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The ancient Greeks developed theater in remarkable ways that have influenced Western civilization up to the present. One of the genres they are credited with creating is called “tragedy.” The three authors—Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles— lived four hundred years before Christ, yet they influenced…

Fall of Saul: When the sacrifice of a leader gives way to entitlement of the leader, his tenure is short-lived.

The book of Lamentations has historically been attributed to Jeremiah, though his name appears nowhere in the book. Ancient Jewish tradition, the early church, the Greek and Latin translations of the Old Testament all attribute the book to him. The writing of Lamentations gives a strong impression that…

I think it’s fair to say that we have all experienced suffering to one degree or another. For some it’s the loss of a loved one, for another it may be dealing with a long term illness, for for others it may be an traumatic experience. We can’t avoid these kinds of problems, we often can’t control what…

I repented . For those of you that don’t know repentance is a spiritual word, it’s really a Christian word that means to feel sorrow for a wrong that was done or a good not done - a sin, ask God for forgiveness for the sin, and commitment to obey Christ in that area again. Like when an addict admits…

This morning I want us to consider these most important words from the apostle Paul. These words contain the Biblical foundation for any believer to turn apparant hopless tragedies into events of joyfull confident trust. I want to talk to you this morning about the Bible doctrine of providence. “The…

48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works,…

Terah’s Lesson Gen 11:24-32 Today, Lord willing I do not have a long lesson for you because it is concerning someone in the Bible that there is not much writing about at all. He was a man that is not one of the what we would call one of the patriarchs though he was in the lineage of the patriarchs. He…

Intro Who thinks they are good? A good person? The rich young ruler in our text this morning thought that he was pretty good. give background of why he thought he was good (rich/higher status in Jewish religious system) talk about his sincerity at approaching Jesus runs to Jesus (rich people never did…

1 Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity: 2 God gives a person riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.…

Some Galileans had been killed by Pilate while bringing sacrifices to the Temple. Possibly followers of Judas Gaulonites (of Galilee) a failed “Messiah,” who led a revolt against Rome; resisting taxes and declared God alone was the ruler of Israel. Later they were held under siege and killed by Rome…

Introduction: The Bible is full of accounts involving difficulties in the lives of people. It is clear that after sin entered the world in Genesis 3 that life started getting much more difficult. Today we see tragedy after tragedy. This very week we saw a tragedy at Oxford High School in Michigan where…

Harrowing story - murder, desecration, tragedy, punctuated by the refrain - repent or perish! Just what we are looking for on a Sunday morning! But if we dig a little deeper, there is a lot going on here. This is a story in three movements, directed by Jesus, who is leading us through the trial of self-awareness,…

Wed we began this short series of God’s not Dead with the message God’s Transforming Lives. We discussed how we have to through off the past, allow God to change the way we think and then put on our new selves. A pastor got a letter “Dear Pastor. I’m very discouraged and I’m really hurting at this time.…

An Unexpected Response Now, David had just received the news of the death of Saul. A foreigner had brought the news, even the crown, to David. David’s arch enemy was defeated. This story didn’t quite match up to the cause of Saul’s death recorded in the last chapter of 1 Samuel. Perhaps this young man…

Intro Jesus is risen! He is risen indeed! Today is the day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, of His victory over death, of our hope of salvation. Today is a day of celebration! But is it possible, in our celebration, to miss the hope we are celebrating for? This morning, I’d like to walk…

John’s Gospel is different than the other 3 gospels... He was interested in theological presentation - not a historical timeline. Chapter 1 - Beginning / Prologue / Introduction Chapters 2-5 - shares the beginnings of Jesus ministry Chapters 6-10 - re-shares Jesus ministry but with deeper themes of Jesus’…

A single event can change everything. We know this to be true from our lives. Weddings, births, moves to a new location all change everything. In those moments we may find ourselves no longer “belonging” into the crowd we used to. Now this is even more true when tragedy strikes. The unexpected death…

Greediness: Having a keen appetite For.... 10 The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze…

Our brains are wonderful. Have you ever stopped to consider your brain? Despite what we believe it is true that all of us have one, including me. We are able to remember many things. Sometimes we can remember “useless” facts like, you are 2x more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark;…

TITT: Jesus told his disciples of terrifying signs before his return. Jesus spoke of signs that cause anguish and perplexity, terror, and apprehension. How is that a positive message? Signs in the heavens with the sun, moon and stars shaking, and on the Earth with roaring and tossing seas. Any of these…

The problem of suffering . This is a major issue in our world. There is so much suffering. Just this past week I had conversations with different people and groups concerning suffering. The question/statement is something like this, “If God is good, they why do we suffer?” We see the suffering of our…

Evil Is Real This week has been a harrowing one for our nation and churches Last Sunday, you may have heard by now about the release of a report from an independent 3rd party investigation of the SBC Executive Committee regarding sexual abuse. It was a months-long investigation instigated by the SBC…

Announcements Stephenie and I would like to invite you to our home on Saturday, November 21, between 5 and 7 PM for a Fall Frolic. You’ll be able to find additional details on the church calendar which you can find on the church website. Lord’s Supper, Sunday morning, November 22 Thanksgiving Praise…