December 17 Sermon: Hold Fast
As we find ourselves now in the third Sunday in Advent, we once again see another passage of Scripture that has us looking at a passage of the suggestion of impending judgment. Now it doesn't have some of the stronger language of judgment Not the language of judgment we even saw in Isaiah 61, as we were reading from the Old Testament today, but definitely not some of the stronger language that we saw in the previous weeks. But we do find this implication of the coming judgment of the Lord Jesus Christ, because the Apostle Paul prays that God might keep the people of God blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving Sermon: In All Circumstances
It is a very good thing to be thankful. No one likes someone who comes across as entitled and thankless. To be a person who is grateful and full of thanks is a character trait that is to be desired. But why do we appreciate this characteristic in others and even in ourselves? Why is this a good thing? As I contemplated this question earlier this week the main thing I kept coming back to was that ultimately it takes us outside of ourselves and takes us out of the limelight. If I am thankful it means that I am acknowledging that I am not the center of everything and the one who is sovereign over my life.