In a generation, there has been a drastic change in the fathers we view on our TVs. Think of Ward Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver and Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. Ward... Read More »
Text: Luke 7:36-50
Introduction: Headlines in newspapers around the world reported on the “party crashers” at a recent White House dinner. The “crashers” were... Read More »
After grace as a value of the church, the three “action values” have to point up to God, together toward each other (“community” or fellowship or love), and... Read More »
Text: Luke 15:25-35
Introduction:
There’s symbolism throughout the story of the prodigal son. The prodigal represents the sinners that were so often drawn to Jesus. The father... Read More »
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; [1]
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
A burden to the weary beast.
They stoop, they bow down... Read More »
1 Thessalonians 1:1-4
As Paul begins to address his friends at Thessalonica, we can start to see the warmth and affection he had for them—a reality that will lay the foundation... Read More »
Wilt Thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Which was my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin through which I run,
And do run still, though... Read More »
I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid... Read More »
Wednesday
Love for Our Neighbors
Love for others with all our heart is another very clear goal also modeled by our Lord and Savior. Remember His clear summary of His desires for... Read More »
Today we will unpack the parable of the vineyard workers. If the story of the unjust steward admonished us to “be wise” and the barn-builder story convinced us to “be... Read More »