This morning, we’re going to continue to talk about wisdom, but we’re going to focus on wisdom as it relates to making decisions. When you have several different options in front of you, how do you determine which one is the best choice?…
This morning, we begin a new sermon series, and for the next two or three months, we’re going to be in the book of Proverbs. And, as you can see, the focus of our attention is going to be on the topic of wisdom. One of the things that I enjoy is learning word origins,…
Has anyone here ever heard of Good Riddance Day? As far as I know, it’s only celebrated in one city. This past Thursday, December 28th, Good Riddance Day was celebrated in New York City in Times Square. In fact, this is the 11th year they’ve been observing this special day. Good Riddance Day apparently was…
This morning, I want to share with you a story. A Christmas story, if you will. And children know that all stories begin with those four special words – “once upon a time”. There was a young girl once who asked her father, “Do all fairy tales begin with “Once upon a time?” And he…
This is the time of year when many of us find our mailboxes filled with Christmas cards. Many of those include family photographs. These pictures always show a beautiful, well-dressed family with everybody looking straight at the camera while smiling, and capturing just the right angle of the Christmas tree behind them. But, what those…
Thanksgiving is over, the leftovers should be all gone by now, and we can all focus on the countdown to Christmas. For those of you who haven’t noticed, there only 15 days left before Christmas. In much of the Christian world, this time of year is known as “advent.” The word “advent” means “coming”, and…
There’s a writer by the name of Leonard Ravenhill who tells the story about a group of tourists who were visiting a quaint little village in England. And in an effort to learn more about the history of that village, one tourist approached an elderly man who was sitting outside and asked him, “Were any…
Throughout history, there have been a handful of men who have stood out because of their ability to speak, men whose message and personality have so commanded the attention of others that they were able to shape history. Abraham Lincoln was one of those men. So was Winston Churchill. And so was Martin Luther King,…
We’re going to continue in our study of the book of Galatians this morning, but I want to begin by quoting what I believe is one of the greatest passages in all the Bible. It’s found in I John 3 where John writes, “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we…
For the past several weeks, we have been studying from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, which is centered around the theme of God’s grace. And one of the things the things that we’ve seen is this tension between law and grace. On the one hand, you have these Judaizers who are all about keeping the…