There are a lot of things in our world that transform. An electrical transformer transforms electricity from one circuit to another. A Convert-a-bench transforms from a bench into a table. An Aquamobile transforms from a car into a boat. Of …
I recently updated my iPhone operating system to iOS 16. Right after I did so, the operating system was wreaking havoc on my phone battery. Something was definitely not right. Something was not working. My phone was not operating correctly. …
Have you noticed that sometimes when people are on their cellphones, they have no idea what is happening outside of them? They can miss what someone is saying to them, they can crash into someone who is walking near them, …
In 1858, then Senator Abraham Lincoln speaking of America said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Of course, Abraham Lincoln didn’t come up with that himself. He was quoting the Bible. Jesus said in Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided …
I don’t know about you, church, but I don’t want to be complacent. I don’t want to merely survive. I want to thrive. Back in April of 2021, I preached a sermon that challenged our church to thrive in 2021 …
I’m not sure that there is a more challenging section of Scripture in all of the Bible than Romans 9-11. However, congratulations, church: you have made it through. The deep theological truths contained in these chapters are magnificent, wondrous, glorious, …
In last week’s passage, we learned about the tragedy of rejection. We learned that some of God’s chosen people, the Israelites had rejected God and His ways; they had rejected Jesus the Messiah. Well, in today’s passage, Paul is going …
We’re continuing our series in the book of Romans Today, we will make it through chapter 10 and into chapter 11. We’re going to handle the passage a bit differently this week. I’m going to read the entire passage and …
“The Necessity of the Gospel Proclaimer” Romans 10:13-15 Series: United in the Gospel Rev. Matthew C. McCraw, EdD Oftentimes people have great ideas for things that can be done in churches. They may say, “Hey pastor, let’s start a new …
Introduction A few years back I went to Lakeland Pig Fest with my father-in-law. There was BBQ everywhere and it was amazing. However, there was something else that I walked away loving that day, in addition to BBQ, which I …
