People give tributes to all sorts of heroes, including dads, mums, teachers, and those who risk their lives to help others, but the one who deserves the greatest tribute of praise is Jesus Christ. Transition We owe a tribute to Christ for two reasons. We Owe a Tribute to Christ for WHAT He did. He […]
A year ago, if someone were selling surgical masks, they would have had a very small turnover. However, once COVID-19 started it was extremely difficult to find any surgical masks at any price. What made the difference? People saw the need. In a similar way, when we share the Gospel with people in the community, […]
Last week as we began a study in the book of Titus, we looked at the origin of the book. We learned that the Apostle Paul wrote the book to preacher Titus. Titus’ mission field was on the island of Crete to the difficult Cretan people. An overview of the book revealed that a local […]
The entire eleventh chapter of Hebrews contains examples of men and women who had faith in God. By their faith in God, they pleased God. By their faith, they received many blessings from God. However, in the last verses of the chapter the writer finally reveals to us his primary reason for this historical review. […]
As we preview the heroes of the faith in this chapter, we see that by faith Abel offered, by faith Enoch pleased God, by faith Noah built an ark, by faith Abraham travelled, by faith Sarah conceived, by faith Abraham sacrificed, by faith Isaac blessed… Each received directions from God, but they could not see […]
When a witness is called on to testify in a court of law, he must promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. John has presented Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, the giver of eternal life. John declared that Jesus came by water and by blood (v.6). […]
Show a picture of my parents. This is not my parents; it is a picture of them. It is a type of them. The same is true of the OT tabernacle. (Draw a picture of the tabernacle.) It is only a type of the real tabernacle in heaven. When Christ died on the cross and […]
When Melody and I were first married, we had an old washing machine that had a wringer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed to remove the water from the clothes. Each piece of clothing was manually fed through the wringer. Today, we have a front-load automatic washing machine that washes […]
Sometimes we may wish we could go back and live in what we call “the good ole days”. Before we make that wish, we must consider the benefits of our day. One that stands out vividly for me is that I now type my sermons on a computer instead of a manual typewriter. Some of […]
Have you ever started a project and not yet completed it? No doubt, we all have. Those uncompleted projects are useless. As the apostle begins Hebrews 6, he urges his readers to go on unto perfection or spiritual completion. Knowing about salvation and even agreeing that you need it is of no value until you […]