One of the joys of childhood (and maybe adulthood, too) is to receive presents at Christmas or on your birthday. Sometimes you can guess what is underneath the wrapping paper, but it’s still exciting to open that present for yourself and see the gift that you have been given. And that’s kind of…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons from July 2017
You may think I’m a little strange for this, but I am fascinated by people who have humorous epitaphs put on their tombstone. All of the following epitaphs that I’m going to share with you are real. Here lays Butch, We planted him raw. He was quick on the trigger, But slow on the draw.…
In Jon Bloom’s book “Not By Sight”, he talks about Peter walking on the water. You remember the story in Matthew 14 where the disciples are rowing across the Sea of Galilee when Jesus comes up to them walking on the water. And after getting over the shock of seeing him, Peter says, “Lord, if…
This morning, I want to begin the lesson by asking a question. I’m going to show you two pictures, and I’d like for you to choose the picture that you think best describes people who are entering the kingdom of God. This first picture is a shot taken on Normandy Beach during the D-Day invasion.…
This morning, the last discipline that we’re going to look at is “remembering”. Well, that’s not quite accurate. We’re actually going to be looking at a couple of other disciplines that will help us to remember. But first, I want to talk a bit about the importance of remembering because I’m not sure that we really appreciate…
