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Emmanuel Is His Name
How many different names can you think of which are used to describe Jesus? One person searched the scriptures and found 88 different titles by which Jesus has been ca...
The Fixin’ Man
There is a phrase which is sometimes used, particularly by those of us who may be from the southern area of the United States, which means to repair something that may...
The Time Was Right
Anyone who knows how to prepare a delicious meal is quite aware of the need for proper timing - - how to make everything come together at just the right time. Otherwis...
The Man Jesus Made Whole
On this Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, we are thinking about what Jesus did for a man whom Jesus healed, not just from a physical disease, but in a larger sense. He w...
Living All Your Life
It has wisely been said that “some people die at 40, but are buried at 65.” What is implied here is that some people do not get out of life all that they wish to have...
Losers --- Keepers
Do you remember as a child hearing the expression, “Finders keepers, losers, weepers?” On this Sunday after our national election day, there are probably many people w...
The Person I Want As President
With the national election day just ahead, many in America are having feelings of relief to know that we’ll soon be delivered from all the political advertisements tha...
Life’s Higher Values
What is the most important thing in your life? Your family? Your work? Your friends? Your house? Your money? We would all probably agree that all these things have the...
The Righteousness of God
Would you consider yourself a righteous person? What makes a person righteous? Regular church attendance? Paying your bills? Being good to others? Honesty? There were ...
The Kind of Church God Honors
Does God have any people that He favors above others? Does He show any partiality? What about a church? Does God like one denomination more than others? We all already...
Life’s Echoes
One of the most fascinating things in the world of nature is what we call an echo. You speak a word or two, listen quietly, and your voice comes back to you. This is t...
Gather the People
One of the most colorful individuals in the entire Old Testament is the man we know as Moses. He led the people out of Egyptian slavery to the very edge of the Promise...
Prepared unto Every Good Work
Many family members have experienced the heartbreaking reality of sitting at the bedside of a loved one and listening closely to the person’s last words before leaving...
An Impossibility Made Possible
Have you ever seen a magician on television, of even in person, who is so skilled with slight-of-hand movements until your mouth drops open, and you say, "How can that...
Are You Prepared for Heaven?
We are so thankful to have a large audience who listens each week to the podcast of our morning worship service. How we wish it were possible for every listener to be ...
Prescription or Dosage
On this Labor Day weekend, some of us remember days gone by when this marks the beginning of another school year. Of course, in many areas, school has already begun, e...
The Providence of God
Many people know and can easily recite what is known as “The Lord’s Prayer.” Today we are going to look at the origin of what is more accurately called “The Model Pray...
Worship in Word and Song
There are many ways in which we can worship God. We do so through reading His word, the Bible, through studying it, through meditating on what His Spirit speaks to our...
The Gospel of Christ
One of the most intriguing stories ever told about Jesus was His encounter with a blind man; his name was Bartimaeus. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if y...
Personal Preaching
Throughout the years of my pastoral ministry, I have often had people come up to me following the worship service and say something like this:"Preacher, you really spo...
Personal Worth
We begin today by asking a simple, but very important question: “How much are you worth?” That may be answered in different ways. How much are you worth - to your empl...
Prodigals and Pharisees
Last Sunday the sermon from Ocean Lakes was about “The Prodigal Son and the Prodigal Pig.” Today we will take a closer look at two groups of people Jesus encountered: ...
The Prodigal Son and the Prodigal Pig
One of the most well-known parables that Jesus told was the story of the person we call “The Prodigal Son.” We will look first today at that parable, as it is recorded...
The Price Tags of Life
Even though Independence Day is now past, we are continuing to celebrate today with another patriotic service. It has been said that with freedom comes a price to be p...
One Nation Under God
On this Sunday before we celebrate once again our nation's independence, our thoughts all seem to gravitate toward patriotism. This is surely a subject which should no...
The Badge of a Christian
If you've ever gone to a meeting where there are lots of people, and most of them do not know each other's name, the organizers sometimes help with this problem by sup...
Beatitudes for Fatherhood
There are 150 psalms in the Bible, and each one has its own special help for those who read. Today we begin at the beginning - - Psalm 1. No, we won't go through all 1...
A Log in Your Eye
If you've ever had the painful experience of being outdoors on a windy day and having a speck of dust blow into your eye, you know that this will occupy your undivided...
The Balanced Life
Have you ever had the horrible experience of driving your car and hearing a thumping sound coming from somewhere underneath, only to learn later that your tires were o...
The Bigger They Come
Have you ever heard the phrase, "having an Achilles heel?" The sermon this morning begins with this story from Greek mythology, and then we move quickly to the Bible t...