Paul makes the strong statement that gossips deserve to die (Rom. 1:28-32). Why would he say such a stern thing? Why is gossip so tempting? And how can a church family stop it?
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons by David Wright (Page 16)
Philippians is known as the “epistle of joy.” And it was written from prison. What’s the connection between joy and the thankfulness in his heart?
Philip the evangelist led the Ethiopian eunuch to faith in Christ (Acts 8:26-40). It’s a conversion story. But it’s also an evangelism story. Philip shows us how to bring someone to Jesus.
The first psalm describes the man blessed by God. He is like a tree planted by streams of water. But the wicked are like chaff blown away by the wind
The communion bread symbolizes the crucified body of Jesus. The cup symbolizes his blood. It is a sacred meal, and it calls for a reverent response.
God is keenly interested in why we do things. But people can be humbly obedient to Jesus for completely different reasons. Of course, one motivation is superior to all the rest (1 John 4:17-18).
Ecclesiastes is the strangest book in the Bible. Solomon’s perspective is negative and sometimes even cynical, but his insights are piercing. One of these is that pursuing selfish pleasure is nothing other than chasing the wind.
Mark is usually remembered as the young man who deserted Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey and went home. But in time he redeemed himself. He became an exceptional servant of God. And it’s easy to see why. Mark had an exceptional mother.
In times of distress, we tend to ask ourselves two pressing questions: Why is my world in such a mess, and is anybody paying attention up there? John speaks to these questions in the vision of the open door in heaven (John 4:1-11).
Some Greeks came to Philip and said, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus” (John 12:21). I think the people of our community are looking for the same thing. They have little interest in our attendance or budget numbers, the size of our building or even the quality of our programs. They just want to see…