Posts from 2024

2 Ordinances

Baptism and Lord’s Supper Today we are going to talk about the two ordinances ofthe church. We observed one at the beginning of the service whenAlyssa was baptized. The other one we are going to observe near the end ofour service, the Lord’s Supper. What does the word ordinance mean?It means an authoritative command or…

Habakkuk’s Prayer of Praise

Habakkuk 3:1-19 If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed.If you look within, you’ll be depressed.If you look at God you’ll be at rest.Corrie Ten Boom The past several weeks we have been studying the wordsof the prophet Habakkuk. In the first chapter Habakkukasks God how long he will have to cry out to…

Woes of Warning

Habakkuk 2:6-20 Many of us have seen the TV game show, “FamilyFeud.” Here are some actual, but not so good,answers from contestants who have appeared onthat game show:Name something a blind person might use: a swordName a bird with a long neck: a penguinName something that floats in the bath: waterName a number you have…

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

Habakkuk 2:1-5 Faith honors God and God honors faith! A story fromthe life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffatillustrates this truth. For 10 years this couple laboredfaithfully in Botswana without one ray ofencouragement to brighten their way.They could not report a single convert.Finally the directors of their mission board began toquestion the wisdom of continuing…

An Earnest Prayer

Habakkuk 1:1-17 I heard about a young boy who went off to one ofthese extremely expensive universities. The billswere coming in monthly to his parents, and theywere struggling to keep their heads above water.One day the boy’s mother received a letter fromhim that read like this: “Dear Mom: I’m writing toinform you that I have…

The Wonderful Cross

Galatians 6:11-18 I’m glad to be back in the pulpit. I miss it when I’m nothere, but I’m grateful to have had the time to spend withHeather and meet some other servants for the kingdom.It was nice to meet other pastors who are alsobi-vocational. I’m thankful for Dr. Wilson who shared withy’all last week and…

Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:6-10 Seeds and Fruit – I read a fable about a man whowas browsing in a store when he made theshocking discovery that God was behind a salescounter. So the man walked over and asked, “Whatare You selling?” God replied, “What does yourheart desire?” The man said, “I want happiness,peace of mind, and freedom…

Bearing One Another’s Burdens

Galatians 5:26-6:5 Last week we talked about the fruit of the Spirit and theconflict between the flesh and the Spirit. This week weare going to examine the last verse of Galatians 5 andthe first 5 of chapter 6. The focus is bearing others’burdens.A couple of weeks ago Paul wrote that he wanted theGalatian churches to…

Walk by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26 Dan Duncan explains that “There are really threeways to live: under the law, without law, or Paul’sway, which is with the Author of the Law (THEHOLY SPIRIT). All three can be illustrated fromthree different kinds of dogs….I think anyone whoowns a dog can appreciate the analogy.One dog lives on a leash. Whenever it…