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The Process of Spiritual Birth
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Continue reading →: The Process of Spiritual BirthJohn 3:1-15 Have you ever started a conversation with someone on a particular subject, and they started talking about something else? It’s almost like they start answering questions you aren’t even asking. It would be aggravating, wouldn’t it? Or have you ever had this humbling experience? Someone new to your…
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Continue reading →: A Generous Heart of Faith(An exposition of Genesis 14) The story goes that a young country boy went to hear a preacher. When he returned from the preaching, the boy’s daddy asked him, “What did the preacher talk about?” The boy answered, “Sin.” “What did he say about sin,” the daddy asked. “He’s agin…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Let Me Be MisunderstoodNo sooner than I said hello, he said, “I’ve got to talk to you, Pastor! When can I come in? Later that afternoon, I listened as the uncharacteristically flustered senior told me something I said in last Sunday’s sermon that upset him. “You said that I will build my church,…
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Continue reading →: God’s Mercy Will Prevail: Romans 11 and Israel’s Partial Hardening
I recently had an interesting discussion with a friend concerning Romans 11 and Israel’s partial hardening. You can listen to the podcast below:
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Continue reading →: The Everlasting God
(An exposition of Genesis 21) As we mature, we naturally become more introspective. We find ourselves pausing to reflect on our lives, attempting to decipher the meaning behind our experiences. We recall our failures, our triumphs, our struggles, and our blessings. But what does it all signify? It’s a challenge,…
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Continue reading →: Rebellion, Redemption, and RestorationHosea is a strange yet beautiful book. God tells the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute because he wants to put the sin of Israel on display (Hos. 1:2). Hosea is strange in that God tells the prophet to marry a prostitute and beautiful in what it teaches us about…
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Continue reading →: Biblical Expectations“What did you expect?” Our less-than-comforting friends ask this question when things don’t go our way. In response, we are tempted to say, “Well, thanks a lot, Captain Comfort.” We may want to check our snarkiness because there is an element of truth to their question. Our expectations of life…
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Continue reading →: Never Was Grief Like MineWhen teaching and preaching narrative texts of Scripture, I often ask people to imagine what it must have felt like to be in the characters’ situation. This heightens interest in the sermon and helps people connect with the Bible. However, I do not do that with some narrative passages because…
The Established Path of Discipleship 