I have asked the question of many people: Which ministry is harder, Children’s or Addiction Recovery? Usually I hear back that addition recovery is harder for various reasons. These reasons are all valid: people are set in the ways, they are not always looking for help, the power of addiction, etc. I always tend to …
As I was examining some news stories the other day, I came upon a quote by Warren Buffett that I considered important enough to examine in detail. He started, “Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” Just consider: if you find a person living out the graceful life of Jesus Christ, …
This is a sermon that I delivered related to the last post on this blog. It moves more to the scripture talking about Elijah and how he confronted the culture. Next, I challenged the students to follow the Word of God. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3
We are in grave times. Of course I knew that long ago, but things have been brooding in my mind and heart for a while now. I am kept so busy that I can rarely have a few minutes to myself. I am not sure when this began, but I assume near the end of …
One of the things that bothers me the most is to see people who profess to be Christians, but fail horribly at living the life. The Bible is quite clear about the role of Christian Living. This sermon is about that topic coming from Ephesians 4. It was given to the BCM group. [Audio clip: …
My favorite verse in the whole of scripture would have to be James 1:27. It says, “Pure and Undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” There is a lot in that chunk of words, four …
Here is a nice sermon that I delivered to students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministries at our local community college. This one is related to a message by Chip Ingram which I referenced in the article “Trained to Kill“. Enjoy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3
Well, it has been a while since I have posted, and even longer since I sat down to write a new post, but my heart is full with a problem that I perceive. I do not follow politics a whole lot, particularly what the news media pushes all the time. It seems to me that …
Here is a nice sermon that I delivered to a few students at our local community college. Enjoy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3
How many of us still sin after we are regenerated? The answer is all of us! When we are regenerated, however, we start to know what we do that is a sin, and what we do that is not a sin. The bottom line is that we still sin. How? Because we still have a …