Sermon Series:Romans

As most of you know, our “nest” is now pretty much empty—Sarah and Becca are away at college and our son Daniel is married to the world’s greatest daughter-in-law, Ashley. Once our kids began to leave the nest and head off to college I adopted the custom of writing them regularly.  And I keep that […]

Back in the ‘80’s Bruce Feirstein wrote a best-selling book entitled, Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche—A Guidebook to All That is Truly Masculine. Anyone old enough to remember that book? Well, if you are then you may also remember that not long after that in response to Feirstein’s book Joyce Jillson wrote a similar book […]

(NOTE: This sermon is based on a Bible Study Bill Hybels led at Willow Creek Community Church’s believer service in 1988) Have you ever thought about the effect that the SIGHT of the finish line has on a marathon runner? Early on in the race the marathoner establishes a pace—sometimes 10MPH or more and I, […]

I don’t know about you but I’m TIRED of this election. Anyone else feel that way? Maybe it’s because it seems to have lasted longer than other elections. What is it? TWO years now since it all began?  Well, however long it’s been, I’m just tired of it! I’m tired of the back and forth […]

For the past eighteen years or so MOST of my personal worship has taken place right here in this room. Of course—that’s primarily because my job requires me to be here each Sunday. But this isn’t the only place I have experienced meaningful worship. For example: I’ve stood in a college auditorium at Centrifuge numerous […]

Several years ago Gary Chapman wrote a book that has become a classic when it comes to enriching marriages. I imagine many of you have read it or at least heard of it. I’m referring to The Five Love Languages. In this popular book Chapman says that one of the reasons there is difficulty in […]

This morning we are picking up where we left off in our study of the book of Romans. Our text is the entire 11th chapter of Paul’s letter but to help us fully understand the message of that text, I want to begin by reading a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 14:16-24. So put […]

How many of you know any non-Christian people who live morally upright lives? I’m talking about good people who aren’t believers and it could be a friend or a co-worker or a neighbor—any individuals you know who openly admit that they aren’t Christians. Don’t get me wrong. They aren’t negative or rude—they don’t go around […]

This week I did an Internet search on famous feuds—and several examples popped up. Here’s a sampling: The first one I found mentioned was between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Apparently these two guys were bitter political rivals and tensions had simmered for years. Things came to a head and on the morning of July […]

As I’m sure all Redlanders know by now—one of my goals for this year is to preach through the entire book of Romans. I don’t know if you’ve ever counted—but there are sixteen chapters in Paul’s letter and today we are studying the eighth chapter—which means after this sermon we will be halfway done—and it’s […]