Door #1
Sermonette; Given 11/10/2012
In the Song of Solomon, the Shulamite initially is head over heels in love, but later expresses reluctance at opening the door, having loved the world more.
Where is the Bride?
Sermonette; Given 10/2/2012
The Holy City is depicted as a radiant bride. This fantastic sight appears after the culmination of cataclysmic events and the return of Christ.
Time to Hunt
Sermonette; Given 9/15/2012
Hunters and warriors have a positive niche in the scriptures. God Almighty and Jesus Christ are described with hunter and warrior imagery.
Do We Value Our Inheritance
Sermonette; Given 8/4/2012
Jacob, through struggling and overcoming, grew in stature spiritually, losing the fear he formerly had experienced. We need to have the same tenacity.
Father of Glory
Sermonette; Given 6/16/2012
Our Heavenly Father desires that we emulate Him, reflecting His glory, seen clearly in the surrounding creation, from the Grand Canyon to the honey bee.
Bruising
Sermonette; Given 4/28/2012
If a bruise chases away evil, it must be good for us. Pain drives away the temptation to sin the second time around, as the bruise throbs relentlessly.
Are We Cold or Hot?
Sermonette; Given 3/31/2012
Brewers and bakers learned that a lukewarm temperature is ideal for yeast's activity. Likewise, sin propagates most favorably when one is neither cold nor hot.
Hidden From the Hour of Trial
'Prophecy Watch' Article; Posted 3/21/2012
Those whom God hides in the metaphorical edge of Ezekiel's garment will be few—and some of them may be 'thrown into the fire' before the end.
Works are Required
Sermonette; Given 2/11/2012
It is difficult to find examples of God's servants retiring. Work originally was intended to be good, and only through sin did it became wearisome and toilsome.
A Place of Safety
Sermonette; Given 1/21/2012
Christ will decide who will be spared tribulation, but membership with a particular church group is not a guaranteed free pass to a place of safety.
God's Vineyard
Sermonette; Given 12/10/2011
The church of God needs to respond to the cultivation of the Vintner, preparing preparing for the Marriage Supper, yielding to God as He produces fruit in us.
The Foundation of God
Sermonette; Given 10/29/2011
We need to build carefully, not in haste, measuring our work against the plumb line of God's Law as measured by Jesus Christ.
Unbroken Spirit
Sermonette; Given 10/16/2011
Laura Hillebrand's book, Unbroken, is the poignant story of Louis Zamperini, who remained unbroken in spite of all he suffered in World War II.
Signs in the Heavens, and Earth Beneath
Sermonette; Given 9/24/2011
The fearful signs in the heavens alluded to in Acts 2:19-20 and Luke 21:10-12 may refer to the aftermath of volcanic eruptions.
Humbling Ourselves
Sermonette; Given 7/23/2011
Nothing gets God's attention more than those who exercise humility, an extremely difficult trait to learn. Moses, Job, and Samson learned humility the hard way.
Wrestling With Our Brother
Sermonette; Given 6/18/2011
We cannot have a wholesome relationship with God unless we refrain from wrestling or competing with one another, and begin cooperating with one another.
Why Do We Fear?
Sermonette; Given 5/14/2011
We need to have a fear of sin, not allowing presumptuousness to govern our behavior. We have a promise of peace if we fear God and aggressively put sin out.
Why Did You Leave?
Sermonette; Given 4/2/2011
A hallmark identifying feature of a member of God's church consists of loving one another, knitting our affections to one another.
Take My Yoke Upon You
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 2/24/2011
The Bible makes frequent use of the yoke as a symbol of work, servitude, and union, but we moderns are unfamiliar with yokes due to our non-agrarian lifestyles.
The Lenders Are Coming
Sermonette; Given 2/12/2011
Eventually the lenders will come to collect the debt, and America will be the slaves of strangers. We have an obligation not to live beyond our means.