*This was a sermon preached at New Start Community Chapel in Springfield, MO, 2020. Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! 2 For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 117) Introduction I count it an honor to preach the Word of God wherever that may be, to […]
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The Fall of Dagon
This is a sermon given on the narrative in 1 Samuel 4-6 Israel Judged If we are just dropping into the story it may seem confusing as to why God allowed Israel to be judged by being defeated by the Philistines, because in chapter 4 they bring the Ark of the Covenant into their camp […]
Disciple, Wash Your Feet!
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had […]
Trigger Warning: In this Post I will Announce our Conference on God and Government
For many of us, 2020 spun us around, threw off it’s gloves, and smacked us in the mouth. Many Christians were not ready for what happened this year. Civil magistrates told churches not to meet, and the pastors said “we must submit.” There was indeed a lot of submitting to governmental decrees and not a […]
The Words of Jesus
44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I […]