Tag Archives: attitude

“Three Christian Attitudes” (Philippians 3:12-15 sermon)

A week after he returned to Washington from his famous speech at Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln was sick. It was actually a mild form of smallpox, so like a lot of people today with COVID, most people were being very careful … Continue reading

Posted in Philippians sermons, Sermons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

“Our Imitation of Christ” (Philippians 2:5 sermon)

Birch Bayh was a Senator from Indiana back in the 1960’s. He and his wife  Marvella ended up serving in Washington for some years, but they were admittedly “babes at sea” when they first arrived from Indiana. They were nervous … Continue reading

Posted in Philippians sermons, Sermons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“An Effective Witness” (I Peter 3:15 sermon)

A couple of weeks ago, a group from our church went to Houston see the play “The Hiding Place,” about how Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsy were taken by the Nazis into a concentration camp during World War … Continue reading

Posted in Discipleship, I Peter sermons, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“How Should We Then Live?” (I Peter 1:13 sermon)

Years ago when I was in seminary, we watched a video series based on a book by Francis Schaefer, a legendary Christian philosopher, called, “How Should We Then Live?” The point of the series was, that becoming a Christian isn’t … Continue reading

Posted in I Peter sermons, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

“What Is That To You? You Follow Me!”

“So Peter seeing him said to Jesus, ‘Lord, and what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!’” (John 21:21-22) After Jesus told Peter … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

“That Disciple Whom Jesus Loved”

“Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord.’” (John 21:7) Although there is some debate about just who “the disciple whom Jesus loved” might be, verse 2 of this chapter tells us that on this … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Do Not Be Unbelieving”

“Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.’” (John 20:27) The rebuke Jesus gave to Thomas … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Discipleship, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t “Sit In the Seat Of Scoffers”

“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, not sit in the seat of scoffers.” (Psalm 1:1) Psalm 1 opens with a blessing for the person … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Most Important Thing

“Take courage, son, your sins are forgiven.” (Matthew 9:2) Someone might not think there was anything strange about the words that Jesus spoke here — except that they were spoken to a man who was paralyzed!  Some people brought this … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our Ministry Attitude

What attitude should we demonstrate towards those with whom we serve in God’s Kingdom work? Paul gives us a brief outline of his perspective in II Corinthians 1:24: “Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with … Continue reading

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Ministry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment