A Cause for Rejoicing 5 February 2023 PM – Psalm 32:1-11 – Stepping Stones – Scott Childs Introduction: God wants us to be rejoicing people. We find the words joy and rejoice more than 380 times in the Bible. In Luke 15, Jesus spoke of rejoicing over a lost coin found, over a lost sheep […]
Forgiving with no Resentment 30 January 2022 PM – Genesis 45 – Ge2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: Imagine, with me, the conversation Joseph may have had with Asenath his wife on the day he planned to have lunch with his brothers. My dear Asenath, I am so excited. My brothers just returned today. I have […]
Forgiveness: A Christian Duty 11 July 2021 AM – Luke 17:1-10 – Parables21 – Scott Childs Introduction: Two little boys had quarrelled. But the next morning, Johnny took his cap and headed for Bobby’s house again. Surprised, his mother said, “What! Going to play with him again? I thought you quarrelled only last evening and […]
A Forgiven Sinner 18 April 2021 AM – Luke 7:36-50 – Parables21 – Scott Childs Introduction: There are two kinds of seriously sick people. One feels sick all over and is so miserable that he or she cannot hide it. The other may have cancer or some other disease and not even know it. In […]
The Unforgiving Servant 14 February 2021 AM – Matthew 18:21-35 – Parables21 – Scott Childs Introduction: Sadly, forgiveness is foreign to many homes today, even Christian homes. Parents are critical of others. They constantly blame others for faults. They never admit their own faults. They never forgive others. Bitterness rules. Unhappiness reigns. Unfortunately, this sinful […]
Consequences of Sin 12 July 2020 PM – 2Chr. 33:1-20; 2Ki 21:1-18 – Kings20 – Scott Childs Introduction: The laws of sowing and reaping are 1) you will reap WHAT you sow, 2) you will reap AFTER you sow, 3) you will reap MORE than you sow. This evening we are going to see how […]
Jesus’ Authority to Forgive 4 June 2017 AM – Mark 2:1-12 – Mr17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Today we are going to meet a paralysed man who needed forgiveness more than he needed to walk. Jesus knew his greatest need and tenderly forgave him while critics questioned Jesus’ authority to forgive. Transition: In our text […]