To be respected and reverenced, according to his nature, honoring who he is and recognizing who we are. Last week, we began a new series: What does God want from us? This is a series for churches and church leaders. This is also a series for Christians who want to share the gospel. This is …
Monthly Archives: February 2022
What Does God Want? (1)
In my life, ministry, mission involvement, a few questions continually resurface. Answers are elusive. I constantly refine my understanding. This is not a new series, but neither is it an old series simply re-preached. This is the struggle on display. THE question. “What does God want?” A previous series focused on understanding God – God …
It All Begins with God–“Before” [#5]
In the final sermon in the series, we seek to understand what it means to say that “God goes before us.” We look at what God accomplished in Jesus by studying three New Testament descriptions of Jesus, descriptions that suggest that Jesus is our trailblazer. Here are the three texts. Jesus is– In the book …
It All Begins with God–“Beside” [#4]
Life is difficult. Life is not easy. Life is often a lonesome journey. Moving forward is challenging, difficult. At times we face seemingly impossible odds. We experience problems, setbacks, failures. We want a companion, someone who understands our needs and the nature of the journey. The last two sermons in this series show how God …
The Rest of the Story–Faith
Yesterday I mentioned “the rest of the story.” On the day that would have been my mother’s 100th birthday, I shared how God has worked for good in our lives in mysterious and marvelous ways, even in tragic and difficult events. Today I reflect upon the nature of faith. I have continuously and confidently affirmed …
God is Good!
Today is my mother’s birthday. She is gone from this earth, but not from our hearts. Today she would have been 100. For almost 30 years, I have remembered her birthday without being able to tell her “Happy Birthday” in person. In reality, the important people in our life never really leave. My mother had …
My Mother’s Birthday: 2/2/22
Today is my mother’s birthday. She would have been 100 years old today. The unique, memorable, number combination has rolled around again, 2/2/22. My mother left this temporary earthly home and went home to dwell forever with the Lord almost 30 years ago. It seems that in timeless eternal existence, she is not counting the …