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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crazy or Christmas
Sermonette; Given 12/25/2010
If Christmas is Christ's birthday, it is strange that everybody else except Christ receives a gift. All of its symbols derive from pagan sources.
Sermonette; Given 12/25/2010
If Christmas is Christ's birthday, it is strange that everybody else except Christ receives a gift. All of its symbols derive from pagan sources.
Father, Where Art Thou?
Sermonette; Given 11/6/2010
The majority of the ugly social aberrations (including rape, murder, imprisonment, and suicide) have a direct correlation to single-parent families.
Sermonette; Given 11/6/2010
The majority of the ugly social aberrations (including rape, murder, imprisonment, and suicide) have a direct correlation to single-parent families.
Exhort One Another Daily
Sermonette; Given 9/27/2010
We need to encourage and exhort one another to stand firm, realizing that the spiritual roller coaster ride will not last forever.
Sermonette; Given 9/27/2010
We need to encourage and exhort one another to stand firm, realizing that the spiritual roller coaster ride will not last forever.
Is the Land Vomiting Us Out?
Sermonette; Given 9/4/2010
The Bible personifies the earth, giving it a human-like proclivity to expel sin and evil. We are approaching another crisis when this purging will occur.
Sermonette; Given 9/4/2010
The Bible personifies the earth, giving it a human-like proclivity to expel sin and evil. We are approaching another crisis when this purging will occur.
Israel and Our Ancestors
Sermonette; Given 7/17/2010
The children of Israel claim 'stiff-necked' as a family trait—dense, hard-hearted, stubborn, intractable, impudent, and unwilling to follow God's lead.
Sermonette; Given 7/17/2010
The children of Israel claim 'stiff-necked' as a family trait—dense, hard-hearted, stubborn, intractable, impudent, and unwilling to follow God's lead.
Pentecost and the Holy Spirit (2010)
Sermonette; Given 5/22/2010
Paul uses the term 'earnest payment' to describe the Holy Spirit, similar to lay-away plans. Our inheritance is sealed by God so it cannot be tampered with.
Sermonette; Given 5/22/2010
Paul uses the term 'earnest payment' to describe the Holy Spirit, similar to lay-away plans. Our inheritance is sealed by God so it cannot be tampered with.