Action Principles For Servant Leadership

1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. (1 Corinthians 4:1) Let me be blunt as we continue in our study of Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. There are some Christians who are "too big for their own spiritual britches." To

The Narrow Way

Matthew 7:13-14 Someone put up a sign along one of the muddy roads in rural Iowa during the rainy season. It read: "Choose your ruts carefully; you'll be in them for the next ten miles." That sign may invoke a smile, but actually it offers sound advice. When roads are slippery, it's for your

Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

John 21:15a So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" There comes a time in everyone's life when a decision must be made. Jesus asks us the same question He asked Peter. He says to us, "Do you love Me more than these

Guard The Gates

Proverbs 4:23-27 As parents, students and school officials gave advice at our son's graduation, I listened for keys to godly success. There's a lot to remember when you're moving into a larger world with bigger opportunities. The grad in all of us needs to know there are certainties

Are We There Yet? The Kingdom Will Come!

Mark 4:21-25 I usually get remarks about my sermon, but I was joyfully surprised when one of our very bright high school seniors came up to my after a sermon a few weeks ago and said, "Pastor, your message on the Kingdom is exactly what I am dealing with in my studies right now: 'Re

The Urgent Or The Important

Ecclesiastes 3:2 One day a professor took out a one-gallon pitcher from under her desk. She also produced about a dozen fist size rocks. She carefully placed the rocks in the jar. The rocks stacked up to the rim of the pitcher then she asked her bright students if the pitcher was full. "Yes" was their...

The Overthrow Of Survivor Island!

What would happen if today's reality TV producers got ahold of the Passion Week story? This Easter sermon creatively contrasts God's way of doing things with the dog-eat-dog rules of Survivor, The Apprentice, and the like.