The Success God (Part Three)

The Success God (Part Three)

Today we take a final look at the story of Old Testament general Naaman of Syria. Once an insider, then marginalized by the disease of leprosy, Naaman has experienced a miraculous... Read More »
The Success God (Part Two)

The Success God (Part Two)

I read Robert McGee’s The Search for Significance over 30 years ago. It prompted an inward look at my pastoral motivation. Was it a calling from God or a need to be... Read More »
The Success God (Part One)

The Success God (Part One)

Timothy Keller recently released a book entitled Counterfeit Gods. This book brings idolatry out of the dark ages and into the 21st century and Western culture. Paul may... Read More »

THE GOD WHO SURPRISES

Text: Genesis 48:11



Introduction: My mother spent the closing years of her earthly life in a nursing... Read More »

GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN

Text: Joshua 14:6-12



Introduction: Colonel Sanders was famous for his fried chicken. He started out... Read More »
The Parable of the Sower (Part Three)

The Parable of the Sower (Part Three)

The Good Heart.

It’s a relief to get to this part of the story, but the three previous soils and hearts are part of a reality checkup. They are there... Read More »
The Parable of the Sower (Part Two)

The Parable of the Sower (Part Two)

In this familiar story found in Mark 4, simple components teach important lessons. In our first look at this lesson, the wayside soil pictured the “hardened heart.” Today we... Read More »
The Parable of the Sower (Part One)

The Parable of the Sower (Part One)

In Jesus’ parable of the sower (Mark 4:1-20), He taught His disciples an important lesson that still applies to Christians in the 21st century: There will be a variety of responses... Read More »
“The Story of Samson” (Part Three)

“The Story of Samson” (Part Three)

Samson and Culture

“They [the Philistines] were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of... Read More »
“The Story of Samson” (Part Two)

“The Story of Samson” (Part Two)

Fatal Attraction

The 1987 movie Fatal Attraction is the story of a successful attorney (Michael Douglas), who has an affair with an editor... Read More »
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