It is an often overlooked New Testament letter, but it shouldn’t be. The story of Paul’s plea to Philemon in behalf of Onesimus, the runaway slave, is a beautiful demonstration of what we so desperately need, the gift of God’s grace.
Sermons from November 2015
As I think back over this past year, I think of those who have passed from this life to eternity. That makes me think of our struggle in this life to get to eternity “alive”. This passage gives some great information to help us “come out of life alive”.
There are times in life when it is hard to praise the Lord and give thanks. Psalm 149 gives us three specific times when we are to give thanks by praising the Lord.
The Thanksgiving holiday provides us the opportunity to take stock of just how richly blessed we are, materially and spiritually. It is when we learn the difficult lesson of contentment that we also learn the true meaning of thanksgiving.
Not everyone who claims to be religious is. In this text, James provides three tests for the reality of our religion, both individually and congregationally.
Life is really a matter of timing, for timing is everything. This should be evident to us. You and I probably have a number of clocks and calendars in our homes. Many of us carry a timepeace attached to our wrist, and time indicators are built into our cell phones, computer screens, etc. Time and…