I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! Quite probably most people don’t think much, if at all, about the “legacy” they will leave behind them when their life on the earth is complete. Some may think about leaving an inheritance of some kind, whether money or property, but a legacy is something “deeper,” something that has an ongoing impact on the…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! It simply must be said that many people who claim to be “Christians” today do not understand what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Either they believe in Jesus because they want Him to take away all their problems, or they see Him as a “ticket to paradise” when they leave this…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! How do you KNOW if you are a Christian? What criteria should we use to determine whether a person’s professed faith in Jesus Christ is real? Those are difficult questions to consider, yet the answer is clear in God’s Word. Jesus said it Himself, “You will recognize them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:20). A…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! There used to be such a thing as “the nuclear family” … a family unit made up of a father, mother and children. While some remained single and others were not able to have children, or chose not to do so, most people used to grow up in a family with a father and…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! Human experience tells us that one step in the wrong direction often leads to more steps in the wrong direction. That has certainly been the case when it comes to sexual immorality of all kinds in our nation over the past few decades. The cultural norms or values that guided accepted behavior have been…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! A clear sign that the church has failed to communicate the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and/or people have not heard the true Gospel, is the desperate attempt of many to declare that their lives matter … whether a particular ethnic group, a particular age group or a particular social group. You…
I Have Come That They May Have LIFE! Sometimes understanding the Bible comes down to grammar. This is why translations of the Bible that do not give a word-for-word translation, choosing instead to “say it like we might say it today,” sometimes change the meaning of God’s Word, intentionally or unintentionally. Such is the case with John 10, verse 10. Many have…
Easter Sunday Sermon The grave is NOT your “final resting place!” God says that every human being who has ever lived will live forever. The only question is, “Where?” We are often comforted as a believer nears their physical death because “they (and we) know where they’re going!” How can we be so sure? Because the Bible tells us that THIS life…
Stand Alone Sermon What was is not now. What is now is not what will be. Time passes. Things change. You can only live one day at a time, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring … except GOD!! As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the colt of a donkey most of the people saw only what their eyes could see.…
Stand Alone Sermon As godless men and women rule over the nations of the world and talk about a “new world order,” someone should tell them that “the kingdom of God” will soon come in its fullness and they will be found outside of it … forever!! As people struggle to make sense of “life,” facing trials and suffering without hope, someone…