As I have been reminding you the past few weeks, I will soon begin a series of messages titled I Love the Church Because… and I have asked you to answer that question for me. I appreciate the responses I have received and I will ask you again to answer that question for me, if […]
Last Sunday we began a new series of messages titled The Great Commandments. During the worship services last week I also asked that you help me with the next series of messages I will present. That series is titled I Love the Church Because… and I would love to hear from you. Would you finish […]
This morning we begin a new series of messages titled The Great Commandments. We begin with a passage from the Old Testament prophet Micah, a passage which contains one of the most famous of all prophetic messages – And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk […]
This morning we conclude our series of messages, Music From the Heart. Next week we begin a series of messages titled The Great Commandments. Today’s message title is You’re My Best Friend, and is based on the song of the same name by the band Queen (you can watch and listen to a very creative […]
As I returned home yesterday afternoon from co-directing a week of junior high church camp, you’ll have to excuse me if I suddenly shout out hey gang, listen up please! What did I just say? Listen up please! And I probably don’t need to wear a mic today, as my loud camp voice is still […]
There is a story about a Baptist church in Kentucky some years ago that had a disagreement, which led to a split. Half the congregation left to begin a new church and the other half stayed behind to continue with the existing church. The new church needed a name, and those who remained in the […]
This morning we begin a four-part series of messages titled Music of the Heart, in which each message is based on a song. I appreciate all the suggestions that I received after church last Sunday about possible songs for the series. Some of them were good, others a bit questionable, so no, I won’t be […]
To let you know where we will be going in the coming weeks, I will begin a four-message series next Sunday titled Music of the Heart. Each message will be based on a song that carries a spiritual truth. They are not what we would normally refer to as sacred music, and that is intentional. […]
This morning we conclude the series of messages on the theme Life Lessons On Faith. Two weeks from today we ordain two new elders and the message will center on the idea of calling. I will begin a new series, on June 25th, tentatively called Music of the Heart. In that series I will offer […]
On June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan presented a speech in Berlin, West Germany. Speaking near the Brandenburg Gate of the infamous Berlin Wall, President Reagan offered the now-famous line, addressed to Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! As I remember, and admittedly my […]