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Sermon: The Greatest Story

Easter we call it, or Resurrection Sunday. It seems so simple in some ways because we have all become accustomed to hearing that very God died for us. Our lack of appreciation does not change the beauty, the magnificence, the power of that single act. Here is a link to the full audio:

Sermon: Thou Knewest Not The Time of Thy Visitation

In regard for Palm Sunday, we look at the events of that day with an eye toward understanding what Jesus thought of as he entered Jerusalem. Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to the full audio immediately thereafter: So, here’s their estimation of the messiah. Thirty shekels. Thirty pieces of silver. [...]

Sermon: Casting Bread–A Plan for Reaching Your Goal, Part 4

On to part four of this series on casting our bread upon the waters. More application of these truths lie ahead. Here’s a link to the full audio:

Sermon: Casting Bread–A Plan for Reaching Your Goal, Part 3

We are now into the third part of this series on casting our bread upon the waters. Today’s message gets into the specific applications of casting, giving and even emptying out that which we have in order to fulfill the directions of Ecclesiastes 11. Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to [...]

Sermon: Casting Bread–A Plan for Reaching Your Goal, Part 2

We continue, after a break of a few weeks, with the topic of casting bread upon the waters. Today, we are going to get into some practical applications–particularly with reference to Ecclesiastes 11:2. Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to the full audio immediately thereafter: “I’d like to take this verse, [...]

Sermon: The Heart of God

Most of us know a few things about our hearts–and the scripture has a number of things to say about our hearts as well. Most of those things are not very good. However, God’s heart is another matter altogether. What do we know about it? How is it possible to understand it better? These and [...]

Sermon: Casting Bread–A Plan for Reaching Your Goal, Part 1

It seems counter-intuitive to following the commandment to “Cast your bread upon the waters.” A simple reading of the passage would give us to believe that we are being instructed to be wasteful–or at the very least, crazy. However, there is much more to this passage–and it’s not at all crazy. Here’s a brief excerpt [...]

Sermon: Lessons to Be Learned from The World, 3 of 3

This is the final sermon in this brief series which covers the story of the steward who was anything but a model employee and what we can learn from both his example and the greater context. Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to the full audio immediately thereafter: “This is about [...]

Sermon: Lessons to Be Learned from The World, 2 of 3

We continue with the story of the steward who figured out what was necessary for his future. Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to the full audio immediately thereafter: “That person was entrusted with the goods of another, but was unjust. This type of person is called a ‘waster.’ We look [...]

Sermon: Why Did the Tragedy Happen in Haiti?

We are hardly alone in asking why horrible things happened in Haiti this last weekend. Outside of doing what we can to help those who are suffering, what things can we learn from this to apply to ourselves? Is there anything or any purpose which can be discerned from God’s Word? Here is a brief [...]