A Southern Baptist pastor for almost 35 years, I currently serve as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, Texas, and post my weekly sermons on this site, as well as a brief overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson.
Tag Archives: Hebrews 2:17
“Herald of His Advent” (Micah 5:2 sermon)
When Mark Twain visited the Holy Land in the 1860’s, he did not find Bethlehem to be very impressive. In fact, he wrote later of its “mouldy domes and turrets” and disparaged its “noisy mob” and “leprous beggars.” He said … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethlehem, Bethlehem birthplace of Christ, Christmas sermon, daily Bible reading, God keeps promises, Hebrews 2:17, Jesus Deity, Jesus humanity, Jesus I AM, Jesus peace, Jesus ruler, Jesus shepherd, Jesus sovereignty, Mark Twain Bethlehem visit, Micah 5:2-5 sermon, Phillips Brooks O Little Town of Bethlehem, prophecy of Jesus birth, return of Christ, Triune God
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“The Christ of Christmas: His Humanity” (John 1:14 sermon)
Several years ago, the President of Ursuline College made headlines when she decided to move into the women’s dorm at the college. So many college professors and administrators are accused of living in their academic “ivory towers,” far removed from … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine/Theology, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged Docetism, Docetists, doctrine, doctrine of the Incarnation, Doctrine of the Trinity, Emmanuel God with us, empathy, flesh, flesh and blood, follow in His steps, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, I John 4:2-3, Imitating the Incarnation, Incarnation, incarnational ministry, incarnational missions, Isaiah 59:16, ivory tower, Jesus 100% man 100% God, Jesus Christ, Jesus death, Jesus humanity, Jesus man, Jesus manhood, Jesus poverty, Jesus propitiation, Jesus real man, John 19:28, John 19:34-35, John 1:14, John 4:6, Luke 24:39, Luke 2:21, Luke 2:24, Luke 2:52, Luke 2:7, Matthew 27:28-30, missionaries, missions, Missions Conference, Paul Harvey The Man and the Birds, prison ministry, salvation, sufferings of Christ, sympathy, Ursuline college president dorm, woman drowning Boston Harbor
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“Just Like Us”
When Cheryl & I brought our grand daughters Corley Jane and Lottie up to the hospital to meet their newly born sister, Josephine Grace, the girls were filled with excitement and wonder. And pondering her little sibling for the first … Continue reading
“His Only Begotten Son” (John 3:16 sermon)
In Matthew 26, the Bible describes how just before He went to the cross, in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as … Continue reading
Posted in John 3:16 sermon series, Sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged Acts 4:12, atonement, Deity of Christ, eternal generation, fully God fully man, Garden of Gethsemane, Genesis 22:2, God the Son, Hebrews 2:17, humanity of Christ, incarnate, Incarnation, Islam God has no son, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus only way, John 14:6, John 17:24, John 1:1, John 3:16, John 3:16 sermon, Jonathan Edwards, Kenneth Copeland, Mormon doctrine Jesus, only begotten Son, Son of God, Tony Dungy prayer breakfast testimony, Tony Dungy testimony death of son, Trinity, Triune God, yachid, yachid darling
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The Mediator
Sometimes two estranged parties need a third person, sympathetic to both, who can bring them together. Job lamented in 9:33 of his relationship with God: “There is no umpire between us who may lay his hand upon us both.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 4:16, I Timothy 2:5, intercessor, Jesus, Job 9:33, mediator, umpire
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The Priest: Merciful & Faithful
Hebrews 2:17 says that Jesus became like us in every way, “so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest.” Here we find 2 essential qualities of our perfect High Priest: He is “merciful” and “faithful.” BOTH of … Continue reading
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Tagged faithful, Hebrews 2:17, I Peter 2:9, merciful, priest
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