, yet progressively significant choices.
Overcoming Satan's Competitive Spirit
Sermonette; Given 1/9/2016
The competitive spirit to dominate a competitor, not confined to athletic contests, militates against God's mandate that we esteem others over ourselves.
Sermonette; Given 1/9/2016
The competitive spirit to dominate a competitor, not confined to athletic contests, militates against God's mandate that we esteem others over ourselves.
Life as a Shepherd
Sermonette; Given 12/12/2015
What would it be like to live the life of a shepherd 3,000 years ago in Bethlehem, tending the flocks from pen to pasture?
Sermonette; Given 12/12/2015
What would it be like to live the life of a shepherd 3,000 years ago in Bethlehem, tending the flocks from pen to pasture?
Human's Replacement
Sermonette; Given 10/24/2015
A robot has been developed with self-awareness and able to recombine knowledge, providing an artificial intelligence which could make humans obsolete.
Sermonette; Given 10/24/2015
A robot has been developed with self-awareness and able to recombine knowledge, providing an artificial intelligence which could make humans obsolete.
The Last Jubilee
Sermonette; Given 10/5/2015
The Jubilee was designed to keep the family whole. The Jubilee provided guardrails to prevent them from obsessing about acquiring wealth.
Sermonette; Given 10/5/2015
The Jubilee was designed to keep the family whole. The Jubilee provided guardrails to prevent them from obsessing about acquiring wealth.
The Great Con
Sermonette; Given 9/19/2015
All individuals who have been duped into con schemes have the same perennial weakness: to be self-sufficient and to get something for nothing.
Sermonette; Given 9/19/2015
All individuals who have been duped into con schemes have the same perennial weakness: to be self-sufficient and to get something for nothing.
'Sons of God?'
Sermonette; Given 8/22/2015
God gave Jesus Christ to us to restore peace, reconciliation, and harmony with God. In the Beatitudes, the peacemakers are called 'sons of God.'
Sermonette; Given 8/22/2015
God gave Jesus Christ to us to restore peace, reconciliation, and harmony with God. In the Beatitudes, the peacemakers are called 'sons of God.'
Our Mission Possible
Sermonette; Given 7/25/2015
If we inculcate the mission statement found in Deuteronomy 6:1-5 (known as the Shema), we will have a high certainty of life and a huge chance at success.
Sermonette; Given 7/25/2015
If we inculcate the mission statement found in Deuteronomy 6:1-5 (known as the Shema), we will have a high certainty of life and a huge chance at success.
Servant Attitude
Sermonette; Given 5/23/2015
If we follow Christ's example of assuming the attitude of a servant, living in accordance with the will of God, the fruits of the Spirit should be recognized.
Sermonette; Given 5/23/2015
If we follow Christ's example of assuming the attitude of a servant, living in accordance with the will of God, the fruits of the Spirit should be recognized.
Until the Kingdom
Sermonette; Given 4/4/2015
Jesus' statement, 'I will not drink of this fruit of the vine ... until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom" looks like a contradiction.
Sermonette; Given 4/4/2015
Jesus' statement, 'I will not drink of this fruit of the vine ... until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom" looks like a contradiction.
Cloak of Zeal
Sermonette; Given 2/28/2015
Zeal is characterized as ardent, passionate, energetic, or being on fire. Jesus Christ exemplified this kind of zeal as He drove the moneychangers from the Temple.
Sermonette; Given 2/28/2015
Zeal is characterized as ardent, passionate, energetic, or being on fire. Jesus Christ exemplified this kind of zeal as He drove the moneychangers from the Temple.
Counting the Cost of Humility
Sermonette; Given 1/3/2015
Even as several grandiose building projects have terminated because of cost overruns, so must we carefully count the cost of our spiritual building project.
Sermonette; Given 1/3/2015
Even as several grandiose building projects have terminated because of cost overruns, so must we carefully count the cost of our spiritual building project.
The Lures Of Satan
Sermonette; Given 11/15/2014
Trout become smart about the lures in their stream. Likewise, we must be cautious, realizing that the lure of sin, regardless of its disguise, means death.
Sermonette; Given 11/15/2014
Trout become smart about the lures in their stream. Likewise, we must be cautious, realizing that the lure of sin, regardless of its disguise, means death.
Is 'The Leavening' of the Pharisees in Us?
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2014
If we feel we are better than our brethren, separating ourselves from them, we are hypocrites and actors, harboring the leavening of the Pharisees in us.
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2014
If we feel we are better than our brethren, separating ourselves from them, we are hypocrites and actors, harboring the leavening of the Pharisees in us.
Overcoming Hypocrisy
Sermonette; Given 9/13/2014
We are continually in danger of being deceived by our carnal nature, a nature which distracts us from following God, even though we go through the motions.
Sermonette; Given 9/13/2014
We are continually in danger of being deceived by our carnal nature, a nature which distracts us from following God, even though we go through the motions.
Our Reasonable Service
Sermonette; Given 7/19/2014
One really cannot have proper spiritual health without maintaining a physical regime of diet, exercise, and rest. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves.
Sermonette; Given 7/19/2014
One really cannot have proper spiritual health without maintaining a physical regime of diet, exercise, and rest. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves.
The Greatest Motivation
Sermonette; Given 6/14/2014
Most people are not aware of the motivations that drive their behavior. Are we cognizant of our own motivations? Are we analyzing their activation and intensity?
Sermonette; Given 6/14/2014
Most people are not aware of the motivations that drive their behavior. Are we cognizant of our own motivations? Are we analyzing their activation and intensity?
The Agape Evolution
Sermonette; Given 5/10/2014
In one context, evolution is absolutely real:the transition of one of God's called-out ones from a state of fear to a state of transcendental agape love.
Sermonette; Given 5/10/2014
In one context, evolution is absolutely real:the transition of one of God's called-out ones from a state of fear to a state of transcendental agape love.