Luke 15:10 (ESV) 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Dear Friends in Christ, Starting this morning I’m going to be taking a break from the sermon series on the 10 Commandments that I’ve been preaching for some time now entitled “The Fundamentals of Our…
Hosea 2:19-20 (ESV) 19 And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. 20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. Dear Friends in Christ, I wish we had the time today to go around the sanctuary and give…
Psalm 119:11 ESV 11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Dear Friends in Christ, Times are changing. How many times haven’t we heard that familiar saying and perhaps used it ourselves? And while some change can be good, not all change fits that description. For example,…
Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Dear Friends in Christ, Though I’ve never been to Germany before, I’ve been told that if you ever spend the money to go there, one…
Matthew 5:27-28 (ESV) Lust 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. I’m going to begin my sermon this morning by doing something that my wife really does not…
Ex. 20:14 Exodus 20:14 ESV 14 “You shall not commit adultery. Dear Friends in Christ, Just when you think you’ve heard it all, something comes along that lets you know you haven’t. That happened to me recently when I read an article about an online dating service that caters – are you ready for this –…
Matthew 5:21-22 (ESV) 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable…
Exodus 20:13 13 “You shall not murder. Dear Friends in Christ, I came across a true story recently about a 19 year old fellow from Washington, D.C. who was driving around our nation’s capital one day and according to his own testimony, he was bored. So when he saw a 36 year old woman sitting…
Exodus 20:12 12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Dear Friends in Christ, Some years ago I read a great book written by a fellow named Dr. Kevin Leman. He is a very funny yet very wise Christian psychologist and a prolific author of more…
Isaiah 58:13-14 13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, 14 then…