Sermons by Scott Childs (AM)

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Dealing with Stress – Genesis 43:1-34

Life in 2015 is full of stress. We are stressed by family tensions, marriage struggles, work deadlines, school assignments, traffic jams, employer expectations, rising prices, sickness, hot weather, overdue bills, and aging parents. To deal with stress, people over eat, take medication, drink alcohol, smoke, and go to counsellors. Stress is a real problem. Transition […]

Accused – Genesis 42:1-38

As Genesis 42 opens, Joseph had been the Prime Minister of Egypt for about eight years. During the seven years of plenty, he had supervised the storage of an abundance of grain in Egypt. Perhaps there were some who called him a fool for storing so much grain when life was so good, but God […]

The Key to Staying Pure – Genesis 39

When Joseph reached Egypt, Potiphar bought him. Now Potiphar was an officer of the Pharaoh (king) of Egypt. In fact, he was the captain of the king’s guard. The “guard” may have been the king’s executioners or the king’s bodyguards or both. Psalm 105:17-18 tells us that Joseph spent some time with chains of iron […]

Coping with Burdens – Genesis 35

The life of a Christian is not necessarily a life without burdens. Christians get sick, lose loved ones, and have car troubles like everyone else. In fact, often Christians have burdens that unbelievers do not have. Christians carry the burden of persecution. “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” […]

Facts about Jesus’ Birth – Hebrews 2:9

Despite the claims of abortionists, the Bible assures us that human life begins at conception (Psa 51:5; Psa 139:13-16; Gen 25:22-26). Normally, about nine months later, that conceived life is born into this world. Jesus was the only exception to that rule. His life did not begin at conception. He has always existed as the […]