These videos and their notes that follow come from a series titled, “All The Best Questions.” These sermons deal with the uncomfortable topic of suicide and the questions that surround this very real issue. Message Notes If God only gives us as much as we can handle, then why do some people commit suicide? Has…
Month: May 2019
Where Honor Is Due
Ultimately, who really owns stuff? Who gives power or strength to an individual or to a nation? Who tells the stars how brightly to shine? Listen briefly to a few words King David offered to God as he collected gifts for building the Temple in Jerusalem: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may…
Battling Inner Evil (Part 2)
In Part 1, we briefly looked at the realm of pride and how we can effectively battle against it. Now, let us turn our attention to the topic of greed. How can one use their energy of effort and thought so as not to feed the greed? To oppose greed, one should focus on the…
“For This Reason”
Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah…
Our High Voltage Vocabulary
Sometimes, the words coming out of our mouths create an electric exchange! How does God want us to use (or not use) our high voltage vocabulary? Consider the ways of the wise in this chapter of Proverbs: Click here to read Click here to listen What is the connection between our utterances and anger, our…
Living In The Future Tense
Have you ever heard the term “so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good”? What if being heavenly minded allows one to be quite useful here on earth? Let us consider what Paul says in this portion of his letter to the Philippians: Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just…
Not Worth Comparing
Have you ever felt trouble that was ever so much larger than anything else you have ever experienced? Have you ever felt pain that was beyond anything humanity has ever faced? Somehow, Paul sees a glory ahead that is so large that our most extreme negatives are not worth comparing to our future as God’s…
Strife!!!
Strife is angry or violent disagreement. The words we may find in the Bible that translate as strife are also called discord, contention, contradiction, fighting, provocation, and so forth. Whichever connotation one is using, strife sure sounds like a daytime tv brawl! Unfortunately, strife may find its way off our screens and literally in our…
How To Be Useful Today
Have you ever made to the end of the day and felt like you have wasted your time? Was the feeling so intense that you vowed to yourself to try to be different? What can you do today that will not, in the end, be utterly useless? Let’s hear a few words from Peter, and…
The Ransom For A Life
What is the eventual fate of those who trust in themselves? I don’t mean next year. I don’t mean twenty or fifty years from now. I mean ultimately. What can a person gain in this life to exchange for infinity? What wealth of possessions or physical strength can guarantee immortality? What is worth eternal trust?…
Food for Thought 