The Heart of a Guilty Man
Psalm 51 This is the fourth, and perhaps greatest, of David’s seven penitent Psalms. (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143) I. David’s Confession –Psalms 51:1-6 A. Lord, Be Merciful in my Need – vs. 1-4a 1. I am very sinful – vs. 1-2 Transgression – a high-handed revolt against divinely constituted law Iniquity – […]
Save Us From Our House!
Job 1 The theme is why do bad things happen to good people. The house-saving team responds to frantic families who have been suffering in their space. Relationship strategist, Hina Khan, tackles the emotional damage first, leading the family through a series of challenges and therapy models designed to address fractured relationships. Meanwhile, contractor Scott […]
My House is Worth What?
Romans 2:1-24 Illustration: Three home owners in three different parts of the country strategize on maximizing their homes’ values. Romans is talking about the family of God . . . the Jews. They were valuable in God’s sight. Yet, they neglected this value, turned their backs upon God, and suffered greatly. Today, thanks be to God, […]
The Gospel in Red, White and Blue
Isaiah 1:18 About once in a decade our nation’s birthday, July the 4th, coincides with the Lord’s Day. On those special Sundays, Independence Day is known in some circles as “Red, White and Blue Sunday.” The best remembered was in 1976, the 200th birthday of the USA.Regardless of the day, July the Fourth is a […]
God’s Cure for an Achan Heart
Joshua 7:1-13 The children of Israel, under Joshua’s leadership, finally began to march into the land of promise. They were given a strict set of guidelines to follow. God said in Joshua 6:18-19: And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, […]
God’s Kindness to the Undeserving
2 Samuel 9 Remember, much of what we see in the OT is a foreshadowing of the coming of Christ. David, who the Messiah will be from his lineage, is foreshadowing and prophetic of the Messiah. 1) The family of Saul were David’s enemies. Yet, David reached out to the house of Saul. God reaches […]
God Sees, Hears, and Understands
Luke 1:5-17 I. God Sees and understands your sufferings, (Luke 1:5). In the time of King Herod . . . this was a dark time for God’s children. Herod is one who is called “the Great” because he built some magnificent buildings. He is responsible for rebuilding the temple, but also polluted the land with […]
God Bless America
Genesis 12:1-3 Introduction Dr. Ron Herrod was unaware that I would preach this message. Interestingly, yesterday he sent a brief message that could serve as its thesis. He writes: “GOD BLESS AMERICA AS WE CELEBRATE 235 YEARS OF FREEDOM” May you and your family enjoy a blessed day of celebration for the freedom given to […]
Get Rid of Your Anxiety
Philippians 4:6-7 When the news first came that Pearl Harbor had been bombed [World Trade Center had been destroyed], what did you feel? I know that many people felt anxiety. The Scripture says, however, not to be anxious. I. Be Anxious For Nothing a. Because it usually doesn’t come to pass, (Matthew 6). Abraham Lincoln […]
For Such a Time as This
Esther 2-7; 4:13-17 Introduction: Dr. Ray C. Stedman (1917-1992) refers to the Book of Esther as “a gripping tale, but one might rather expect to find it in the pages of Reader’s Digest than the Bible.” Flavius Josephus affirms in his twenty-volume classic titled Jewish Antiquities that Mordecai wrote the Book of Esther.We find the […]
