Stick To It!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, John the Baptist is announcing the coming of the Messiah to the crowds gathered on the banks of the River Jordan. A feeling of expectancy had […]
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Flap Your Wings
In today’s Gospel Lesson, we hear once again about how in Luke’s words, The Word of God came to John the Baptist, in the wilderness, and how he went through
Breathe In Your Blessings
Today we enter into the advent lesson of hope and expectation. And as we reflect on today’s Gospel Lesson, it would appear that Jesus is preparing us for events to
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Where Is Your Kingdom?
Many years ago, one of Gary Larson’s “Far Side” cartoons depicted a group of insects gathered together at a party … One of the bugs is saying to a fellow
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Building Bridges
There is a story of a man who felt such despair about life that he climbed a bridge to attempt suicide … A policeman came along and tried to persuade
All Are Alive!
A professional football quarterback once described Heaven as a place where “all your forward passes are completed.” (A hellish situation it might be added for a defensive back whose job
It’s Steady Work!
November 4, 2007 A woman named Rose once wrote a letter to the famous “Dear Abby” columnist. In it she said, “I am forty-four and would like to meet a
Children’s Sunday Sermons
September 2, 2007 Good morning boys and girls. There’s a true story about a professional football quarterback who was eating in a restaurant one day. He noticed a little boy,
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Stand Back!
Many years ago, when personalized automobile license plates were introduced in the state of Illinois, the Department of Motor Vehicles received over one thousand requests for the number one: O-N-E
Let Go, And Let God
Two businessmen on the verge of bankruptcy, were struggling to resolve their financial problems … One was a rich man: big business. The other was a man of modest means:
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I Thank Thee Lord!
According to an ancient fable, there once lived in a small village a man whose body was so twisted and his face so disfigured the townspeople laughed at him, avoided
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Out Of The Caboose
You can decide for Christ or against Christ. That’s anyone’s choice. But if you decide for Christ, then you have no choice. He calls you as He calls those first
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Closing The Gap
Old Cyrus was the richest man in town … When he became terminally ill there was much speculation among the villagers concerning the extent of his wealth. And, when Cyrus
Opportunity For Usefulness
A mother tried to teach her young daughter the meaning of “proportionate giving” … She took ten pennies from her daughter’s piggy-bank and placed them in a row. “There are
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A Glimpse Of Eternity
A famous Scottish preacher1 was fond of telling the story of the Sunday when he preached on the text from John’s Gospel in which Jesus says, “I am the Gate.
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Your Heart’s Desire
God designed us and created us for a purpose. Moreover, in and through Jesus Christ, He tells us in the Gospels that there is an important condition attached to achieving
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Humility, Of Course
The following is not a true story: There once was a frog who talked two friendly geese into flying him down to Florida for the winter. The frog prepared for
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Children’s Sunday Sermons July/August 2007
Children’s Sunday Sermon July 1, 2007 Good morning boys and girls. Just like we do every Sunday today we will talk and think about God. Today we will talk and
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Divine Artistry
A woman arrived at a prayer meeting which was already in progress. She spotted an empty chair and asked the man sitting next to it, “Is this chair saved?” “I
World Ablaze
The Christ Presence in the world is a uniting Presence. Think of all the brokenness in the world … Estrangement, bitterness, misunderstanding, jealousy, and even deep hatred between parents and
