Just for a minute, let’s take a little trip in time. Let’s imagine that the year is 1850. The place is a tobacco planation outside of Charleston, South Carolina. And let’s imagine that the color of your skin is black. Tell me, how would your life under those circumstances be very different that it is…
Can you tell me, what qualities do you think a Christian congregation should look for in a pastor? In other words, if you were filling out a survey of what you want your pastor to be, would you say “I want a pastor who is…” Dynamic Friendly Intelligent Eloquent A leader Popular Good looking Faithful You realize, of all those qualities, the…
It’s a question that is haunting the minds of a lot of people these days. And the question is not, “How in the world did the Packers lose to the Lions last week?!?” No, I’m talking about something far more serious. Something much more ominous. Something that has the potential to strike real fear and uncertainty into the hearts of every one…
Question for you. Do you think God really cares about how you spend your free time? Understand, I’m not asking, “Do you think God minds if you use your free time to rob banks?” I mean, do you think God cares whether you use your spare time to go fishing or bowling or play cards? For that matter, does God care what…
A question for you. If you had the opportunity to take an all-expense paid vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go? Would you go to Hawaii or the Bahamas or maybe take a fishing trip to Alaska or a shopping trip in Paris. If you could afford to purchase whatever your heart desired,…
Have you every stopped to consider why you do what you do? For example, what are you doing right now? You are about to listen to a guy preach a sermon based on a book that was written between 2 and 4 thousand years ago. Really? Why would you do that? How could that possibly…
This morning I want to begin with a question for all the parents here today. Have you ever struggled to know how to properly discipline your child? I mean, we all want our kids to behave. We want them to be polite, respectful, obedient. But when they aren’t, what are we supposed to do? Should we give them a lecture or give…
Have you ever had someone tell you something to the effect of “You know, I think there are many paths to God; we all believe in the same God; we just call him by different names. I don’t know how you can say one religion is better than another.” I remember a time early in my ministry when I did a lot…
