Sermons on Old Testament
The story of Joseph begins with events and emotions that we can all relate to in one way or another – feelings of calamity, betrayal, and hopelessness. How do we respond when the worst happens? Is God with you when others have betrayed you, abused you, or abandoned – or has He betrayed you as […]
Before we can understand the ultimate meaning of any text in Scripture, we need to understand why it is given and what it is doing to show us more of the person, work, character, and ministry of Jesus Christ Himself. Every Scripture sings of Him. May the Lord open our eyes to see Him. Genesis […]
Far from being a dusty genealogy, Genesis 36 presents a picture of a man you and I would have liked – a man who seemed to have everything, but really had nothing. May the Lord give us eyes to see what really matters – and to trust Him alone for it – that we may […]
We have seen that God is the Great Pursuer, the original “First Responder.” That, when we are the most lost, unattractive, and unworthy in our sin, God is the One who runs to us to bring us back to Himself. As you see more and more of what God’s grace and love have done in […]
When we have made a total mess; when things are at their worst or most hopeless – what then? How does God move toward us when we are at our most undeserving? What does He speak over broken, messed up people? And how do we respond to Him? Genesis 35:1-15
A frequent conversation in modern coffee shops and blogs is whether or not mankind has “outgrown” his need for God in general, and especially whether or not we would be better off, more advanced, if we left Christianity and its teachings behind. Genesis 34, however, shows us the inevitable result when mankind turns its back […]
What has had a forever changing effect in your life? What marks and defines what you are and who you are? Of all the things that speak into your identity and your purpose, how does the gospel, having a God who wrestles with you and for you, holding onto you, change you today – and […]
What do you think you need? A job? Family? Children? Hope, security, and comfort? For all of the things we think we need in life – Our God and Creator knows us perfectly, and knows best what we really need. And, if we are willing to lay down our self-reliance and cling to Him, He […]
Faith is beautiful. Faith is noble. And faith is frightening. God promises that we cannot even conceived of what He has planned and purposed for His people – plans that include using us to bless the entire world as He shows His strength through our weakness. Yet the prospect of truly throwing ourselves, recklessly and […]
Idolatry – it’s not just stone statues and golden gods. It’s within our hearts, in the things we feel we must have in order to live. We need to see what is within us, that we might learn and find the power to run to One who is far more beautiful than anything else we […]