Return Blessing for Evil (8-20-17 Formations)
Over the years, whether I was doing research for a sermon, preparing to teach a class or trying to understand a person's expectations for our church,
Suffering and Submission (8-13-17 Formations)
Suffering and submission are not popular ideas. Control, winning, success, power: these are the ideas driving our culture. Unlike the Roman Empire in Peter's day, we
An Eternal Perspective (8-6-17)
A common dictionary description of “power” is the capacity to act or ability to accomplish a purpose. This morning I listened to news commentators discussing
The River of Life (7-30-17 Formations)
I remember baptisms from my earliest days in ministry, one at a lake in a beautiful park, others in a stock pond with red mud up
The Valley of Dry Bones (7-23-17 Formations)
King David wrote about the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23) and he knew his subject. David knew great victories as well as the
The Fall of Jerusalem (7-16-17 Formations)
How bad must a situation become before a person will face the truth and change their attitudes and actions?
The Glory Departs (7-9-17 Formations)
What happens to a people, who have received God's promises and blessings, and then walked away from God as though he is just one of many
A Rebellious People (Formations 7-2-17)
Somebody had to tell the truth – even though nobody wanted to hear it! Everybody wants good news: healing, a restored marriage, a perfect grandchild, financial
The Spirit and the King (6-25-17 Formations)
In the history of the world the enticement of power has created wars, fostered injustice and resulted in pain for generations. Our text is timely, as
The Spirit and the Prophets (6-18-17 Formations)
Our today is too much like Judah's yesterday when “God's Spirit came upon Azariah, Obed's son, (and) he confronted Asa (king of Judah)” and said “listen