Being a father is never easy. It is much more than simply getting up, going to work, and bringing home a paycheck to make sure that you keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Being a father also means living with integrity; being a man of open honor and honesty. Some of the greatest lessons I learned from my father came not from what he said, but what he did. Our children watch our every step to see how we live our lives and whether or not our walk matches our talk. The legacy we leave is seen in how they eventually walk themselves.
In the text we are studying this morning, Luke tells us that “Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with…
Our "One Word" study has recently been emphasizing words that tell about relationships. Our word for this lesson highlights men who serve the flock through building relationships that are necessary…
In the eighteenth chapter of the book of Genesis, Abraham and his wife, Sarah, are visited by three men — who we later learn are two angels and the Lord…
The term "Christian" comes from the Greek word CHRISTIANOS (khris-tee-an-os'). "Christian" appears only three times in Scripture, with all occurrences being in the New Testament (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter…
Many of us here today have perhaps heard the slogan, “Bigger is better.” A long time ago, a well known preacher said, “the world worships at the shrine of greatness.”…
Satan has launched a major attack against marriage in our modern day. As Howard Norton has pointed out, "Marriage has become little more than an option or a joke for…
While “standing by the lake of Gennesaret” Jesus saw two boats at the edge of the lake. “The fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.” (They…
In thinking about godly mothers, I want us to consider a woman who as far as we know did not have children of her own. However, she was called "a…
This morning, as I seek to encourage you to remember our Lord’s sacrifice on our behalf, I would like to take you back to another place and time: a. The…
One of the most beautiful words in all of God’s Word is the word we seek to examine tonight. It is the word “hope,” but it is not found at…