Genesis 20 “The Lies of Abraham and Faithfulness of God” Intro: “Blunder”=technical term in chess for a catastrophic mistake. -Today’s passage: blunder of Abraham, but also the continued grace of God. -God’s people mess up—often in repeated ways—but God’s remains faithful to keep the promise. **God protects the promise, even as his people make the […]
Here’s a video I made for our upcoming SURVIVING SUBURBIA event:
GENESIS 19 “Sodom and Gomorrah” Intro: Some chapters and truths of Genesis are particularly unpalatable and challenging for Modern Man to embrace -Gen 1: Darwinian Evolution; Gen 2: Feminist; Gen 3: Humanistic optimism; Gen 6: Global Catastrophe -Gen 19 is one of these, because: Judgment of God. -We don’t like the idea of a […]
Genesis 18 “The Judge of All the Earth” Intro: Rhetorical Question: A question asked not to gain information, but to make or reinforce a point. Boss: If you keep showing up late for work, do you really think there won’t be a consequence? Spouse: Is it a really a good idea to eat […]
Here’s audio, and here’s notes: Genesis 17 “Abrahamic Covenant” Intro: None of us are going to heaven unless we have surgery—we must go under the knife. -We must have our old hearts removed and be given a new heart by Christ. -SPIRITUAL SURGERY: God supernaturally removing the old heart and giving a new heart of […]
GEN 16 “The God Who Sees and Hears” INTRO: Becoming a Christian will not spare you from the pains, hardships, and perplexities of life. -In our pain and perplexity, we can seek relief outside God: alcohol; drugs; distractions; screens; busyness -But we can also turn God, and find comfort and hope in the midst of […]
GENESIS 15 “The Faith of Abram” Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 2.1.26. Intro: We are encouraged to put our faith and trust: Banks; News Station; Health Products; Politicians; Religious Leaders -Sometimes we find that our faith is well-placed…Other times we sadly realized we were mistaken. -It is easy for some to get disillusioned […]
The REAL Jesus is better than the False Jesus of the ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ I know its offensive to claim to that some views about God are wrong and others right, but that really is the way of reality. And I want to contend that REAL Jesus—revealed in Christianity and presented in the Bible—is […]
5 Dangers of a “Do-it-Yourself Spirituality” Recently, I have been having more conversations with those who identify as “spiritual” but not religious. These individuals do not align themselves with a particular religion, but they highly value the spiritual realm. As a Christian, I appreciate their openness to what is beyond the physical: there is more […]
I’m looking forward to an event our church is hosting on 3/28/26 in downtown Naperville called “Surviving Suburbia.” Here’s a flyer for it for those interested:
