This Sunday we continue our series in the gospel of Matthew, where we now come to chapter 3 verses 1-6.  In this passage we are introduced to John the Baptist who is unusual, preaching and baptizing in the wilderness down by the river Jordan.  Everything about him is unique: his lifestyle, his birth, his calling,…

This Sunday we return (it has been a while) to our series in the gospel of Matthew.  We preached through the Sermon on the Mount several years ago and then did a couple of Christmas messages on chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 back in 2023.  So now we return to chapter 2 of…

This Sunday we are finishing our series in the book of 1 Samuel.  This week we are in chapter 31.  In this short chapter, we have the tragic end of Saul who exemplifies where wrong choices lead in a person’s life.  Less than 24 hours later, Samuel’s haunting words come true as Saul, his family…

This Sunday we continue and are nearly finishing up our series in the book of 1 Samuel.  This week we are in chapter 30.  Here in this chapter, we have David and his men returning to Ziklag after God delivered them, so they didn’t have to fight against their own countrymen.  To their horror Ziklag…

This Sunday we return to our series in the book of 1 Samuel.  This week we are studying chapter 28 verses 3-25.  Here we have a panicked Saul because the Philistines have come up against him and have now advanced pretty far north (encamped at Shunem, just SE of the Sea of Galilee) into Israelite…

This Sunday is the day after Independence Day, our country’s 250th birthday so we will do a message in honor of our country.  I thought this would be a great opportunity to remember why we are privileged to be born in, and to be a part of, this great country.  Our text is Ezekiel 22:25-31. …

This Sunday we continue our series in the book of 1 Samuel.  This week we are studying chapter 27 and chapter 29.  Here we have David again in sort of a panic mode (due to discouragement), or is it really that?  Saul, of course still hasn’t really changed and is still after David to kill…

This Sunday we are continuing our series preaching through the book of 1 Samuel.  This week we are in chapter 26.  In this chapter we have the Ziphites giving up David’s location again and causing Saul to rise up and chase after him.  Saul takes a small army, 3,000 men to David’s 600 men; a…

This Sunday we are continuing our series preaching through the book of 1 Samuel.  This time we are in chapter 25.  In this chapter we have, first of all, an historical note telling us that Samuel has passed away.  All Israel gathers for his funeral and mourn their loss.  Then we are told of the…

This Sunday we are continuing our series preaching through the book of 1 Samuel.  This time we are in chapter 24.  In this chapter we have Saul, who finds out where David is hiding (in the wilderness of En-Gev), and proceeds to chase after him again.  This time, however, in a weak (for Saul), but…