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Showing posts with label sermons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sermons. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Why are we free? Galatians 5:13-14

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The vast majority of the bitter and often prolonged disagreements within American culture involve the answer to a fundamental question: Why ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Mary vs. Martha kind of day

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In Luke 10:38-42, Martha invites Jesus to her home and then becomes swamped with the preparation that had to be made.  Martha's sister, ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

A day in the life of a church pastor

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I know that some people wonder what a pastor does during the week.  Well, it took me 30 minutes to write this next sentence because I was he...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The sermon I didn't preach

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One of the things that fascinates me about my job of preparing a sermon each week for my congregation is the initial thought process I go th...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

One of the little joys of preaching

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How many things can you say about a well known Biblical passage or character?  Most of us might have a few things to say, but how about twen...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

The real reason why writing a sermon each week is hard.

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Some of you may think that writing a sermon each week would be hard because you find writing to be a difficult process.  For some people it ...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Sermon Video: Psalm 19:7-11, "the Law of the LORD revives the soul"

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This message explores the perfection and purpose of the moral code of God revealed in the Law. Not only is God's law a guide to right ...
Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sermon Video: Colossians 1:23 "continue in your faith"

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This sermon explores the need of the individual Christian, as well as of the local church, to maintain and defend faith.  Faith must be nurt...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sermon Video: John 8:31-36 "the truth will set you free"

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"you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free" Are we really free, or are even Americans slaves? Jesus said that any...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Sermon Video: James 1:9-11, "the value of being rich"

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This sermon is from James 1:9-11 and deals with the temporary nature of wealth along with the hidden value of being poor. to watch the appx...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Where two or three are gathered...

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We had a small crowd at First Baptist of Palo today; all the men were gone trying to shoot deer, and several of the women other non-shooting...
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Preach the Word - II Timothy 4:2

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In the modern Church the responsibilities of pastoral staff have often been segregated into distinct responsibilities (such as youth, outrea...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

How I Pick a Sermon Text

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The selection process for choosing a Sunday sermon is to me an interesting one. As an independent church, I have the luxury and responsibili...