Posts Tagged ‘ Sermon ’

Psalm 119:9-16

Psalm 119:9-16 The question the psalmist asks is: “How can a young man keep his way pure?” He does not leave the reader to guess. In fact, he offers seven actions verbs to point the way. How is that for direct! To make things even more practical, he shows how it all works in his [...]


Genesis 15 – Sermon

8.19.2007 NYC  Introduction Tonight we will discuss the theme of promises. This theme is familiar to all of us. Our lives are filled with them from our childhood even to the present. Families promise, friends promise, corporations promise, politicians promise, society promises, and we too promise. In many ways, we live in a society filled [...]


Genesis 11:1-9; 12:1-9 – Sermon

9.2007  NYC “To make a name” Introduction These two passages before us may not seem related – the building and eventual collapse of Babel and the calling of Abraham – but they are from a literary and theological point of view. One commonality is that both passages focus on the Hebrew word, shem, which means [...]


1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 – Sermon

Introduction As I was thinking about this text, I was struck by Paul’s statement that he kept telling the Thessalonians while he was with them that they would suffer. In fact, in 1 Thessalonians 3:3, Paul goes as far as to say that we are destined for these things.


Being Exceptional and Being an Exception

About seven years ago I gave a sermon entitled, “Not exceptions, but exceptional.” It was one of the most passionate sermons that I ever gave. A few of you might even remember it. I did not enjoy giving it, but I felt it was necessary. Let me explain. For some time (back then), I was [...]