“MARY’S BABY BOY” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction I learned a new word this week – it’s “mondegreen.” It seems that mondegreen can be a noun or a verb. That is, you could say, “That was a great mondegreen.” Or you could say, “I think I just mondegreened myself through that.” So whether we actually did […]
“GO TELL IT SOMEWHERE!” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Go tell what somewhere? Go tell the world that Jesus Christ is born, that’s what! That is why we’re here, isn’t it? Isn’t telling the world that Jesus Christ is born what the church is called to do? As a local assembly of believers our task, our […]
“JESUS IS GOD’S WORD, GOD’S IMAGE, AND GOD’S SON” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Earlier this year the longest running game show in television history celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. “Jeopardy” is a game show with a twist. The host gives the answers while the contestants have to provide the questions. For example… the answer is, “The […]
“THANK YOU, LORD” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Do you sometimes have trouble praying? When you do pray, do you feel like you’re just going through the motions, praying for the same things day after day, week after week, and year after year with no appreciable results? Does it often seem to you that your prayers […]
“THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART” 1 SAMUEL 16:7 I. Introduction How is your heart? We hear a great deal today about the condition of our hearts, don’t we? The American Heart Association is always reminding us of diseases of the heart and what we can do to prevent them, lessen them, or treat them. […]
“PREPARING FOR COMMUNION” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction It was only six weeks ago this morning that we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection from the dead on what we in the western world have come to call “Easter.” It was just over five months ago that we celebrated His birth in what believers all over the world call […]
“WORSHIP, PROPHECY, TRUTH, RESURRECTION” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “Worship, Prophecy, Truth, Resurrection” – each of the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, spoke of all these things. Today we will touch on them all, but our focus will be on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, that wondrous event we celebrate this morning. All […]