This is the last sermon in my four part series on Jonah. I preached it on Sunday, October 2, 2022. It might be the one I was least happy with. This is partly because it didn't come together as smoothly as the others. As a preacher you're also aware there's more to say than you're …
Continue reading Jonah #4: The Angry Prophet and Merciful God
Here's the link to Acts 9. Do you believe imprisoned serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and David Berkowitz have been forgiven by God and have become born again Christians? Because it's understandable if someone is skeptical of such stories. However, if God can't forgive even the vilest offender, then can we really proclaim Christ as …
This is my sermon from this past Sunday, March 27. I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; …
How joyful is the onewhose transgression is forgiven,whose sin is covered!How joyful is a person whomthe Lord does not charge with iniquityand in whose spirit is no deceit!When I kept silent, my bones became brittlefrom my groaning all day long.For day and night your hand was heavy on me;my strength was drained[a]as in the summer’s …
Continue reading Prayer #8: Sin, Confession, and the Joy of Forgiveness
I've been reading Douglas Murray's excellent book The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity. Before the final section of the book, he has an interlude with the title, "On Forgiveness." Given what some call the "Cancel Culture," which seeks to punish people interminably for real or perceived misdeeds or mistakes, his words are particularly …
Continue reading Douglas Murray and the Need for Forgiveness in a Culture Where It Seems Impossible
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