Sermons by Topic
Sermons by Book of the Bible
The Power and Purpose of Pentecost
Pentecost is the day and event when God's Holy Spirit came to indwell believers permanently. There was great power then, and there is great power now in that same Holy Spirit.
The Burgeoning Business of Death
Five Life Principles for the 39th Anniversary of Abortion
Gospel or Justice, Which?
Some evangelicals talk as though personal evangelism and public justice are contradictory concerns, or, at least, that one is part of the mission of the church and the other isn't. I think otherwise.
The Risks and Rewards of Mentioning Those Parts of the Old Testament
The following is an article on experiences preaching on the morally problematic passages of the Old Testament in connection with Christian faith. The article describes those experiences and provides the proverbial moral of the story.
A Review of Rob Bell’s ‘Love Wins’
This is a chapter-by-chapter review of Rob Bell's most recent book, Love Wins. I write as a professor, as a pastor and as a parent. Thus, it is my desire to be objective, edifying and to write the truth in love.
Leading Today: Sound the Alarm
The morning sun finally had begun to defrost the Alaskan landscape. It was a welcome relief after another tough nightand winter. Now it was spring-April 1, 1946, to be exact-and the long wait for a kinder and gentler Mother Nature finally had paid off. Everything, it seemed, was right with the world. All that would soon change.
Don’t Miss the Messiah!
Scholars refer to the Book of Psalms as "Humanity's Hymnbook." There are many messianic psalms predicting certain events in the life of our Lord. Someone quipped that the Bible is actually a "Him book," because from Genesis to Revelation it is all about Him, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Is Worth Waiting For
In his book The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer made the following observation: "It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply." To put it another way, God cannot do much with people who have not passed through a time of suffering, sickness, sacrifice or struggle. How can we be a blessing to people who are going through the hardships of life if we ourselves somehow have been exempted from such hardships?
The Theology of Ecology
Creation Care, Stewardship: The Theology of Ecology -- Genesis 1:1; 2:15