Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, during what has come to be known a Black Friday—somewhere you will see a story about people crashing through the door of a Wal-Mart or other large retailer. Of course, this has something to say about materialism, but it also has much to say about the lack of…
Sermons
You Must Be Born Again
Next week, my family and I are PCSing to Fort Jackson. In this process, as most of you have experienced—there is a moment of purging some of the materials that you have collected over the time. The other morning, I was looking at our house and thinking about how it is going to be with…
Beginning of the End
This evening we will be looking at Matthew 24. With all of the talk about the Middle East and War, many people are thinking about the End of the World. Does this event represent the beginning of the end? This evening we are going to look at three things that the Bible teaches about the…
Extreme Makeover
Today we are looking at Haggai chapter 2. As I begin this morning, I have to confess that I like reality TV. I know, I shouldn’t, but I’m guilty. I love to know all of the gossip and all the drama. I love to all up in their business. Several years ago, a reality TV…
Withholding Our Best
Open your Bible’s tonight to the prophetic book of Haggai, you can find it in the Old Testament wedged between Zephaniah and Zechariah. We are starting a series called “Rebuilding the Temple Inside Our Hearts”. Over the next three weeks, before we travel, somewhat literally, to the heart of the Babylonian Empire, we are going…
Let there Be Thanksgiving
Everyday, we see messages that tell us to use this product instead of another product. You go into the latrine it says; “Non Potable: Do not drink the water”—we understand that to mean that we must drink the bottled water instead. The guard at the back of the DFAC says to go to the front…