ARE YOU THIRSTY? John 7:37-43 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been really thirsty for a cool drink of water? Not just a little thirsty, but so thirsty you could not think of anything else besides needing a drink of water? Have you ever been thirsty for righteousness? Not just a little thirsty for righteousness but so […]
A MESSAGE OF HOPE IN THE MIDST OF OUR DARKNESS! Psalm 16:1-11 INTRODUCTION: There is always a message of hope in the midst of any darkness we enter into. Psalm 16 is a recounting of David’s darkness during the last days of King Saul’s leadership of the nation of Israel found in 1 Samuel 26:9. […]
AMERICA AT THE CROSS ROADS! Psalm 85:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Psalm 85 was a hymn of the nation of Israel and was sung on some of their national holidays. We will use this Psalm today to speak of our nation at the crossroads just as Israel was at the crossroads when this Psalm was written. This Psalm […]
WINNING OR WHINING? Psalm 46:1-11 INTRODUCTION: In 7-1 B C, the nation of Judah was a small insignificant nation. Assyria was the nation that was conquering the known world of its day. Sennacherib was the conquering king of Assyria and he was told by his intelligence unit that a man named Hezekiah was the king […]
GRADUATING TO HAPPINESS! Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION: Well it is time to honor our high school graduates; Arianna and Eric Barancik as they have reached a new milestone in their lives. As they move to the next phase of their lives one of the questions I am sure they are asking is “Will I find fulfillment […]
LOVING AS OUR LORD LOVED! 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 INTRODUCTION: A popular song when I was a teenager was “What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love.” Even non-Christians feel the need to be loved: John 13:34-35. The real question is: “What kind of love does the world need. We wonder sometimes: “Can anyone love […]
COSTLY MEMORIES Psalm 33:1-22 INTRODUCTION: I believe that most Christians in this nation have a passion for the United States of America. But I also believe that passion must be renewed in each generation because it is so easy to forget the great price that was paid to make this nation one of the few […]
WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? Luke 15:1-10 INTRODUCTION: When we chose to stop noticing our blessings we quit appreciating them. When we quit appreciating our blessings we stop thanking those who have brought them to us. It is when we stop giving thanks for our many blessings that we start complaining about our lives: Luke 15:3-7. […]
IS JESUS STILL WEEPING? Luke 19:28-48 INTRODUCTION: Early Sunday morning as Jesus was walking toward Jerusalem Jesus stopped for a moment and sent two of His disciples on an errand: Luke 19:28-31. In times of war the conqueror would ride on a prancing stallion. But in times of peace, the king would ride a colt […]