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July 12, 2023

Woe are you! Woe is me!

In Isaiah 5, God, through the prophet Isaiah, gives to Jerusalem and Judah (v. 3, and later includes the house of Israel, v. 7) the parable of an unproductive vineyard...
July 6, 2023

Lavished Grace

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: (II Cor. 8:1) The word “bestowed” includes the idea of profuse and lavish...
June 28, 2023

The Throne of Grace

A subset of our family is traveling to Ohio this weekend to join in praising the Lord for enabling Berean Bible Church to serve Him for 50 years. The theme...
June 21, 2023

When a Blessing Becomes a Curse

We see a tremendous blessing bestowed on Solomon by the LORD in I Kings 3:11-13: Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked...
June 14, 2023

Free from the curse!

This past week, in teaching on the Ten Commandments, I had the privilege of explaining the powerful and precious truth of how each of us can be set free from...
June 6, 2023

Remember and move forward in obedience

Moses was at a low point. He had followed the Lord’s instruction and gone with Aaron to give Pharaoh the message from the Lord: Let My people go, that they...
May 31, 2023

Do you love the law?

This coming week of VBS, June 5-9, we are teaching from the book of Exodus on “Moses, God’s Servant”. Part of the teaching will include the giving of the law....
May 24, 2023

Looking back and bragging on God!

In the adult Sunday school class, we have recently heard how the Lord loves to use personal testimonies of His power to change lives. One of the requirements for such...
May 17, 2023

What is your “besetting sin”?

Or maybe we should begin by asking, “What is a besetting sin?” The word “beset” is found only once in the New Testament. It means skillfully surrounding, thwarting in every...
May 10, 2023

Show me YOUR WAYS, O LORD

“Show me YOUR WAYS, O LORD!” This is a prayer of David found in Psalm 25:4. What a wonderful prayer that God wants each of us to pray. In preparing...