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 Deuteronomy 33:1-5, 26-29, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "God's Power," for 11/30/25.
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- “Immanuel: God With Us” (Matthew 1:23 sermon)
- "How To Run The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- Basebaal Strikes Out
- Teacher's Overview of Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Fully Committed," for 11/23/25.
- Reasons For Giving Thanks (Psalm 136 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "Give Thanks to the Lord" (Psalm 118 sermon) Thanksgiving 2024
- "The Example of Joseph" (Matthew 1:18-25 sermon)
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- "The Disciplines of Disciples" series
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- COVID-19 crisis assorted messages
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Tag Archives: I John 2:2
“Suffering Servant/Glorious King: The Justifier” (Isaiah 53:11 sermon)
On January 21, 1977, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation granting unconditional pardon to all those who evaded the draft for the Vietnam War. Over 200,000 Americans had been charged with that crime, and they estimate another 300,000 were also … Continue reading
Posted in Isaiah 53 sermon series Suffering Servant Glorious King
Tagged Al Mohler, Christian testimony, fear, forgiveness, Garden of Gethsemane, Gethsemane meaning, guilt, ha rabbim, heaven, hell, hoi polloi, I John 2:2, Isaiah, Isaiah 53, Isaiah sermon, James 2:19, Jesus anguish, Jesus sinless, Jesus suffering, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter pardon, John Milton, judgment, justification, knowledge of Christ, limited atonement, oil press, Osama Bin Laden death, Paradise Lost, Polycarp, righteousness, Romans 3, salvation, scope of justification, sin debt, sins of the whole world, the many, William Tyndale
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“Suffering Servant/Glorious King: For All of Us” (Isaiah 53:6 sermon)
When I got sick in the winter of 2012, and Cheryl & Michael & I moved to Oklahoma, as difficult as that time was, much good came out of it. One of those good things was that I discovered that … Continue reading
Posted in Isaiah 53 sermon series Suffering Servant Glorious King
Tagged Acts 20:21, all, all means all, all of us, all we like sheep, Becky Thatcher, church, consequences, faith, forgiveness, gospel, guilt, He died for me, I John 2:2, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 53:6, James Hastings, Jesus, John 3:16, Luke 13:3, Luke 15, Messiah, Messianic prophecy, Mr. Dobbins, older brother, our griefs He bore, personal response, Prodigal Son, Proverbs 14:12, punishment, repentance, repentance and faith, Romans 10:13, salvation, self-righteousness, sheep, sheep ditch video, sin, Sternberg, substitutionary atonement, Suffering Servant, the cross, Tom Sawyer
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The Lord’s Supper: The Sacrifice Remembered (Matthew 26:26-29 sermon)
One of the newer monuments in Washington D.C. is one commemorating our soldiers who fought and won the Second World War. Among other elements, the memorial contains panels with bronze engravings of scenes from the war: soldiers loading artillery pieces, … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew sermons, Sermons
Tagged Acts 3:19, Christian children rebel, communion, food choice, forgiveness, God compassion, God judge, hoi polloi, I John 2:2, I Timothy 2:6, Isaiah 53:12, James Dobson, judge paid for crime, Lord's Supper symbol, many, Matthew 26:26-29 sermon, personal response, polloi, Romans 10:13, salvation, World War II monument
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“Behold The Lamb Of God”
“The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.’” (John 1:29) John the Baptist’s description of Jesus to his disciples and the crowd at the … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged atonement, I John 2:2, Isaiah 53, Jesus, John 1:29, Lamb of God, Messiah, propitiation, sacrifice
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“He Will Save His People From Their Sins” (Matthew 1:21 sermon)
(Preached at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, December 11, 2016) In his famous play, “Romeo & Juliet”, William Shakespeare wrote: “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And there is some truth in that. … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew sermons, Sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Colossians 2:14, glorification, guilt, Hebrew, I John 2:2, II Thessalonians 1:9, It is finished, It Is Well, Jesus, justificatiion sanctification glorification, justification, Matthew 1:21, paid in full, Romeo and Juliet, salvation, salvation past present future, sanctification, sin, sins, slavery, test, tetelestai, wrath, Yehoshua, Yeshua
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“The World” (John 3:16 sermon)
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world; red and yellow, black and white; they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.” Many of us have known that song since childhood. Where did we … Continue reading
Posted in John 3:16 sermon series, Uncategorized
Tagged Calvinism, Chosen But Free, Colossians 3:10-11, D.A.Carson, evangelism, God's love, I John 2:2, I Timothy 2:4, II Peter 3:9, Jesus loves the little children, John 3:16, John 3:16 sermon, kosmos, Les Miserables, love, Norm Geissler, Paige Patterson, racism, Romans 5:8, the world, W.A. Criswell
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“My Redeemer” (Job 19 sermon)
(Palm Sunday/Lord’s Supper service 3-20-16) If you want to make my wife Cheryl groan, just mention the Book of Job. I think she feels like we lived through that book for about two years as a family, and indeed Job … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged I John 2:2, Job, Job 19:25, Lord's Supper, mediator, My Redeemer Lives, Oscar Schindler, Palm Sunday, redeemer, redemption, salvation, sin, umpire
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