Five Smooth Stones
What was going through David's mind when he was getting ready to fight Goliath? Why did he take five smooth stones? This imaginative retelling of the moments before that famous fight attempts to answer those questions and calls each of us to consider whether we are ready and willing to be used by God however He sees best.
Jonah 1:6 Call On Your God
A desperate captain wakes a sleeping prophet. What would it take to get us to wake up and start earnestly calling on our God?
The Defining Moment
This is a sermon about a man named Simeon and how God called him to wait at the temple daily until the Messiah was brought to the temple as a baby. Jesus is brought to the temple for his circumcision and dedication to the Lord. Simeon is drawn to this child and is immediately aware that this baby named Jesus is the Messiah, the glory to the people of Israel. Luke 2:21-40
Second Sunday of Advent
Our Scripture is focused today on Mark 1:1-8, a passage that holds immense significance, particularly as we find ourselves engaged with the Second Sunday of Advent. As I said the last time we met, Advent is not just about anticipating Jesus’ birth; it's about preparing our hearts for His coming, both as the babe in Bethlehem and as the returning King in glory.
Third Sunday of Advent
On this third Sunday in Advent, we again turn our attention to a remarkable figure: John the Baptist. The people wondered who John the Baptist was. He appeared as a rather strange person who came from the wilderness, preaching repentance, dressed in camel's hair, surviving on a diet of locust and wild honey. John the Baptist was the beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ. Yet his message of good news seemed as strange as his attire.