Thy Courts Above — Thy Courses Below
Luke 17:14-21 (NIV84) 14When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18Has no one returned…
Plowing Through to the Abundant Life
Matthew 7:7-11 (NIV84) 7Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are…
God’s Got a Plan
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV84) 11″For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. “
Sanctity of Human Life
Scripture reading for this sermon: Psalm 139:13-16 (ESV) 13For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your…
Religious Freedom Reflections
Scripture reading for this sermon: 2 Corinthians 3:17 (ESV) 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Galatians 5:1 (ESV) 1For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galations 5:13 (ESV) 13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an…
What Must Take Place – Part 4
Scripture reading for this sermon: Revelation 6:9 (ESV) 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. Revelation 6:12-13 (ESV) 12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon…
What Must Take Place – Part 3
Scripture reading for this sermon: Revelation 6:1-8 (ESV) 1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. 3 When he opened the second…
What Must Take Place – Part 2
Scripture reading for this sermon: Revelation 5:11-13 (ESV) 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and…
What Must Take Place – Part 1
Scripture reading for this sermon: Revelation 4:8-11 (ESV) 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on…
Joy in the Jail
Scripture reading for this sermon: Philippians 1:1-19 (NIV ’84) 1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy…