Luke 18:31-34 A mother was concerned about her kindergarten son,Timmy, walking to school. He didn’t want his motherto walk with him. She wanted to give him the feelingthat he had some independence, but yet know that hewas safe. Her neighbor learned about the mother’s dilemma andoffered to follow the young boy to school in themornings,…

Hebrews 1:1-4 This week I had the privilege of attending Meghan’scommissioning service conducted by the IMB – ourSouthern Baptist International Missionary sendingagency.Over 100 people were being sent out to the ends ofthe earth to preach the gospel to the lost. In one of the buildings there is a wall with the namesof those who have…

2 Samuel 16:1-14 Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knewhow to weep. One day he was entertaining at the MiltonH. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital thatspecialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people withbroken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Ofcourse, Rogers had everybody laughing, even patients inreally bad condition;…

2 Samuel 15:1-37 William Booth was greatly stirred by the needs of thepoor of London, and realized that most churches weredoing nothing to reach the “undesirables”—drunkards,morphine addicts, prostitutes, and the poor. He set out toreach them with what he called the 3 S’s: soup, soap andsalvation.Thousands were saved among those that most churcheshad no interest…

2 Samuel 14:1-33 In his book Lee: The Last Years, Charles BracelenFlood reports that after the Civil War, Robert E. Leevisited a Kentucky lady who took him to theremains of a grand old tree in front of her house.There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk hadbeen destroyed by Federal artillery fire. She lookedto…

2 Samuel 13:23-39 In the early 1500s, Louis XII of France rose to the throne undertense circumstances. Many of the nobles had opposed him whilehe was the Duke of Orléans. Some had even tried to have himkilled. And now, those very people were under his authority. Everyone expected revenge. In fact, some of his advisorsurged…

2 Samuel 13:1-22 Have you ever thought your family was the only familythat had skeletons in the closet? Every family has thecrazy uncle or the embarrassing sister or the addictedgrandma. Whatever your family drama looks like I bet itpales in comparison to David’s dysfunctional family. Last week we talked about the way God restores us…

2 Samuel 12:24-31 Jim Corley met his friend, Alex, at the dealership whereAlex worked.“Jim, I feel like a hypocrite every time I go to churchbecause I fail to live for Christ so often.”“Alex, what do you call this part of the dealership?” Jimasked, nodding to the area outside his cubicle.“You mean the showroom?”“Yes. And what’s…

2 Samuel 12:13-23 Susie Hawkins – wife of OS Hawkins tells this story:Several years ago when we were still in the pastorate, Iexperienced God’s discipline in a very unexpected way. Myhusband and I were going to our church Leadership Dinnerone evening, where a popular pastor from across the countrywould be speaking. Late that afternoon I…

Acts 13:1-12 Thank you all for being here this morning. Today we aregoing to see what God’s word has to say about sendingmissionaries into the field. My daughter Meghan is goingto be leaving for Paris, France in a few short weeks.Today we are going to have a commissioning service anda time of prayer for her…