This morning, I want to share a message from what I believe is one of the greatest chapters in the Bible. When you think of the great chapters, you probably think of I Corinthians 13, the love chapter, or Hebrews 11, the faith chapter. But I think Romans 8 belongs in the same category as…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons on Grace/Mercy
Just about every preacher is familiar with the Pareto Principle. They may not know it by that name, but they understand how it works. Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian economist who noticed that approximately 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population. Later, his principle was expanded to say…
As I’ve said before, things have changed a lot in our lives over the past year because of COVID. One of the biggest changes is that we now have so many rules. We’ve always lots of rules. But over the past year, it just seems like we’ve added so many new rules. Rules about…
Have you ever had somebody say to you, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news, which one would you like to hear first?” With a show of hands, how many of you would rather hear the good news first? OK, how many of you would rather hear the bad news first? Research shows…
This morning, we continue in our study of the book of Jonah. But first, I wanted to share with you a meme that Sueanne found on Facebook this past week. I thought you might enjoy that. Three weeks ago, we saw that Jonah was a man called by God to go to the…
This past week, beginning Tuesday evening, there was a very important Jewish holiday. Does anyone here know what it was? Yom Kippur. We probably know it better as the Day of Atonement. That’s the day when the Jewish people remember how they have sinned over the past year and then they seek God’s forgiveness. …
It is often said that Christianity is a religion of grace, which it certainly is. We talk about grace in our sermons and Bible classes, we sing about grace, and if anyone were to ask us, we certainly believe in grace. But I want to ask you a question this morning — Have you…
Last week, we talked about Jairus, the father whose 12-year-old daughter passed away from an illness. And we saw that Jesus brings hope when there is no hope. We all have times in our lives when we hear this voice that says, “Why bother?” But then we hear the voice of Jesus who says. …
Over the past several years, we’ve heard a lot about “fake news.” And without meaning to be political, I would simply make the observation that fake news is nothing new. “Fake news” is simply what happens when something is reported that isn’t true. Probably the most famous example of this happened in 1948 when the…
Sir Isaac Newton is credited with discovering the third law of motion which says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is the principle that explains, among other things, how jet engines work, or why guns will kick back when you fire them…