Judges 16:17-21 There are many tragic events recorded in the Bible, but there is hardly a statement as tragic as these words in the book of Judges about Samson: “But he did not know that the Lord had left him.” (Judges 16:20) Is there anything more pitiful than a person who does not know his…

Matthew 25:1-13 You see them at airports all the time: people waiting in line on “standby”, especially around the holidays, hoping that a seat on the airplane will become available. They tried making reservations too late and all the tickets were sold out. We’re all waiting for something. We living in a “waiting in line”…

Matthew 7:28 – 8:4 Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount was a call to moral and ethical living and was, no doubt, meant to give Christians a standard to follow. Today, however, there seem to be no more moral and ethical standards. Matthew 27 ends with these words: “When Jesus had finished saying these things,…

John 8:1-11 The religious leaders were anxious to trick and trap Jesus into saying something wrong, so that they would have some charge against Him. They tried all kinds of strategies and asked many questions about His authority, about the Sabbath, about His claims, etc. In this account, they wanted to bring about a conflict…

Luke 15:1-24 From time to time we hear reports of children and even adults who get lost in our great Canadian forests. Many of them probably thought that they were doing well and would soon return home when, actually, they were going farther and farther away from their destination. While the sun was still up…

James 3:1-12 The tongue is a little member of the body that has limitless and awesome power. The tongue can start wars, ruin friendships and bring down nations. It has destroyed more reputations, families, and churches, and driven more people out of Christian churches and ministries, and caused more harm than any other weapon in…

Luke 13:6-9 We have reached the end of one year and the beginning of another. As a church, we have also reached the end of our first century of ministry and are beginning the next. Many of us take an inventory of our lives at this point; we may remember our failures, learn from them…

Matthew 2:1-12 Isn’t it strange how little we know about the “wise men” (magi) who went to visit Jesus after His birth? There are many questions we might ask about these men: Where did they come from? How long had they been travelling? How many were they? Did they travel together? The Bible says that…

Luke 9:18-26 Religions, in general, offer their followers a set of values and rules by which to live. Some religions demand total and absolute commitment that may lead to whatever reward they offer, while others are less demanding. C.S. Lewis once said: “The moment a man seriously accepts a deity, his interest in ‘religion’ is…

The concept of “the fear of the Lord” has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and very often ignored by many; it has even been rejected as “fear-mongering”. Churches seem to prefer to teach and preach only about God’s love, grace, mercy and avoid subjects that may make people uncomfortable, such as sin, holiness, faithfulness, and the fear…