Feb 3, 2019 | Sermons
You Are a Gift Matthew 16:24-28 Last December my son John called me and told me what he’d bought me for Christmas. Now don’t get me wrong. I enjoy receiving gifts like most people. But when my children spend a lot of money to say, “I love you,” I know how hard they...
Jan 27, 2019 | Sermons
We Are Broken John 5:1-8 When I was a freshman and a sophomore in college, I preached each Sunday to a small congregation of about 40 people in a country church about eight miles from my home in Louisville, Alabama. During those two years, I began to see what is...
Jan 20, 2019 | Sermons
January 20, 2019 Psalm 1 In a couple of months, a lot of attention in the sports world will turn to the NFL draft. Teams will be very selective in choosing the best players to fill the positions they need for their team. Or they might choose a player they don’t need...
Jan 13, 2019 | Sermons
You Are Chosen with a Purpose Exodus 19:1-6 When I look back on the way my elementary school teachers used to supervise physical education, I realize they were really using the time for a personal break. On our playground, the teachers gave us a kickball and got out...
Jan 6, 2019 | Sermons
You Are Loved Mark 1:4-11 “Sticks and Stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Who made up that lie? Every one of us can recall something painful that someone has either said about us or to us, but we’d rather not because that also recalls the...