I’m sure you’ve all seen those ads in newspapers and magazines advertising some product or procedure to make you look better in some way – to look younger or fitter or thinner. And they typically have two pictures to show you what people look like “before” and what they look like “after” using their…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons by Alan Smith
This morning, we continue in our study of I Corinthians, and it’s a relief to be out of those difficult sections, where Paul was talking about things like church discipline and sex and lawsuits and divorce and remarriage and meat offered to idols, and now we can finally get into something much less controversial…
Every now and then, I like to share with you one of my pet peeves, and this morning, I’d like share another one. Whenever I watch the pre-game show for a football game, it absolutely drives me crazy when the interviewer asks one of the coaches, “So, what will it take for your team to…
A little over a month ago, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a speech before our Congress in which he asked the United States to do more to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion. During that speech, President Zelensky said: “Just like anyone else in the United States, I remember your national memorial [at]…
Those of you who have attended a game night with Sueanne and me know that I am a rather competitive person. In fact, I’ve been pretty competitive all my life. I’m sure my mother could share some stories of ways I annoyed my parents and my sisters with my need to win. And the…
Over the past few months, we’ve been studying from I Corinthians, and this morning I want to continue in that book, but we’re going to jump ahead to chapter 15 and see what Paul has to say about the resurrection, and then next week, we’ll go back and pick up with chapter 10. …
This is the time of year when some Christians are practicing Lent, which is when they decide to give up something – usually some sort of food — for 40 days. There are many things that I would be glad to give up for Lent – spinach, squash, Brussel sprouts. Unfortunately, though, Lent is…
We continue this morning with our study of I Corinthians as we move now into chapter 8. This chapter deals with a question that is very relevant to our Christian lives today, and that is, “How much should I let other people’s views control my actions?” Or, to put it another way, “How much do…
We continue in our study of I Corinthians and, this morning, we’re going to finish out chapter 7. Last week, we saw that Paul had something to say to those who are single, those who are married to Christians and those who are married to non-Christians, which I think pretty much covers all of us. …
This morning, we pick back up in our study of I Corinthians, and we’re in the middle of chapter 7 where Paul is discussing some matters related to singleness, marriage, divorce and remarriage. If you were here a couple of weeks ago, you may recall that I shared some advice with you from a…