I'm a retired Southern Baptist pastor of almost 40 years. My wife Cheryl & I moved to Norman, OK in March of 2025. I share a weekly overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson, as well as texts of my sermons and other articles.
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Top Posts & Pages
- Teacher's Overview of Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20, "Our Task," Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson for 4/05/26
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- "Lessons From Gethsemane" (Matthew 26 sermon)
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- "Suffering Servant/Glorious King: The Cost and Benefits of His Atonement" (Isaiah 53:5 sermon)
- "The Lord Our Provider" (Philippians 4:15-23 sermon)
- "The Greatest Verse in the Bible?" (John 3:16 sermon)
- "Christ's Suffering/Our Salvation" (I Peter 3:18 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Matthew 18:21-35, Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson, "Forgiveness," for 3/29/26
- "How To Run The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
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- "The Disciplines of Disciples" series
- "This Is My Story" sermon series
- Beatitudes Series 2020 FBCA
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- COVID-19 crisis assorted messages
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Tag Archives: God
The Ultimate Good
Psalm 4:6 says: “Many are saying, ‘Who will show us any good?’ Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O LORD.” Where is good to be found? The Psalm says, this is what everyone is asking: what good … Continue reading
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Tagged face of God, glory, God, good, I John 3:2, Psalm 16:11, Psalm 17:15, Psalm 4:6, ultimate good
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Seeking the Giver
Psalm 3 concludes with :8, “Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.” What began earlier in the Psalm as a catalogue of all of David’s troubles ends in exclamations of praise to God for His … Continue reading
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Tagged God, More Than The Water, priority, Psalm 3:8, Randy Presley, salvation, seeking God
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Be Glad In Your Maker
Psalm 149:2 exhorts us as believers: “Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.” The great truth of this verse is that GOD is to be the source of gladness and joy … Continue reading
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Tagged God, joy, Philippians 4, Psalm 149:2, rejoice, worship
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He Does Whatever He Pleases
Psalm 115:3 is one of my favorite verses; it says: “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.” The context of this statement is the question of :2, “Why should the nations say, ‘Where now, is … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sovereignty of God", God, goodness of God, Isaiah 55:8-9, kingdom, Psalm 100:5, Psalm 115:3, purpose, wisdom
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It’s Not “Karma”!
In Exodus 22:24 God warned His people that if they afflicted widows and orphans, then “your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.” The irony of what happens to those who oppress others and who then consequently see evil … Continue reading
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Tagged God, judgment, justice, Karma, Proverbs 24:12, repay
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Our Compassionate God
In Exodus 34, God granted Moses’ request to see His glory. Verses 6-8 describe what happened: “Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Exodus 34:6-8, forgiving God, God, love of God, mercy of God
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His Manner of Grace
The prayer of Psalm 119:132 is “Turn to me and be gracious to me – after Your manner with those who love Your name”. The Psalmist asks God to be gracious to him, and bases it on the “manner” of … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus 34:6, God, God's gracious manner, grace, His manner of grace, Psalm 119:132
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“Our Just God” (Genesis 18:25)
Some months ago, a woman wrote to the editor of a New Orleans area newspaper, upset that someone had suggested that homosexuality is forbidden in the Bible. “My God,” she wrote, “is a God of love, and not a … Continue reading
“Our Omnipotent God”
“I believe in God the Father, Almighty.” These words have been repeated by Christians for almost 2000 years, in both the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed, and the truth of those words is fundamental to the Christian faith: we … Continue reading
“Our Omnipresent God” (Psalm 139:7-10)
Years ago, a Christian preacher went to India, and there he saw Hindu worshipers tapping on trees and rocks and asking the gods they believed were present: “Are you there? Are you there?” The Scriptures tell us that we never … Continue reading
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Tagged A.W. Tozer, comfort, eternity, God, holiness, Jonathan Edwards, missions, omnipresence of God, omnipresent, Psalm 139:7-10 sermon, worship, wrath
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