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 13:24-30, 36-43, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Judgment Coming," for 2/22/26.
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Matthew 12:1-14, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Rejecting Legalism," for 2/15/26.
- "The Lord Our Provider" (Philippians 4:15-23 sermon)
- "How To Run The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Matthew 11:1-6, 16-24, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Confronting Doubts, for 2/08/26
- "The Discipline of Fasting" (Ezra 8:21 sermon)
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
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Tag Archives: holiness
No Excuse
In Psalm 119:110 the Psalmist declared: “The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I have not gone astray from Your precepts.” His commitment to follow God’s word even while others were trying to entrap him is an important … Continue reading
Turn My Eyes From Vanity
In Psalm 119:37 the Psalmist prays: “Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways.” This verse admonishes us: if we are going to be “revived” in the ways of the Lord, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged a harmful glance, covetousness, eyes, holiness, look, lust, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:22, personal holiness, Psalm 119:37, revival, time management, what you look at
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“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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“Seeking God In Days of Judgment”
Zephaniah 2:1-3 “Seeking God in Days of Judgment” Aug. 7th, 2011 p.m. A couple of days before we went to Houston for The Response last Saturday, I was reading in the Book of Zephaniah in my quiet time, and my reading began … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged holiness, judgment, seeking God, spiritual growth, Zephaniah 2:1-3
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Notes on Repentance and Forgiveness from Psalm 51
Psalm 51 “Notes on Repentance & Forgiveness” Sun PM 7-31-11 Over the past months, we have spoken often of the crisis that our nation is facing, and the need for us to turn to the Lord in a fresh way. … Continue reading
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