In August 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, DC. In that speech, he made this powerful statement: “We are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” You may be surprised to learn that…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons from August 2020
I don’t need to tell you that the year 2020 has been a year of disasters. Even if we set aside the COVID pandemic and all the civil unrest, there were the 23 tornadoes at the beginning of this year that killed 75 people and did over $12 billion in damage. There was the earthquake…
I heard about a preacher who had all of his teeth pulled and new dentures were made for him. The next Sunday, he got in the pulpit and only preached for 10 minutes. The second Sunday, he preached for 20 minutes. But, on the third Sunday, he preached for an hour and a half. When…
This morning, in our study through the Bible, we come to the book of Daniel, and I’m sure there are at least a few of you who are extremely happy to hear that, because after looking at Jeremiah, Lamentations and Ezekiel, you’re just relieved that we’re finally in a book that you are somewhat familiar…
I recently heard a preacher say that one of the older members of his congregation told him that before his arrival, she had never heard a single sermon on any of the Old Testament prophets. And she had been a member of that church for over 40 years! Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising, though. …
