Nahum 2:1-13 Our Responsibility Toward Evil We live in a world not that much different from Judah. We have encountered in recent history a set of attacks that were different than we have had in our past. Our world is full of evil. Now as you look at this text, it seems to just a recitation of a battle. Within this battle scene, God is seen as a victorious warrior. Some have criticized the book of Nahum as recording history... Read more
Nahum 1:8-2:2 Our Responsibility to Spiritual Growth In our continuing series on the book of Nahum, we want to learn from God’s word the importance of responsibility. Last week we looked at our responsibility toward God. This week, we will look at our responsibility to grow in our faith in God. In this section, we find the prophet Nahum speaking to two different groups of people: Judah and Nineveh. Notice that there are clear, and different instructions given to these... Read more
Nahum 1:1-7 Our Responsibility to God What does Nineveh have in common with major world powers today? God has blessed every nation with their strength. God grants his power to every nation that turn to Him. In the book of Jonah, a reluctant prophet comes and speaks a word of judgment. The people listened and God relented. Now, 150 years later, with the country at least two generations removed from that exciting event, Nineveh again faces judgment from God. What... Read more
Leviticus 25:1-55 The Path to Positive Money Management The Stewardship Continuum (Leviticus 25:1-55) Let’s start with the middle of the continuum. At this point, it can go two different directions. These directions are based on our view of money management, or stewardship. One can have a poor view of stewardship, which ends in slavery. One can have a positive view of stewardship which leads to release, rest and restoration. Let’s start with the poor view of stewardship. This is illustrated... Read more
You Will Be My Witnesses to Your Generation August 8, 2013 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” (Acts 1:8, HCSB) I have always heard this verse interpreted geographically. The idea is that Jesus gave us a roadmap with a worldwide scope for His mission. We start first in Jerusalem as the center of... Read more
How to Enjoy God with the Treasures He Gives Me How to Enjoy God with the Treasures He Gives Me is a sermonfrom Luke 12:13-21 on the way to enjoy God with material wealth. The story is told of a prosperous, young investment banker who was driving a new BMW sedan on a mountain road during a snowstorm. As he veered around one sharp turn, he lost control and began sliding off the road toward a deep precipice. At... Read more
Clinging to God When All Else Fails August 7, 2013 “…Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh.” Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.” (Job 1:21–22, HCSB) Sometimes, like Job, we encounter situations which we cannot explain. We lose our house. Our spouse dies. A tragic accident leaves us childless. It is during these times... Read more
Christian Love Is Stronger Than Death August 1, 2013 If love is as strong as death, then in Christ, love is stronger than death. “Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames — the fiercest of all. Mighty waters cannot extinguish love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all his... Read more
How to Make Jesus the Leader of My Life How to Make Jesus the Leader of My Life is a sermon based on the idea that He can help us change in life. The sermon below is an expansion of my blog post entitled “Orbiting Jesus.” You can find the diagrams mentioned in this sermon here and here. “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin... Read more
Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Key to True Happiness Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Key to True Happiness is a sermon about the fact that true and enduring happiness results from knowing God personally. Proposition: True and enduring happiness results from knowing God personally. The soul is measured by its flights, Some low and others high, The heart is known by its delights, And pleasures never lie. Where does your pleasures lie? If you are like the people in Jeremiah 9:23, your happiness may... Read more
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