On this glorious day of worship, I invite you to open your Bible to the book of Matthew 14:13-21. We have already had the passage read to us and I hope you are looking forward to the message that God has for us in this passage. I have been looking forward to this message, not…
Sermons
What kind of fish are you?
As we open our Bibles to the 13th chapter of Matthew I want to begin by asking you a question: What kind of fish are you? My children have a book by Dr. Seuss called “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish”. The book begins with these words: “One fish, two fish, red fish,…
God Keeps His Promises
For a training assignment, today, we were given a Bible Passage to uncover the principle meaning (which I call the key message) and a title for the sermon. I liked it so much, I put together three points. We were given Genesis 15. Usually, I break things down into smaller chunks, but for this assignment…
Invitation to Rest
Back in the days when people wrote letters on paper, put them in an envelope, and placed them in a mail box, there was a very special type of note called the invitation. We still see these occasionally, and I like to encourage them because a written note is always more personal than a digital…
The Great Commission
This morning we open our Bibles to the 28th chapter in Matthew. In this chapter, Matthew describes how Jesus walked out of the tomb following his death on a cross and burial in the barrowed tomb. Now, beginning in verse 16, Matthew tells the story of how Jesus gathered all of his disciples together. ·…
If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments
This morning we are looking at John 14:15. In this passage, Jesus says: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (Jn 14:15, ESV) All of us desire love in our life. This morning you may have come in here discouraged, overwhelmed, and assuming that no one cares, or notices. So before I even…