“The Secret Scripture” Back in 2016, based on a novel of the same name from 2008, the movie “The Secret Scripture” was released. I have not seen it and don’t plan to, but I did see its trailer on Vudu. Within that trailer there was a statement that seemed so appropriate for the modern age:…
Category: Sermon Notes
Two or Three Witnesses
Eight Eight. That is the number of women who have accused senate candidate Roy Moore of wrongdoing. It was actually hard selecting the right word for the accusations since they vary from true crimes to a creepy affinity for dating younger girls. This sermon is not to tell you what to believe about the allegations,…
Getting to Know You
Crowning Someone King This morning let’s hop right into God’s Word by turning to John 2:23-25: 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all…
WDJD: Prayer (According to Mark)
Cloverton Although I know some of you couldn’t make it because it was on a school night, the Lord really blessed many (and will bless many more) thanks to the Cloverton concert this past Tuesday to benefit the CARES Food Bank of Strasburg. Right Deb and Michelle? 🙂 There were three churches involved. We sponsored…
Women and Children First
Sinking Ships I am not one to really want to travel on vacations, but one experience I do want to have is to go on a cruise. Anybody else here never done that, but want to? Now, let’s imagine together that I get my wish and I, and a whole bunch of other people, are…
Does God Regret or Relent?
Do You Regret? Do you ever regret something you said or did? Or something you should have said or did…and didn’t? I think any human with a conscience regrets over time…hindsight has a way of ensuring that. We are not like Adolf Eichmann, a major player in the Holocaust, who (while on trial in Israel),…
Family
Humor When you think of family, what comes to mind? Does it cause you to break out in a big smile? A sad face? A grimace? Comedian Richard Lewis said: We had a depression fair in the backyard. A major game there was Pin the Blame on the Donkey.1 Is that your family? 🙂 Or…
Anthony’s Sermon on Why and How Is God…God (Part 3)
Catching Up Welcome to “Anthony’s Sermon on Why and How Is God…God (Part 3).” Before we wrap up this three part series, we need to review what we learned about God in the previous two installments. Do you recall the multi-syllable words we discussed to describe God? Uncaused cause — God was not created; He…
Anthony’s Sermon on Why and How Is God…God (Part 2)
Last Week Last week’s sermon was too long for one aimed at children, so I’m going to try to behave this week and limit this one to just three characteristics of God. Before we can do that, however, we need to quickly remind everyone of what we learned about the Most High in part one…
Anthony’s Sermon on Why and How Is God…God (Part 1)
Text Messages I think I may have mentioned before that I am never quite sure if it is Augustine or Elisa who is texting me when a message comes from their family. 🙂 Maybe after church today I’ll write down each of their phone numbers and put them in my iPhones contact list so it’ll…
Is Jesus God?
Last Week Last week’s sermon, “Your a God,” taught three things: We are not gods Something isn’t Christian just because it sounds like it The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is not Christian I also mentioned that I wasn’t trying to rag on the Mormon church…however, they are a denomination that actually believes…
Who Are You to Pass Judgment on the Servant of Another? (Part 1)
Insults A couple weeks back I asked you what the best compliment you were ever given was. Today, and let’s stay with nothing too cruel, what is the best insult you’ve ever heard? What comes to mind for me is one that, perhaps incorrectly, was attributed to Winston Churchill. Per the Quote Investigator, Consuelo Vanderbilt…
Elders, Praying, and Anointing
Expository Preaching I believe I have noted before that I am a topical preacher…meaning I choose a topic and create a biblically-based sermon around it. Many other preachers are expository…meaning they go through books of the Bible verse-by-verse. Which is better? Depends who you ask. 🙂 I’ve seen expository ministers act like it is the…
Augie’s Sermon on Death
Jeff Beck Yesterday, Larry Pareigis, a music promoter I follow on Twitter, tweeted that it was Jeff Beck’s 73rd birthday.1 Anyone know who Jeff Beck is? Yes, he is a tremendously talented guitarist…famous for his own work…but also (in part) for what he did with singer Rod Stewart. When I read Larry’s tweet, the song…
Divine Compliments
Best Compliment You’ve Ever Been Given? Think for a moment. What is the greatest compliment you have ever gotten? Positive words that would change any bad day to a good one? What was the compliment? When I was in my 20s, I really liked when, without prompting and based solely on my behavior, someone would…