Do you remember those days when you thought that your dad could do anything? Maybe you still think that. I hope that you do have such fond memories of your dad. Dads have a way of convincing us that they can do anything. They put together our toys and they repair the things we break. They fix problems around the house whether plumbing, roofing, or electrical. They are constructors and remodelers, mechanics, mowers of the lawn, farmers, Dads are protectors, punishers and providers. Dads can be counselors and chauffeurs. Sometimes dads are the ones that have to be the doctor. At other times they are the chef (even if it is cereal for breakfast, pop tarts for lunch and candy for supper). Real dads have great love for their children and the mother of those children. Godly dads make great role models.

Only Christians can reminisce of a father who is the perfect portrait of fatherhood. His genuine love being expressed in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Men, are you leaving your family a legacy of faith and hope in the promises of God? What do you want to leave your family, a successful career or faith and hope in the promises of God? True success is succeeding spiritually with your family.

Propitiation

December 10, 2017
Last week we examined one of those words used in Scripture which is not a part of our regular vocabulary — the word justification. We have another such word to…
Some of you here this morning are conceptual learners: a. You can read or hear about how something is to be done, see it in your mind and carry it…

Justification

December 3, 2017
Justification is the process by which a person is declared righteous in the sight of God. We need justification because our God is righteous and just and we stand guilty…
The Christian life is a journey toward God. It is to be a life in which we are making continual progress. Too often, however, we are . . . a.…

Grief

November 26, 2017
All of us will experience grief which comes with the loss of a loved one at some point in our lives. You and I can draw comfort for others and…
This was Paul’s wish for the church at Philippi and I am sure it would be his wish for us. I hope that it is your wish for all of…

Shame

November 12, 2017
Let's go back to the beginning. The beginning of God's creation. After six days of creation, 'God saw that all that He had made, and behold, it was very good"…

The Worthy Life

November 5, 2017
Thirty-one years ago, in 1986, Becky and I took a group of young people to a country music concert at Austin-Peay State University. The featured artist was Lee Greenwood and…

Suffering

November 5, 2017
Long ago, somewhere possibly around the time of Abraham, there was a man who was considered "the greatest man among all the people of the East." His name was Job…
The story of Ruth unfolded “in the days when the judges governed [and] there was a famine in the land” of Judah (Ruth 1:1).  Elimelech took his wife Naomi and…