I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. [Job 19:25-26] In our lessons for today, what is being discussed is one of the Read more…
THERE was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. [Revelation 12:7-8] Angels fascinate people. There was an article I read many years ago that said that Read more…
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” [St. Luke 15:4] Sheep, like turkeys, are one of the dumbest animals God has Read more…
“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” [Luke 14:33] Today, in our Gospel lesson, we have a strange statement: “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and Read more…
Having an Understanding Heart. “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad.” [1 Kings 3:9] As many of you know, I have been in France for about three weeks and came home this past Tuesday night. Well, coming back Read more…
Sermon: Our Faithful God. “Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.” [Jeremiah 20:13] For those who know Christianity, this statement of the Prophet Jeremiah must strike us all as being a little odd. Almost everyone Read more…
Sermon: “Where Is the Holy Ghost?” “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.” [Acts 2:2-3] Read more…
Sermon: Let Us Be a Joyful People. “But let the righteous be glad, and rejoice before God; * let them also be merry and joyful.” [Psalm 68:3] In our prayer group, I was asked about the dilemma that good Christians face sooner or later in their earthly sojourn. Sometime in Read more…
Sermon: Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” [John 14:1] When I was a little boy – I believe I was in second grade – I remember talking with my friends about the end of the world. Read more…
Sermon: Listening for Our Master’s Voice. “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” [John 10:9] Today’s lesson, about fifty years ago, would not be a difficult lesson to teach. It would have been Read more…