As far as I know, my sermons are my own. After 70 years of being in church, there may be some thoughts that are traceable to others, but I’m not aware of […]
Honor the Living, Remember the Dead
The churches of Fayetteville, NC had a bell-ringing commemoration today starting at 11:00 AM. 500 rings to represent 500,000 American COVID deaths. I went downtown to where the old church buildings were. […]
Why Does Your Church Exist? – Or Rather, Why Should It Exist?

Ephesians 4: 12-13 There are Christian churches all over the world. Some occupy a city block or more. Some are out in the country away from the city such as the church […]
God Cares for His Church – and Here’s How He Does It

Ephesians 4: 7, 11 Were you ever given a gift, whether it be at Christmas, your birthday or for no particular occasion? You didn’t do anything to earn it, certainly – unless […]
United or Untied? – Conclusion

Ephesians 4: 4-6 Let’s continue our look at unity in a house of faith and among believers as we continue to delve into what the Apostle Paul has to say to us […]
Is Your Church United or Untied? – Part 2

Ephesians 4: 1-6 Now let’s see what the apostle Paul says to the church at Ephesus about relationships in just this one passage: Ephesians 4: 1-6. Let us start with an examination […]
Is Your Church United or Untied? – Part 1 (an Introduction to Ephesians 4)
Ephesians 4: 1-6 Paul is now switching gears as he begins chapter 4 – but he is certainly not switching his message. In the first three chapters of Paul’s letter to the […]
Small Church with a Big Heart – VBS

VBS – fully known as “Vacation Bible School.” Almost every church in the United States conducts a Vacation Bible School. It’s always in the summer when school is out, sometime in June, […]
Is God Able? – Part 2

Ephesians 3: 20-21 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work with us, to him be […]
Is God Able?

Ephesians 3: 20-21 Have you heard the term, “Think outside the box”? It is in response to becoming used to doing something or thinking about concepts in a certain way. One becomes […]
Love Is More than a Four-Letter Word

Ephesians 3: 16-19 We, the people of the entire world, all 7,800,000,000 (that’s 7.8 billion people) from every land mass of this world including the research stations on Antarctica, are all battling […]