Sermons

Tonight I’d like to tell you a story from the first book of the Bible - Genesis - but I’m going to introduce it by reading a verse from the last book of the Bible - Revelation 2:17.  It’s part of a letter that was written to a church.  I’m going to skip the middle part of the verse for emphasis.  Jesus is speaking, and he says, He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ... More

Last night we looked at the life of Abraham. In that study we did two things. We took a macro view of Abraham and his life and the meaning of his life. We saw that it was at the time of Abraham that God first set in motion his plan to win back this Rebel Planet. He chose one man Abraham and called him to faith, awoke him from his spiritual slumber, set him free from the matrix of Satan’s power and from the grip of ... More

I’d like to start this morning by telling you a story.  The story is an allegory, which means that the make-believe characters and events in the story represent real-life ideas and principles.  One of the most famous and best-selling books ever written was an allegory.  You’ve probably heard of it or even read it: The Pilgrim’s Progress.  But the story that I want to tell you this morning is from a much ... More

  We have a couple of themes going for us this week. One of our themes is hearing God’s voice. Another is knowing God’s will. Yet another theme we have is that we are going to be doing, during the course of the next few days, a study of the three Old Testament patriarchs – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I’ll be having us look at Abraham this evening and then tomorrow night we’ll look a ... More

I’d like to talk to you tonight about a question that comes up frequently in our Christian circles.  Sometimes we mention it to each other or have study group discussions on it or hear it preached about.  And sometimes we just keep it to ourselves and think about it quietly.  But the question always goes something like this: “What is God’s will for me?  I wonder what God’s will is for my ... More