Sermon Series:That You May Believe

Whenever we go to Wheaton to either mover Becca into the dorm for another year of college or to move her out at the end of the year and bring her home—or when we’ve gone to Wheaton in mid-year for a visit—WHENEVER WE GO—Sue and I always make plans to have breakfast at this restaurant—the […]

On this Easter Sunday morning, I want us to begin by reading part of John’s account of the resurrection. I’m reading John 20:1-16. 1 – Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. […]

Our study tonight is based on John 19 but I want to begin by reading just verses 16b-18. 16b – So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 – Carrying His own cross, He went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 – Here they crucified Him, and […]

This morning I would like us to begin with a little game of movie trivia.  I’m going to cite a famous movie LINE and you try to guess which famous MOVIE it’s from. No need to shout your answer. Just share your guess with your neighbor. Ready?  Here goes: “Bond, James Bond” (Sean Connery,  Dr. […]

Have you ever been embarrassed because of some personal failure? Can you think of a time when you REALLY messed up—messed up so bad that it still causes you pain to remember it? Back in 1979, Stephen Pile wrote an entire book about that kind of thing. He entitled it, The Book of Heroic Failures […]

In my opinion one of the more interesting reality shows as of late is Undercover Boss. I?ve only seen one episode but it was very good and if I had the time I think I?d be a regular viewer. The plot on these shows goes like this: the boss of a company?usually a multi-millionaire?disguises himself […]

I don?t know if you know it or not but our state convention has a retreat center up on Old South Mountain?not too far from Middletown, Maryland. It?s called SKYCROFT?and, if I remember correctly the first time I went there was when Sue and I attended a marriage enrichment training event back in the mid […]

My favorite youth ministry book of all time is Merton Strommen?s FIVE CRIES OF YOUTH. I love this book is because, in my opinion, Strommen does a great job of describing five of the main needs that adolescents tend to struggle with. In fact, I would say that even though it was written in the […]

When I was in 3rd grade we lived in Seaford, Delaware and I played on a little league baseball team known as the ?Seaford Angels.? Actually, I only played a little over half the season because about that time my dad accepted a call to become the pastor of a church in Dover, Delaware?which meant […]

Have you ever stopped to consider how powerful AIR is? I mean, think of it. Common, every day AIR is what makes it possible for planes like this C5A carrying hundreds tons of cargo to cruise at 30,000 feet above sea level. That same AIR in pressurized ballast tanks is what enables huge nuclear submarines […]