My sermon last Sunday was titled, “Not The Sharpest Tool In The Box?” with the key passage noted as Romans 12:4. The idea for this sermon was actually prompted by a graphic someone had posted on Facebook and which I shared with the sermon. The graphic pictured some shears saying to a saw, “Let’s just say he’s not the sharpest tool in … [Read more...] about TWO FORCES AT WORK!
BLESSED BELIEVER!
It is amazing how when something is said, there are times when some people get it while others do not. When it seems clear to us, we might wonder why it is not for others. There are also times when people get what is being said but angrily reject it because they know it is about them, as was the case with some of the leaders listening to the parables of … [Read more...] about BLESSED BELIEVER!
NOT DECEIVED BUT DIRECTED!
There are many passages in Scripture which warn against being deceived. (i.e. 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Galatians 6:7; James 1:16, 22, 26; among others.) Such deception can occur either due to a refusal to see as one ought (i.e. 2 Thessalonians 2:10) or by being led to misunderstand the truth. (i.e. Romans 16:18; 2 … [Read more...] about NOT DECEIVED BUT DIRECTED!
LIFTING THE FOCUS!
As Jesus was in the upper room with His disciples prior to going to the garden where He would be arrested and led away to ultimately be crucified, He knew what the disciples would go through. Amongst His encouraging words that night were. . … [Read more...] about LIFTING THE FOCUS!
POOR POOR? (Part 3 of 3)
Again, as we have noted the last two days, how often have the poor been pitied while the rich are envied? Though there are those who live in spiritual poverty -- refusing to acknowledge sin for what it is as they live after their own fleshly desires (note Ephesians 2:3) -- there is a sense in which our spiritual poverty … [Read more...] about POOR POOR? (Part 3 of 3)
