Posts by Jay Ditty

Handling Conflict God’s Way

I Samuel 23:1-29 When David Livingstone, the missionary pioneer,was working in Africa, some friends wrote: “Wewould like to send other men to you. Have youfound a good road into your area yet?” Livingstone wrote back: “If you have men who willonly come if they know there is a good road, I don’twant them. I want…

Dealing with Conflict Man’s Way

I Samuel 22:6-23 A farmer is showing off his new invention to hisfriends: a pig with a wooden leg. “Why does the pig have a wooden leg?” one friendasks. “Well,” the farmer replies, “this pig is special. Onenight, my house caught fire, and the pig draggedme to safety. He saved my life!” “Wow, that’s amazing!…

David’s Faith

I Samuel 22:1-5 A Gold DoorstopIn 1799, Conrad Reed discovered a seventeen-pound rock while fishing in Little Meadow Creek. Not knowing what it was made of, his family used it as a doorstop for three years.In 1802, his father, John Reed, took it to a jeweler who identified it as a lump of gold worth…

Mother’s Day 2025

Ruth 1-4 For her special day Janet received an expensivetube of Retin-A from her two teenage daughters.When she shared about her gift at a luncheon withfriends, they were all impressed that her girls wereresourceful enough to finagle a prescriptionmedication to help diminish wrinkles.Realizing this was such a unique gift, the ladieswere curious as to what…

David on the Run from Saul

I Samuel 21:1-15 This morning we are going to turn our attention back toDavid. When we last discussed David he had been warned byJonathan that his father Saul was indeed still seeking tokill him. Saul had already attempted to stab David withhis spear three times, and after some plotting byJonathan, it was found out that…

Two Triumphal Entries of Christ

Luke 19:28-40; Revelation 19:11-16 There is a difference between what we want andwhat we need.God always gives us what we need and He gives itto us exactly when we need it. This morning we are going to examine the two triumphalentries of Jesus. The first one is familiar to you because itis preached every year…

Fixing our Eyes on Christ

Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 26:30-35; Luke 22:55-62; John 21:15-17 In a dream, Martin Luther found himself beingattacked by Satan. The devil unrolled a long scrollcontaining a list of Luther’s sins, and held it beforehim. On reaching the end of the scroll Luther askedthe devil, “Is that all?” “No,” came the reply, and asecond scroll was thrust…

Judas’ Role in the Death of Christ

Luke 22:1-6; John 13:21-30; Matthew 26:47-56; Matthew 27:1-10 Last week we talked about the 7 sayings of Christ fromthe cross. This morning we will discuss Judas’ role in theDeath of Jesus. I haven’t heard many Easter sermons onJudas, but there are definitely some lessons to be learnedhere. Think back to all of the guys you…

Christ Speaks from the Cross

Luke 23:34, Luke 23:43, John 19:26-27, Matthew 27:46, John 19:28, John 19:30, Luke23:46 I want to thank Dr. Wilson for delivering the message. Itrust that you were blessed and encouraged by God’sword. I’m grateful for the time away, but I’m glad tobe back. For the next few weeks we are going to take a breakfrom…

Jonathan and David’s Ruse

I Samuel 20:1-42 A competition is held to find the laziest man in theworld. Three finalists are chosen and brought on stage. The first man is asked, “Why do you think you’rethe laziest?” He says, “Because I’m too lazy to answer thatquestion.” The second man is asked the same question. Heresponds, “I’m too lazy to…