I want to share some of the most profound words ever spoken. These are words that changed the history of the entire universe. When they were spoken, darkness and despair died; hope was born in the hearts of men. To find those amazing words that changed everything, let's turn to Matthew 28:2-6 (NIV)...
(And, no, not the Charles Dickens novel…)
This life has a lot of beautiful, satisfying, breathtaking moments. Think about moments in nature, in God's creation - standing on the top of a mountain and seeing for miles, or looking out over the expanse of the ocean listening to the crash of the waves, or the absolute silence of being out in some remote forest in the snow. There are ...
This past summer, forest fires in Australia were blamed for the extinction of a type of 'mealybug'. Some researchers who were alarmed by this conducted a survey. They were surprised to find that many people value human life even over the extinction of an entire non-human species or "items of Indigenous cultural significance". They were disturbed by...
I wanted to start with a picture I think I’ve shown before. ***(Slide) This is me at 7 years old. Yeah, I was a cute lil’ fella. Back then, I couldn’t have imagined myself as the middle aged guy I am now, many years later. Back then, I could dress myself, read a little, the usual things for a 7...
First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. (4) They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." (5) But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens...
At the last Board meeting I mentioned that today would be the Super Bowl and right before Valentines' Day - so I might preach about love or teamwork. To the credit of every man there - they acknowledged Valentines' Day and wisely suggested love. So I'm going to talk about sports. Just kidding...
My very first youth ministry, I was fresh out of Bible College, and I went to work at a church that I had actually been told had a reputation as a 'preacher killer'. The record for any youth minister before me was only one year, and most had only lasted about 6 months. I made it 2 ½ years and was then ready to throw in the towel. ...
Last month, before Benji and I were to fly to Cincinnati, I had to arrange shuttle rides from the airport and back the next day. I emailed the hospital concierge exactly as I had before and provided all the same details. She replied and asked for the hangar information. So, I contacted the pilot and then sent the additional information....
