In 2 Samuel 11:1-5, King David is 50 years old. He’s been the reigning king of Israel for 20 years. He’s rich, he’s powerful, and he’s popular. It’s spring in Israel, a time when war is commenced, but David sends Joab to war while he basks in his accomplishments. At the beginning of 2 Samuel…
Far too often our worries rob us of our worship. In this sermon on 1 Peter 4:12-19, we are going to look at five reasons we should choose worship over worry.
As we take a look at what the Bible says about Heaven over the next few weeks, I’m reminded of a question posed by John Piper. He asked, “Would you be satisfied with going to Heaven if Jesus wasn’t there?” Ponder that for a moment. There are a number of misconceptions about Heaven. Commercials often…
As we take a look at what the Bible says about Heaven over the next few weeks, I’m reminded of a question posed by John Piper. He asked, “Would you be satisfied with going to Heaven if Jesus wasn’t there?” Ponder that for a moment. There are a number of misconceptions about Heaven. Commercials often…
This week we will put Ecclesiastes on pause and turn our attention to Christmas. The word “advent” simply means, the coming of a notable person, thing, or event. Over the next three weeks we are going to be celebrating this season of advent by looking at the significance of how God used specific trees in…
G.K. Chesterton once said, “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” If there’s one thing we can learn in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew it’s this, everything is replaceable except life. As we clean up our “stuff”, we find ourselves…
Sometimes it’s the little things, the microscopic things, that cause the most pain and misery. One of my favorite authors, JC Ryle, in his book “Thoughts For Young Men” said, “A boy may bend an oak when it is a sapling- a hundred men cannot root it up, when it is a full grown tree.” The…