God the Blesser.
After creating, the next thing we see God doing is blessing (Gen 1.22, 28; 2.3.) This, too, is remarkable. The God...
God the Unselfish
The very first thing we see in Genesis is God creating (Gen 1.1-31). This of itself is remarkable. The God who needs...
The Most Important Theme of the Bible
The opening lines of Genesis are written so simply that it is tempting to jump ahead to when the story starts...
Folly Like Fine Wine
Joash was one of those kings who began well and ended poorly. He served God for most of his days, but turned away...
Freedom and the Easy Yoke.
Working my way through Matthew, I recently preached on Jesus and the Law. One of the points I made there is that we...
Genesis – The Book of Beginnings 1
Several years back, I preached a “Through the Bible” series consisting of one-shot sermons on the books...
Deep restoration
Job 42.7-10 Restoration for Job’s friends is when they seek God’s forgiveness and Job’s. Restoration for Job is when...
Nobility, affliction, and friendship
Job 19.1-5; 29.21 – 30.1; 30.9-10. Never was Job so noble as when he was humbled in his affliction. Yet never...
Can a man save himself? Depends.
Can a man save himself to any degree and in any sense of the word? This certainly is one of the longest running...
Afflictions bearing names
“A bullet don’t got nobody’s name on it.” So I was instructed years ago by a prosecution witness explaining the...