Would you turn, in your Bibles, please, to the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 7? We didn't quite finish the chapter last week. We want to finish it this week. And you will then notice chapter 8 is short. I promised you last week that we will [...]

All right, did you bring one of these? I always ask you that. It's good to have one. Turn in your Bible to 1 Corinthians chapter 7, 1 Corinthians chapter 7, a longer chapter than before, so we buckle our seatbelts. The apostle Paul wrote this [...]

You're my folks. I tell you this so often. I hope you have one of these. Did you bring one of these? It could be that you don't have one or you didn't bring one. I hope you do have one. If you don't, I think it's good to [...]

Welcome to our mid-week Bible study. We just sang a song that was a modern rendition of an old hymn. Or it was, sort of the idea was borrowed from an old hymn, "It is Well With My Soul." And I was thinking, some of us may know but some of [...]

Good evening. Hey. Good evening. Now, first things first. If you have served in our armed forces or you're a family member of somebody who has, would you rise to your feet please? Would you stand up? All right. Some of you wore your jackets, [...]

Good evening. Howdy. What's up. Hey, before we get started tonight, first of all, welcome. Glad you came. I was thinking while we were worshipping and asking the Lord to touch us. I was thinking of different people in the church, some of which [...]

I'm clapping with you clapping for you. Welcome to church, welcome to our mid-week meal. We call it Expound. It's quite simple. We spend an hour together studying a chapter or 2. In this case a chapter in the New Testament. We go through [...]

Our Father, we commit this time to you. We commit our week to you. Lord, you and you alone know the issues, the things in our families, among friends, that we're thinking about, that we're perhaps troubled about. You even know all the [...]

Father, I am compelled to pray for my brothers and sisters who have gathered at this service, this, our fourth weekend service. Lord, I pray for grace in hearing once again what we're about to hear. Even as the last couple of weeks have been [...]

As a servant of the Lord, I'm a servant of his Word, and as I am that, I don't necessarily get to pick and choose what out of the Scripture I teach. But because our method is through a book or through a series like this, we discover an [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles to Second Peter, chapter 2. And I will warn you that it is a difficult passage, so I'm going to ask as we pray that you say committed to staying with me in this and don't tune this out. This is as important as [...]

Second Peter, chapter 1. Do you ever walk by those tabloids in the grocery store? And do you ever think when you go by them, "I really need to get one of them so that I can determine the accurate truth of what's going on in my world"? [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles, please, to Second Peter, chapter 1; Second Peter, chapter 1. Whenever people are asked questions that are big questions in life, life and death issues, you always get some interesting responses to those questions. And [...]

Father, thank you that you brought us together. I'm honored to be with brothers and sisters in this atmosphere of faith and love, and, Lord, honoring your name, that's such a positive and such a rewarding venue and place and time to be [...]

First Peter, chapter 5, and we're going to begin in verse 5 down to verse 7. But as we begin this morning, we want to pray about something special. Tomorrow is Memorial Day and it's a day that for the last hundred years or so in this [...]

Hey, would you turn in your Bibles please to the book of Acts; the second chapter of the book of Acts. So a Sunday school teacher was telling her third graders about the Resurrection, and then she asked them a question. She goes, OK, students, does [...]

Could you turn in your Bibles to the book of Isaiah, chapter 53, Isaiah 53? So a couple of days ago, my wife in the morning said something very interesting to me. I had never heard her say this to me before. She said, Skip, I don't hate you. [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the book of Psalms? Psalm 22, or as they used to say in olden times, Psalm the 22nd, Psalm 22. A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer in a felony trial. And I am told that what I'm about [...]

Would you please turn in your bibles to the Gospel of John chapter 13 as we are continuing a series we call, "Against All Odds." John's gospel chapter 13, I want to bring a message called "The Long-Expected Traitor." This is [...]

Our brains are capable of storing some incredible information, but also of storing some worthless information. I think of my own mind. There are lyrics to songs that I learned as a kid that are lodged forever in my brain. I probably will never get [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the book of Matthew. The Gospel of Matthew. It's in your New Testament. It's the first book in the New Testament. Matthew, chapter 11. We're going to be reading from that in a moment. But [...]

Galatians chapter 4, and while you're at it, keep a marker in Genesis 49. We're going to be looking at that toward the end of this message, principally Galatians 4, but also Genesis 49. And I think it's appropriate that we just have a [...]

The dominant figure in Western culture for the last 20 centuries has been none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. His coming divided time. And people to this day still mark their calendars according to his coming, BC and AD. The Encyclopedia [...]

Father, you know the end from the beginning. We have seen that. We've established that fact. You have shown yourself time and time again, through the teaching of your word, that you know what people think. You know what's going to happen. [...]

Matthew chapter 1 and Isaiah chapter 14. Surely there have been some unusual births throughout history that have defied the odds. Let me give you an example. There is a housewife in Michigan who has borne three children in three consecutive years. [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the Gospel of Matthew. That's your New Testament, as you know, first book in the New Testament, Matthew chapter 2. But then also, if you don't mind, turn also to the book of Micah in the Old [...]

