Stepping out in faith…
Imagine what it must have been like early in the morning on the first day of the week as the women took spices to the tomb of Jesus. They had worked the day before the Sabbath on the preparations to follow the observance of the law. Their Savior had been crucified, but they continued their …
It seems that as I listen to the sermon each week and then reflect on it as I prepare to write this blog post, there is always something that stands out to me. Sometimes it may just be a phrase that the pastor mentioned in passing or it might be the main topic of the …
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth - he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do, No king is saved by …
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda...John 5:2 Here's the link to the sermon for 2/14/21. What follows is my take on the sermon, but I strongly suggest that you listen to the sermon and draw your own conclusion. 1 Some time later, Jesus went …
Snow was just starting to fall as we left the house for church this morning. Image by kristamonique from Pixabay if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their …
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me?" Matthew 14:30 Life's going along just great! Things have fallen into place and you're in a real comfortable place. Maybe a little too comfortable and you make a decision without praying about it. Yep, and you soon …
Have you ever really thought about what's important in life? We fill our days with all kinds of things we think are important. Things like getting our kids involved in sports, working our way up the ladder in our careers, giving our families all that we think will make them happy. But the sermon this …
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Of all the women that are in the Bible , the story of Queen Esther is one of my favorites! During the time of King Xerxes, the Queen Varshti, is banished for refusing to follow the directive of her husband. The king is having a 7 day bender with all …
It's tough to go through life without worrying. I'm just as guilty as the next person. But, it's not time well spent. It's a control issue, isn't it? If we can only trust in the Lord that we say we believe in, we could find that peace that passes all understanding. But we let doubt …
This blog post is from Sunday 7/19/20. You can listen to the sermon here. I normally have this up before now, but I'm just now feeling like I'm ready to tackle this one. I wasn't able to be at church, so this is from the video version of the sermon for Milan Christian Church and …
