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Showing posts with label Humility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humility. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Sermon Video: Will Esau Forgive Jacob? - Genesis 32-33

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As the moment of truth approaches, Jacob prepares to meet his estranged brother with a multi-step plan designed to mollify Esau's anger....
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

sermon video: The supporting cast at Advent: The Magi - Matthew 2:1-2,9-12

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  We all know about the central characters in the story of Christmas, but what about those "cast" by God in a supporting role?  Th...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Sermon Video: All Kinds of Prayers- Ephesians 6:18-23

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To close his letter to the church at Ephesus, the Apostle Paul encourages them to bring, "all kinds of prayers and requests" to Go...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A reflection on the life of Pope Francis

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  {Disclaimer: While I am a lifelong Baptist, and an ordained minister of that denomination, my wife of nearly 24 years, Nicole, is a practi...
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #30 - John 17:16 & 18:36

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  John 17:16  New International Version They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. John 18:36   New International Version Jesus said...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #29: John 13:14-15

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  John 13:14-15  New International Version 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s f...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #27: Luke 22:24-27

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  Luke 22:24-27     New International Version 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus...
Thursday, December 8, 2022

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #26: Luke 18:9-14

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Luke 18:9-14     New International Version 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus t...
Friday, September 9, 2022

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #12: Matthew 16:21-23

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  Matthew 16:21-23     New International Version 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem a...
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Sermon Video: Peter's Folly - "Even if all fall away, I will not" Mark 14:27-31

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"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" sums up the episode that occurs as Jesus and his disciples walk to the Garden of Gethse...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Sermon Video: "Hosanna!" - Mark 11:1-11

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  As Jesus' journey to the Cross reaches Jerusalem, on the Sunday before Passover begins, Jesus chooses to ride the last two miles into ...
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Sermon Video: By the grace of God I am what I am - 1 Corinthians 15:8-11

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Having already detailed the many witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul offers his own experience last of all.  Pau...
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Sermon Video: Immanuel, "God with us" - Matthew 1:22-23

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The entrance of the Christ child into God's redemptive story is an amazing true story. The Son of God, the rightful king, born in a hum...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Sermon Video: Humbling ourselves for the sake of the Gospel - 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

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Are we responsible for presenting the Gospel to the Lost in ways that mesh with their cultural and intellectual/emotional state?  The Apostl...
Friday, March 15, 2019

White Nationalism and White Supremacy are an abomination to the Church

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With the horror of at least  49 people killed  by multiple gunmen at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, we are confronted with the da...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Sermon Video: The Child of Bethlehem - Luke 2:1-7

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A journey to Bethlehem by Mary and Joseph culminates in a humble birth for the Messiah in a manger, beginning a life of service and self-sac...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Sermon Video: God's Chosen People: Bound together in love - Colossians 3:11-14

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Having already told the people of the church at Colossae of the need to "put to death" their earthly nature with all of its vices,...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Sermon Video: Remain where you are? 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

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As a Christian, should you stay where and what you are, assuming it is God's will, or should you seek to change the life you're livi...
Friday, September 15, 2017

Sermon Video: Paul tries to make peace with his critics - Acts 21:15-26

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Having returned to Jerusalem, the Apostle Paul finds renewed controversy there as false rumors being spread about him have antagonized the J...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Sermon Video: What do you have that you did not receive? - 1 Corinthians 4:6-13

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What is the source of human pride if not ignorance?  All pride is built upon a false premise, that we have earned what we have.  In reality,...