Category: Sermons

Do Hard Things

The title of a book I have never read prompted some thinking and study of God’s word that ultimately led to the outline of this message. God called upon Moses to “do hard things” for His name’s sake, and thanks to his obedience we have a wonderful example today. This message from Exodus chapter 3 was presented at our church in Fairbanks several months ago.

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Strong Men Slain

I had the privilege of preaching for the 2008 Teen Winter Retreat at McGrath Road Baptist Church. Our focus was Proverbs 7:6-27 in this difficult and important message titled “Many Strong Men Have Been Slain”. It will take almost an hour of your time to listen, but the subject matter is invaluable for young and old. If you endure to the end, please let me know your thoughts.

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The Christmas Contrast

I was able to preach a Christmas-themed sermon at our church this evening. As this blog had been sitting almost dormant and I felt the content of the message timely and worthwhile, I determined to post it. If you have 35 minutes to devote, you may open your Bible to Luke chapter 1. Play or download below.

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Reprise: What is Best?

I was prompted to republish this message because of a series of comments I read relating to an article linked on the Religious Affections Ministries site. I didn’t even listen to the songs mentioned, I just saw the names, remembered their significance, thought of a story, and decided to tell it. This is a related sermon I gave numerous times around the country, and it’s one I listen to again on occasion to refresh my memory about how God has led our family. It is subtitled; My Christian Broadcasting Story. Please play or download What is Best? below.

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(This sermon was originally published in the Spring of 2006.)

Reprise: Tragedy Indeed

After both writing about, and preaching from the book of Genesis over the past few weeks, I couldn’t help but remember this message from chapter 19. It is one of the most difficult passages to comprehend, yet it contains tremendous application if we are brave enough to internalize it. Play or download the file below.

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(This sermon was originally published in January of 2007.)

The Forgiveness Perspective

Our pastor asked that I fill in for him during the Sunday morning service last week, as he was out of town visiting family. I chose to preach on the subject of forgiveness, from the story of Joseph (Genesis 37 through 50). Play, or download the message below. The congregation had just finished singing “Is Your All on the Alter”, therefore I began by discussing how its lyrics related to the topic.

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Much of the material for this sermon was gathered while preparing our daily devotions series from Genesis. Download a PDF copy from our Catalog page.