The Attractiveness Of Jesus

John 12:20-33 In the older lectionaries the fifth Sunday in Lent was always Passion Sunday but that has now elided with Palm Sunday. We cannot preach on the cross of Christ too often. Still litigation is widespread to remove the cross from all public places in America. The cross has been exci

Magnifying The Message Of Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10 "God loves you as you are, but he loves you too much to allow you to stay as you are." So spoke one of the leading characters in last summer's widely viewed film, JUNEBUG. This familiar insight from an unexpected source flies in the face of a maudlin senti

Worship: Our Ultimate Response

John 2:13-22 A young man decided to make a climb on the Swiss Alps and hired two men to be his guides. It was a steep, hazardous ascent to the top of the mountain. The experienced guides placed him in the middle of the trio as they climbed. After hours of struggling they reached the summit

The Priority Of The Cross

Mark 8:31-38 The date: May 21, 1946. The location: Los Alamos, New Mexico. The experiment: To determine the amount of U-235 necessary for a chain reaction for the atomic bomb. In his effort to discover the amount of uranium it takes to produce the "critical mass," scientist Lou

Salvation Substance

Mark 1:9-15 The concept of substance can be defined as the central character or quality of something. In the case of our text the central character or quality of life is the worship of God. “The act o... Continue Reading...

Christian Living In A Pagan Culture

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Distinguished New Testament Professor Jack MacGorman, now retired, told of a missionary and his son walking down a jungle trail with a native pastor. They came on a pile of medicine sticks planted by a witch doctor in the trail. It was an attempt to transfer the illness of...

A Change Of Course

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 It was a time of tumult and turmoil. The Northern Kingdom was losing ground, literally. Only when the ruthless Assyrian army invaded Damascus in 797 B.C., was Aramean power destabilized. Only then was Israel's military, under Jeroboam II, able...

Some Body To Love

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 "You can lose unwanted pounds. You can gain more muscle. You can feel fit and trim. You can look years younger. You can do it all in the next 30 days, without breaking a sweat, guaranteed. But you must act now! This is a limited-time offer. Have your credit card...

Believe And Be Baptized, Belong And Be Loved

Mark 1:4-11 Now that the holidays are past, do you still enjoy family gatherings? Are you looking forward to celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, weddings, graduations and other events in 2006 with your extended family? Hopefully so! When it comes to church family gatherings, we grow...

Shine The Light

2 Corinthians 4:3-6 In his book Just Like Jesus Max Lucado tells about a lady who lived about a hundred years ago. Although she was wealthy she was tight with her money. That is why neighbors were surprised when they saw workmen installing wires for electricity. Several weeks later the meter reader...