Post Category: Sermon Series

Have you ever "gone to bat" for someone? That is, you have defended them in a time of need. For those who are close to us, we find it easy to defend them and plead their case, but often it is hard for us to stand in defense of a person with whom we disagree. Abraham stood before the Lord to intercede for a city and the righteous within its walls. In the same way, we need t...

None of us like to feel guilty. We want our conscience clear. Even when we are guilty, our natural tendency is to make excuses, blame others, and minimize the significance of our transgression. This is especially true when siblings are involved. Brothers and sisters are notorious for telling parents how innocent they are and how guilty their siblings are. The same is true ...

Have you ever been a part of a "big reveal"? It seems to be the trend these days to have an elaborate spectacle to reveal the gender of your baby, your college choice, and who will have the first pick in the NBA draft. In the book of Chronicles, King David reveals to the nation of Israel that Solomon will be the next king. However, rather than celebrate Solomon, David chos...

Many of us attempt to keep our personal and work calendars up to date so we can stay organized. Some do better than others when "interruptions" or changes to our plans happen that are out of our control. It is easy to get frustrated or even angry when people or things keep us from doing what we NEED to do. Sunday, we are going to take a look at a moment in the life of the ...

All of us want people to say nice things about us to others. Sometimes that is easy for them to do and other times it isn't. The challenge is to maintain our integrity and character in such a way that the story surrounding our lives is never tarnished. The apostle Paul encouraged this young church in Greece with that very narrative. Their God-honoring reputation had gone f...

No matter the day, it's always good to celebrate moms around the world. As we think about Mother's Day, there is a woman in the Bible that made great use of her position in the community to make a difference for eternity. Our challenge each day is to seek out the truth of God, loves others enough to share that truth with them and discover how God might use us to make a dif...

Today is a special day in the life of the church and in our family's life. We will celebrate all of our graduating seniors! For those of you that have grown children, you know the joy and nervousness that comes with launching your child into the "real world". If you still have kids in the home, cherish the days you have with your children. Students, enjoy this season of yo...

Marketing groups today focus a great deal on social media. Because of that, they have created a "title" for people who impact consumers in significant ways Influencers. Influencers in social media are people who have built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a particular topic. They have the power to change the course of a company, an artist, a product, an i...

One of the unique privileges I had over 20 years ago was to drive west of Fort Worth on Easter Sunday morning to a small church and preach my first sermon. I had "preached" to students, taught Sunday school, and led Bible studies, but this was my first sermon in "big church." That Easter I was excited and a little nervous, but thrilled to share the hope of Christ. I preach...

During my college years, I would visit my aunt and uncle's church every Easter season because they did a live re-enactment of Jesus' final hours. I would watch the young man portraying Jesus hang precariously on the cross, sometimes in chilly weather, other times in rain, and marvel at his ability to hang there for 2 or more hours. This scene only heightened my amazement, ...