Sola Christus Sola Scriptura Sola Fide Soli Deo Gloria Sola Gratia Sola Ecclesia What True Presbyterians Believe: Sola Scriptura II Timothy 3:14-17For four generations now, members of my family have served in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. For nearly forty...
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Home Improvement #13: A Letter To My Grandchildren
The Commandment You Can't Always Obey What Adam Should Have Learned About Eve What Eve Should Have Learned About Adam Teenagers: The People God Didn’t Create Growing Old Without Getting Old Lessons Learned From Two Adoptive Dads The Gripes Of Wrath: Love's Number One...
Do Something That Will Be Here After You’re Gone
Do Something That Will Be Here After You're Gone II Timothy 4:1-8 I want to ask you a very personal question: When your days on this earth are done, how will you be remembered? Of course, most of the time people are kind, gracious, and thoughtful in their remembering...
A Life Captured In Ten Words
A Life Captured In Ten Words II Timothy 4:9-18 If I were to ask you to name the person who wrote more of the New Testament than any other single writer, how would you answer? My guess is that you would answer Paul or perhaps John. You would be wrong. The fact is the...
A Composite Portrait Of A Remarkable Man
A Composite Portrait Of A Remarkable Man II Timothy 4:11, Colossians 4:14, Psalm 1:24If I were to ask you to name for me the one person who wrote more of the material in the New Testament than any other single writer, my guess is that you would answer Paul or,...
Relationship Rescue-Jesus Style #3: A Letter To My Grandsons
Make Your Home Work By Doing Your Homework Some Encouraging Words For Parents And Their Children A Letter To My Grandsons Faith May Color Our Lives But Faith Chooses The Colors Sex, Lies And The Christian Faith What Went Wrong? - Wrecking A Relationship A House Is Not...
It’s Always Too Soon To Quit
It's Always Too Soon To Quit II Timothy 4:6-8Summer of '68.Mexico City.World class athletes from almost every nation have gathered for the Olympic Games. Thousands of eager spectators jammed the Olympic Stadium; millions more huddled in front of television sets in...
The Heart of a Champion #1: Be Strong!
Be Strong! Keep Faith Stay Loyal Have Courage Share Christ Serve Others Go Deep The Heart of a Champion: Be Strong! II Timothy 2:1-7So many times during the recent Olympics, I heard the commentators use the phrase "the heart of a champion". I noticed that the phrase...
Be Careful What You Swallow
Be Careful What You Swallow II Timothy 3:10-16In September of 1992, death claimed one of the best known and most beloved writers of our time. His name was Theodore Geisel. That name doesn't ring a bell? Perhaps because you would know him by his pen name, "Dr. Seuss"....
Some Things That Really Matter!
Some Things That Really Matter! II Timothy 4:6-22On the second Sunday in September of 1968, I stepped into the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore, Texas and thus began my ministry under the call of Jesus Christ As a result, on this particular Sunday...
When All Else Fails, Read The Instructions
When All Else Fails, Read The Instructions II Timothy 2:14-17Years ago, when our children were young, we decided to get them one of those Jungle Jim backyard swing-and-play sets. It had everything: swings, rings, monkey bars, a slide, a ladder, and a trapeze. They...
Some Things Of Which I Am Certain
Some Things Of Which I Am Certain II Timothy 1:1-12There is a great passage in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress where the children of the pilgrim are following after him. They say to their guide, Greatheart: "Where is the place where our father battled with the...
Minor Men With a Major Message #24: Luke – The Man Who Majored In Modesty
The Man Who Snatched Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory The Man Who Wanted Somebody With Skin On The Man God Marked The Man Who Died With No One's Regrets The Man Who Chose The Wrong Friend The Couple Who Paid The High Cost Of Low Living The Man Who Put Profits Before...