Sermon Prep

  At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid. — 2 Kings 5:2   She was just a whisper. He was a warrior. This servant didn’t have a real…

When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. — Luke 22:14 When the time had come for the Last Summer, all the stories leading up to the meal were in place. From tremendous amounts of fish being caught in an instant to the miraculous…

Hide and seek For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.  — Colossians 3:3 “Hide and Seek” is timeless, wonderful, and intergenerational. Really intergenerational. Humanity has been hiding from God since we’ve been humanity. Some consider Adam and Eve allegorical. Others take…

  So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. — 1 Peter 1:6 So, how sweaty was the groom some thirty minutes before the wedding? Well, he used a full-sized towel to mop his upper body. If asked…

  Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. — Proverbs 22:1   Spider-Man, a red Ninja, the Black Panther and other caped crusaders keep their crime fighting clothes in a dresser drawer here. When in these costumes, my kids…

So Gideon…did as the LORD commanded, but he did it at night because he was afraid…” — Judges 6:27 A plethora of people show fear throughout scripture. We begin with Adam and Eve who hide from God after eating forbidden fruit. Moses, Hagar, Esther, David, and Jonah are OT headliners…

  Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” — John 6:8-9   When I read these verses here in John 6, I think of every Christian everywhere. Why? Because…

  I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. — 1 Timothy 1:5b-6 No one made it through a fourth-grade social studies class without learning about…

  The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” — Mark 9:24   “Yes! Answered prayer!” The father of a very sick boy must have exclaimed just before he encountered Jesus’ disciples. After all, the disciples had recently healed many sick people (Mark 6:7….

  I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.  —2 Corinthians 12:4   This goes FAR beyond wondering what the neighbors will think. This is more like, “I don’t think I can share…