Listen to this sermon here Last week there was an article in the news that caught my eye.  In case you didn’t see it, let me read part of it to you: An incredible 95 percent complete fossil of a 47-million-year-old human ancestor dubbed Ida has been discovered and, after two years of secret study, an international [...]

Listen to this sermon here Last week Jesus taught us about the lamp on the lampstand… it is no secret that light drives out the darkness.  The Bible is the written Word of God.  Jesus is the living Word of God… He is the Light of the world.  The written Word and the living Word bring [...]

Listen to this sermon here Let’s remember the big picture.  You and I and all of mankind have been made in the image and likeness of God, and we have been created to live our lives for the glory of God.  Satan, on the other hand, hates God and all of His creation, and his purpose [...]

Listen to this sermon here. A messenger at a photo lab was leaving a building one day when his beeper went off.  The message instructed him to pick up a package at an unfamiliar company with a 12-syllable, tongue-twisting name.  The messenger looked skyward and sighed, “God, where am I supposed to go?”  Just then the [...]

Listen to this sermon here. If you listen to the world today, you will hear lip service given to the importance of Mother’s Day, but I think I can prove the world is a big hypocrite… the world is speaking out of both sides of its mouth.  On the one hand the world wants us to [...]

Listen to this sermon here. Our text today is going to show us the battle is heating up… the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders is mounting.  We will also see that it is impossible (not just difficult, but impossible) for anyone to remain neutral in the spiritual battle that continues to unfold before our [...]

Listen to this sermon here Three weeks ago we began to study one of the most familiar passages of Scripture in all the Bible… the Lord’s Prayer.  Now familiarity can be good, but there can also be a down side… it’s possible to think, “I already know this.”  Knowing is one thing, but putting into practice [...]

Listen to this sermon here Last Sunday evening at the ABF at Brandon and Christina’s home we had a question and answer session about the morning sermon… hopefully you will recall I preached on The Lord’s Prayer last week, and I spent a good deal of time on the subject of forgiveness.  One of the questions [...]

Listen to this sermon here If you and I went out into Anytown, USA and asked people, “If you could have one wish… any wish at all granted to you,” what do you think most people would say?  Would it be for more money? A different/ better spouse?  Better health?  How about, “I’d like to look [...]

Listen to this sermon here Next Sunday we celebrate Easter.  For many Christians, Easter and Christmas are the 2 biggest days of the year, and rightfully so as we celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas and we celebrate His resurrection on Easter.  I know it is obvious but I am going to say it anyway… [...]

Listen to this sermon here Today we are going to be studying a passage of Scripture that is very familiar to all of us… so familiar, in fact, that I believe every one of you could stand up now and recite it for the congregation.  The passage I am speaking of is the Lord’s Prayer. Luke 11:1-4 [...]

Listen to this sermon here Luke 10:38-42 - Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and [...]

Listen to this sermon here Today we come to one of the most well known parables that Jesus ever told… the parable of the Good Samaritan. The term Good Samaritan is known universally… both the saved and the “unchurched Harrys” of the world know what a Good Samaritan is. To call someone a Good [...]

Listen to this sermon here Luke 10:21-24 - In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. 22 “All things [...]

Listen to this sermon here Our text today is going to teach us a lot about discipleship… in fact, if we stand back and look at the big picture (what has been transpiring in chapter 9 and the first 16 verses in chapter 10) we will see that we have already been learning a lot about [...]

Listen to this sermon here Our text today doesn’t appear to most people to be outrageous or inflammatory when we first read it, but I trust by the time we finish unpacking it, I trust you will see the words that Jesus spoke in our text today had the effect of pouring gasoline onto a fire.  [...]

Listen to this sermon here. Reader’s Digest is not the place I go to looking for theological answers, but I came across one of their articles that caught my attention. It reads as follows, “A pastor began his Sunday morning sermon by saying, ‘I’d like to make three points today. First, there are millions [...]

Listen to this sermon here Commitment.  What comes to mind when you hear this word… what thoughts are associated with commitment?  How about the following…vow, pledge, loyalty, devotion, duty, honor, faithfulness, giving your word, allegiance.  With commitment comes a cost. Years ago there was a cartoon that showed a huge billboard in front of a church [...]

Listen to this sermon here Once a year I think it is wise to speak on what the Bible has to say concerning your responsibility as a believer to support VBC financially.  To speak more than once a year on this subject could easily fall into the category of putting an undue emphasis on money.  [...]

Last week I challenged you to meditate on the corruption that is in your heart and to use this to motivate you to get busy growing spiritually.  One of these days we are all going to stand before the Lord who bought us with His blood and we are going to give an account… an [...]

Today is January 4th, 2009… the first Sunday of the New Year.  My question for you is this… have you set any goals for this New Year, and if so, what is your greatest goal?  I hope the answer to this question is an easy one… one that doesn’t take much thought.  The greatest goal [...]

I want to pick up where we left off two weeks ago. There were several significant events that we looked at… the disciples were arguing over which one of them is the greatest, (that in and of itself is bad, but for them to be arguing about which one of them is the [...]

Luke 2:8-14 - Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not [...]