I Samuel 15 BIG IDEA Disobedience is a short-term decision with long-term consequences. INTRODUCTION God often asks ordinary people to do the most extraordinary things. No matter how crazy it may seem, when God makes a request we must obey. …
BIG IDEA Hatred brings conflict. Love brings a covering. INTRODUCTION “I hate that…” Growing up, my family had their own list of swear words. I don’t mean words that we said, but rather words that we were expected not to …
INTRODUCTION “A Sermon on Six Legs” Ants are fascinating creatures. Whether it was a cruel moment in our youth with a magnifying glass turned against an innocent six-legged creature, or an interrupted picnic, we have all thought about ants at …
Proverbs 3:5,6 BIG IDEA Wisdom brings everything into focus. INTRODUCTION “Don’t catch the catcher” “Author and theologian Henri Nouwen became fascinated, in the last years of his life, with a group of trapeze artists called the Flying Rodleighs. There was …
What is your greatest fear? Is it heights, spiders, closed spaces? Or are your fears more cerebral? Are you afraid of failing, of rejection, or loneliness? What is your greatest fear? Are you afraid of living? Are you afraid of …
BIG IDEA Wisdom brings everything into focus. INTRODUCTION “What’s your wish?” Christmas is over, and a New Year is upon us, a new Decade is upon us! It is a wonderful time for contemplation and consideration. It is a good …
Luke 1 BIG IDEA Be Glad: The King has come. Be Ready: The King is coming again. INTRODUCTION “A King, a Priest, and a Prophet.” My task for you today is simple. I am assigned the responsibility of preaching to …
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 BIG IDEA Through the power of God, the impossible becomes possible. INTRODUCTION “What is God’s will for my life?” It’s a question that I have been asked hundreds of times in my two decades as a pastor. …
Luke 17:11-19 BIG IDEA It is possible to settle for help in your situation when what you really need is salvation for your soul. INTRODUCTION “You are so foolish.” Many years ago I was working as a Youth Minister part-time …
