Lust–An Obstacle to Holiness

Lust–An Obstacle to Holiness

November 8, 2015 I grew up in a house where discussions of sex and sexuality were as scarce as hen’s teeth. I actually learned a lot about sexual issues from reading the Bible. The Bible is plainspoken about rape, incest, polygamy, adultery, prostitution,...
Greed — An Obstacle to Holiness

Greed — An Obstacle to Holiness

November 1, 2015 Luke 12:13-21 Years ago a very clever scam hit the Internet that involved penny stocks.   Some people found a clever way to entice unsuspected buyers into a trap that left them with stock at inflated prices. The scam worked like this: A person would...
Low Expectations — An Obstacle to Holiness

Low Expectations — An Obstacle to Holiness

October 25, 2015 1 Peter 1:1-16 In the cartoon strip Calvin & Hobbes, Calvin and his classmate Susie are comparing grades. “What grade did you get?” asks Calvin. “I got an A,” brags Calvin’s classmate Susie. “Really? Boy, I’d...
Gluttony: An Obstacle to Holiness

Gluttony: An Obstacle to Holiness

October 18, 2015 1 Samuel 4:12-18 Some of you might not have ever heard of the Ark of the Covenant if it had not been for “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Since the movie is 34 years old, let me tell you that it is about the mysterious housing that...
Prayers of Jesus –Standing in the Need of Prayer

Prayers of Jesus –Standing in the Need of Prayer

Ephesians 6:13-18 Luke 22:17-34 When our son John was stationed in Afghanistan, we were fortunate to be able to have Skype conversations during his deployment. The time difference between Jefferson and Afghanistan is 8.5 hours. So when we were getting ready for bed,...