Distracted Laborers, 1 Cor 3:8-11
We are supposed to be laborers together with God, 1 Cor 3:8-11. We are built into a building that is supposed to grow, Eph 2:19-22. It grows because the laborers build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. But the laborers appear to be distracted laborers these days. A man, rebelling against the government in Ethiopia, […]
Fruitful As A Tree, Jer 17:7-8
Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters. When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms. The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation proclamation. They lived out of […]
A 9-1-1 Call, Acts 9:11
I heard about a 9-1-1 call that Avery Shawler made on Labor Day in 2016. She was climbing alone on Devil’s Bedstead, an 11,865 foot peak in the Pioneer Mountains in Idaho. She is a certified SOLO Wilderness First Responder and an experienced climber. Therefore, she carried a first aid kit and other emergency protection […]
A Field of Fools – Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams, missionary to New Zealand, preached a message entitled A Field of Fools from 1 Sam 25:1-25. Nabal was a fool, and many of the people whom we try to reach with the gospel are fools. Missions is a spiritual war like Saul against David. David typifies Jesus. In 1 Sam 25, he was […]
They Were Fishers – Joe Cammilleri
Pastor Joe Cammilleri preached another message on fish, fishing, and fishermen. According to Mk 1:16, they were fishers. Wouldn’t it be something if the Lord would say of our church “they were fishers”. Fishermen know fishing takes work. Lk 5:2-5, Jn 4:35-38. It’s stinky. The work is messy. The work is hard. 1 Cor 4:8-13; […]
Life Without Fire – Joe Cammilleri
In 1 Ki 18:23-25 Elijah said, “put no fire under”. You can’t have life without fire. You’d have no heat, no cooking, no light, etc. Likewise, you have no life in your walk with God if you have no fire. We need some fire in our private time. You can’t have a strong Christian life […]
Love the Lost, 1 Thes 3:12
The most effectual ministers of the gospel are those who love the people to whom they are ministering. This love is not merely human love; it’s the love of God. And it was most apparent in the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Not only did he dearly love his disciples, but He loved us […]
Invite People To Church, 1 Cor 14:22-25
1 Cor 14:22-25 describes a church service where unbelievers are present. Therefore, you should invite people to church. Generally, prophesying is for the edification of believers, v.22; 1 Cor 14:4-5. What takes place in the service should edify the saints. Tongues, v.22, are for them that believe not, predominately because the gospel is being preached […]
John Haveman’s Testimony
The texts for Pastor Haveman’s testimony are Eph 2:1-10 and Mk 5:1-20.
We Should Be Fruitful, Rom 7:4
When God created the earth and everything in it, he made everything fruitful. In Gen 1:11, 22, 28, he made the trees and grass fruitful, the fish and fowl fruitful, and us to be fruitful. In Gen 9:1, after the flood, he told Noah and his sons to be fruitful and multiply. Therefore, as God’s […]