We are separated by a great chasm – a chasm that we created with our sin and rebellion. God saw us in our sin and our ruin, and He built a bridge across the great chasm – a bridge that was firmly planted on both sides! Jesus is the way home! Matthew 1:1-3, Genesis 38
Our passage this morning is built on a premise that has been universally accepted by every generation up to our day, but which has recently been dismissed as barbaric and out of touch. Our passage this morning is built upon the premise that men and women are equal but different. In this text, Paul instructs […]
When we are too afraid to say the things that need to be said – when we compromise on our convictions and make peace with sin – we murder souls. Evidently, as we will see in our text this morning, this is what the Apostle Paul believed. 1 Timothy 1:18-20
In our text this morning, the Apostle Paul shares his testimony, and he declares emphatically, “I – the Apostle Paul – was a sinner who needed a saviour! And I have a Saviour! And his name is JESUS!” 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Paul begins this letter by asserting his God-given authority. He describes himself as “an apostle of Christ by command of God our saviour.” Paul opens his letter with a statement of his credentials because he’s sending Timothy to kick some false teachers out and to call the congregation out and he wants the church to […]
The Book of Psalms is the Holy Spirit-inspired hymnal of the church. Here, in the final Psalm, the book comes to a close with a crescendo of praise! On this Thanksgiving Sunday, we look into how we can apply this Psalm to the church today. Psalm 150
This morning our text is going to point us to a silent killer that is wreaking havoc in our homes. This is a silent killer that wiped out an entire GENERATION of Israelites. This is a silent killer that Jesus warned us about with startlingly abrupt language and yet, it is a silent killer that […]
The book of Jonah is essentially a story about a prophet who failed to wrap his mind around the breadth of God’s character. In particular, Jonah knew about God’s mercy, but he simply couldn’t understand how God’s mercy could coexist with another aspect of God’s character that he loved – God’s justice. Jonah 3:1-10
Jesus references the story of Jonah as history. He speaks of the great fish and the Ninevites in the same breath as Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. According to Jesus, Jonah was not a fictional character. He was three days and three nights in the belly of a great fish, after which he emerged […]
The story of Jonah is not a story about a big fish – though it does feature a big fish. This story is meant to teach us one grand over-arching lesson: We do not get to decide who is beyond the scope of God’s mercy. Jonah 1:1-16