“Only the Fruitful” -- Mark 4:13-20
There are all types of fans in our world. When Kim and I first moved to Waco almost 25 years ago, we would walk into stores where...
“Follow Me” -- Matthew 9:9-13
I had been called to jury duty one time and made it to the second round, the round of voir dire. This is the round where the attorneys...
“Overcoming” -- Romans 7:14-25
Way back in the good old days—Dec. 29, 2019, to be exact—we began a series of messages centering around the need to live by faith in what...
“Sharing in the Promise” Ephesians 3:1-13
I’ve told you about my logic class when I was at Hardin-Simmons as an undergrad. The first day of class, the professor promised us that...
“Members of God’s Household” Ephesians 2:11-22
If you watch war movies, like I enjoy doing, one of the story lines involved in almost every war movie is the camaraderie of the men in a...
“Failing the Test” Judges 2:10-14, 18, 20-23
Back in my seminary days, the evangelism professor made the comment that we are always only one generation away from being a Christian...
“Choose Whom You Will Serve” Joshua 24:14-24
A friend on Facebook posted an entertaining thing the other day. It was a “survey” to see which a person prefers. The choices were things...
“How Could You?” Joshua 22:9-31
Communication is one of the most critical things in relationships, but it is also one of the difficult things to do. Sometimes we “hear”...
“Give Me This Hill Country” Joshua 14:6-14
“Age is just a number.” That sounds good to the ear. If asked how old we feel, many of us would say we’re much younger than our actual...
“The Land Had Rest” Joshua 11:15-23
There’s something about the completion of a difficult task or chore. We work hard at doing the job, pouring ourselves into it. Sometimes,...