Habakkuk 2:1-20 Living by Faith The essential truth of this sermon: The right way to live is by faith. This is a verse with a famous history. It is famous in Biblical history and in church history. Habakkuk 2:4 is one of the few verses that is repeated three times in the New Testament. In each context, the verse is used to emphasize a certain principle about how we should live. THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH The JUST –... Read more
Sharing Wounds “After eight days His disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.” Thomas responded to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have... Read more
1 Kings 19:1-18 How to Deal with Discouragement It is not unusual for even the most spiritual people to have their days of doubt. Moses, on one occasion at least, was overwhelmed by his circumstances. After he had listened to the constant complaining of the children of Israel, he basically told the Lord, “I’m fed up. Just kill me. I don’t want to deal with this another day.” — (Numbers 11:11) Even the great apostle Paul had moments when he... Read more
Genesis 32:24-32 Blessing Wrestle When I was growing up in the United States, we used to watch wrestling matches on television. We watched every Saturday evening wrestling matches. The show took place locally in Houston, and then later in Madison Square Garden. This was a big show. There would be men who would come together and wrestle each other. They would wrestle in a huge ring in the center of the room. They would go a long time around the... Read more
John 5:16-30 God’s Election Program Today is the day in which the Germans went to the polls and voted for their next Chancellor. We have all been seeing signs all over Bremen about the different parties that have run for office. Not only the Chancellor’s job but also the different parties had people whom they want elected. I have been fascinated by this election for many reasons. First, when I was young, I was involved in politics when my father ran... Read more
Numbers 20:1-13 Learning from Stress Numbers 20:1-13 Learning From Stress (Learning the Tough Lessons – Part 1) Have you ever had some difficulty learning? I don’t mean learning from school. I don’t mean the learning that comes from going to classes and from studying books. I mean by learning – do you have problems learning from experience? The Bible says that you can learn from experience, and you can learn from the experience of others. I want to share with... Read more
2 Samuel 12:1-23 Learning from Failure Have you ever played hide and seek? It has different names in different places. In England, it is known as Tin Can Alley. The Germans call it “Verstecken Spielen.” The object of the game is to hide from a person – named “It” who is trying to find you. The last person who is still hidden becomes the new “It”. You probably played this game as a child. It was great fun trying to... Read more
Genesis 16:1-6 Learning from Conflict Genesis 16:1-6 Learning from Conflict (Learning the Tough Lessons – Part 3) Abram had been dealing with a big problem that most people have as they get older. Abram asks: But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” (Genesis 15:2-3... Read more
Malachi 3:7-12 Giving to God Malachi 3:7-12 Giving to God (The Building Blocks of Financial Freedom – Part 1) I want to start a new series today about “Financial Freedom.” As a result, I will spend this week and next week on the positive and negative sides of finances. Today I want to talk about giving to God. Next week, I want to talk to you about how to get out of debt. Consequently, you can look at today as... Read more
Psalm 37:3-26 How to CLIMB Out of Debt Psalm 37:3-26 How to CLIMB Out of Debt -Building Blocks of Financial Freedom – Part 2 We continue our series on Financial Freedom today. Last week, we talked about the importance of giving to God. We talked about how giving first to Him, and giving it regularly will bring financial freedom in your lives. Giving your money to Him is the only place where God says to test Him. He will... Read more
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