Sermons

But the fruit of the spirit according to Galatians 5:22 is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, gentleness. Isn't that an interesting word? Actually the word means kindness. It's talking about the kind of relationship that we have with one another where we touch each other with gentleness …

Peace is a familiar word today, a familiar topic. My, we read about bombings and murders and kidnappings and all these terrible things that are going on, but even if you move off of the national and international scene and just simply move into homes, you'll find that there's a great deal of peace …

Jesus said we are to love our God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But what does that look like in the life of the follower of Christ in the 21st century? "But the fruit of the Spirit is love," Paul writes that in Galatians 5:22. He's contrasting the spiritual life with the fleshly life. He has …

There were problems in the Galatian churches, not just the usual human problems of people, but serious problems that were affecting the testimony and the unity of the church. When you read Galatians, you find in Galatians 1:6 the cause of this problem: "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him …

Jesus said we are to love our God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But what does that look like in the life of the follower of Christ in the 21st century? Luke 24 is devoted to openings. Rather strange for the last chapter in a book, you'd think it would be conclusions, but no, it's openings. In …

Jesus said we are to love our God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But what does that look like in the life of the follower of Christ in the 21st century? Christian love is not blind. Christian love must be intelligent. Paul prayed this way in Philippians 1, didn't he? Philippians 1:9, beginning …

Jesus said we are to love our God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But what does that look like in the life of the follower of Christ in the 21st century? The Christian mind is a powerful weapon against the spiritual enemies that you and I face: the world, the flesh, and the devil. And if we are …

In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, the word sin is not used, but there were problems in the Philippian church. Now, Philippians was not like Corinth—my, when you read 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians, it takes the roof right off of the church and shows all the problems that were down inside. Well, …

How many times have you said to yourself, "Oh, stop worrying"? Or if you didn't say it to yourself, perhaps you said it to somebody else, "Oh, stop worrying." Well, worry is a serious problem because worry has consequences that are physical, emotional, and spiritual. You can worry yourself right …

A photographer friend of mine told me a very sad story about a wedding that he was covering. The minister pronounced the man and woman husband and wife, and the organ began to play the recessional and the proud couple turned and came down the aisle. The photographer was waiting outside the church …