I want to begin this morning by asking a question — What do you think is the primary goal in life for most Christians? What is it that Christians want to achieve more than anything else? And I think you probably would agree with my assessment that, for most Christians, the primary goal in…
For the next several weeks, I plan to preach a series of lessons on the topic of the kingdom of heaven, and I hope to give you all a fresh perspective on a very biblical topic. In the weeks ahead, we’re going to talk about heaven, about heaven’s connection to earth, and how all of…
Has anyone here ever heard of Good Riddance Day? As far as I know, it’s only celebrated in one city. Starting in 2007, Good Riddance Day has been celebrated every year on December 28th in New York City in Times Square. This will be the 17th year they have observed this unofficial holiday. Good…
For the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at some of the ways that God tests our faith. First, we looked at the wilderness test. When things in life get difficult, do we worry, or do we trust God? The second test — when God makes us wait and things don’t happen as quickly as…
For the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at some of the ways that God tests our faith. Because James told us to “count it all joy…when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” (James 1:2-3) We saw that one of the tests that God gives us…
For the past several lessons, we’ve been looking at some of the ways that God tests our faith. Because James told us to “count it all joy…when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” (James 1:2-3) We saw that one of the tests of our faith is…
Today is Mother’s Day and I want to take just a moment to acknowledge and express appreciation to all the mothers who are in the audience this morning. Abraham Lincoln was not exaggerating when he said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.” Mothers demonstrate the love of…
I read recently about a salesman who was trying to make a big sale to the purchasing agent of a company. He was sitting in the purchasing agent’s office waiting for him to come in so that he could submit his bid. While he was waiting, he couldn’t help but notice that his competitor’s bid…
Last week, we began our look at the topic of deacons and we’re going to conclude that study this morning. But first, I want to remind you that next Sunday morning, we will have a church family meeting in place of our Bible class at 9:30 and we need for all of you to…
As most of you know, we are in the process of selecting deacons to serve here at Cruciform. This is a huge step in the growth of this congregation and I’m excited as we take this step. For the past couple of months, the elders and their wives have been meeting together to talk about…
