I guess you could say that death is one of the most democratic experiences in life. Against our best efforts it’s a passage that we all participate in it. We…
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The Last Campaign
Over 80 years ago, a crowd gathered on a humid August day to participate in an unparalleled event for its time. Hundreds of thousands of spectators, police officers, and soldiers…
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I don’t know if there is any truth to the story or not, but the story is told that when Britain faced a critical shortage of silver during the days…
View SermonARE WE READY FOR THIS?
I’m sure we’ve all heard a story or two about a nightmare wedding. Believe it or not, Jesus told one of his own in which the groom shows up late,…
View SermonA Far Country
In the play You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown laments lunchtime: “I think lunchtime is about the worst time of the day for me. Always having to sit…
View SermonThe Cost of Opportunity
Unlike most of us, Jesus was not impressed by numbers. When large crowds followed Him He chose to thin the ranks and in Luke 14 He did this by telling…
View SermonSpecks and Planks
Jesus understood that a picture is often worth a thousand words, and certainly and well crafted image stays in our mind long after simple words have been forgotten. It may have been for this reason or just for a little humors sake that he taught about judgement with the following illustration,
View SermonHarvest
Still today the harvest potential is abundant, but the true laborers are few.” There are many in the field for their own benefit, but fewer that are there to bring in a harvest for the Lord.
View SermonA Sower Went out to Sow.
A man walked into a flower shop and asked for some potted red geraniums. “I’m sorry,” said the clerk “we are completely sold out of all of our potted geraniums….
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You can feel the urgency, the immediacy, and the conviction, of these men. When Jesus called these fishermen the story could have ended very differently. They could have scratched their heads and discussed the pros and cons with each other, their families and neighbors. They could have told Jesus, to let them think about it for awhile, thinking something better might come along. But when Jesus called these fishermen there was none of the above,
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