Well, we want to welcome you to our series, "Against All Odds." Let me take you back to a classic moment in America cinematography. The movie is Dumb and Dumber, and Lloyd, played by Jim Carrey, finds that he is in love with this beautiful [...]

Why is it that you look fresher and happier today? Could it be Easter? I don't know why. You just look really good. Well, some of you don't. No, I'm just kidding. You all look really good. Anyway, happy Resurrection day. We're [...]

Let's turn in our Bibles this morning to Psalm 22. 22nd Psalm. About 18 years ago, I had the privilege of serving at ground zero after the twin towers fell in New York City after September 11th. And one day that I was there, I worked with the [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles to the Book of Isaiah, chapter 53. Isaiah, chapter 53. I'm praying, I'm hoping that you will see how valuable you are to God in this series we call Bloodline. Especially during this chapter of Isaiah 53, when [...]

Well, would you make your way over to the Book of Joshua and find Chapter 2 in your Old Testament Book of Joshua. As you turn to Joshua 2, let me begin by telling you a little story that is true. You know how court reporters are given the task of [...]

Good morning, on this happy day. Would you please turn in your Bibles to the Book of Exodus, chapter 12, as we continue to follow the bloodline. Exodus, chapter 12. So there was a senior citizen, an old guy. He was in his 80s, around 80. I'm [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the Book of Genesis, chapter 22. Genesis, first book in the Bible, the 22nd chapter. There's an old hymn that some of you are familiar with that this sermon is named after. "On a hill far away stood [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles, please, this morning to Genesis, chapter 3. We're going to look today at a single verse of scripture. Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15. And leave it to me to squeeze 5 points out of a single verse. It shouldn't [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles, please, to First Kings Chapter 12 in your Old Testament. First Kings, find that book, First Kings Chapter 12. A few years ago, I was doing a series on the 10 Commandments. And it was the second week where I was [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the book of Second Samuel chapter 11, Second Samuel chapter 11. There was a story told a few years ago. It was, I believe, then on ABC Nightly News about a very strange piece of art. It was a chair, and fixed [...]

Every year on April 1 is a thing called April Fools' Day. And I don't know if you know how that began, but in the 1500s, 1582, the French decided to change the calendar back to celebrating New Year's on January 1. Yep, up 'til [...]

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the Book of Judges chapter 14. Judges chapter 14. So Batman and Robin went camping. And after they cooked their meal and set up their tent, they fell asleep. And in the middle of the night, Batman woke Robin [...]

Now turn in your Bible to Joshua 7 as he begins. Would you please turn your Bible to the book of Joshua 7? As well as did you bring a Bible? You brought it. All right. You're holding it up? It's a beautiful sight. Joshua 7 and James 1. [...]

Would you please turn in your bibles to the book of Genesis, chapter 11. Genesis, chapter 11. Once upon a time, there was a duck. And this duck loved flying in formation with his duck buddies, going north and south in their cycles through the year. [...]

Would you turn in your bibles, please, to the book of Genesis, chapter 4. Genesis, the fourth chapter in our Crash and Burn series. The Bible is filled with comparisons where two people are compared. Two men or two women. For example, there are two [...]

You and I grew up with nursery rhymes, specially Mother Goose nursery rhymes. They seem innocent enough, but if you ever stop to look at the words, when you do, you discover that some of them are macabre, downright disturbing. Jack and Jill went up [...]

Let's turn in our Bibles to the book of Isaiah. Easy to find that book. Just open your Bible right in the middle, and a big piece of real estate is there, the book of Isaiah. 66 chapters are in it. Turn to Isaiah, Chapter 14, Isaiah, Chapter [...]

Well I'm glad we're at church today. And I'd like you, if you don't mind, to turn in your Bibles to the book of Luke, the Gospel of Luke, the fourth chapter. We're doing a series called Dark Room, how God takes the negatives [...]

Good morning. Would you turn in your Bibles to the book of 2 Corinthians. 2 Corinthians, pretty easy to find. It's right after 1 Corinthians. Very good. So turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 12. There was a ship out at sea in a storm, and the ship [...]

Good morning. Would you turn in your Bibles this morning, please, to the book of Daniel, Daniel, chapter 6. A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of being in the White House. And I was taken up to the second floor and shown the Lincoln bedroom. [...]

Good morning. How are you today? This just makes me miss film photography every time I see this Darkroom setup. I'm glad you're with us today. Would you turn in your Bibles to 1 Samuel, chapter 24. That's in the Old Testament, 1 [...]

Thank you, Father, that you've brought us together. Thank you for the opportunity to study your word. Thank you for the opportunity to get to know one another, to get involved in smaller groups, where we can build relationships and be [...]

Would you turn in your Bibles this morning to the Book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, Genesis chapter 39. We're beginning a new series called Darkroom And this is a message I'm calling Welcome to the Darkroom. Today, most [...]

Well, for some people, age is a limitation. And the older a person gets, the more limited they become. And that is why there is something called a retirement age. Sometimes it's mandated. Federal employees, they have certain mandated ages for [...]