Isaiah 42:1-9 What God Is Up To? (Anders)
Did God spare the boy and not the rest of his family? The question a lot of people are asking is, “Why did God do this?” This is particularly tough question.
Malachi 3:1-4 Who Will Prepare the Way (Anders)
For these people in despair, Malachi has good news – God will indeed appear. Malachi says, “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!”
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Blue Christmas (Anders)
The Christmas music sets the expectation for a happy, merry, joyful season. But today I want us to give some consideration to those among us who just can’t manage the Christmas spirit. Christmas is not a happy time for everybody.
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 13 Unanswered Prayer (Anders)
Harry Emerson Fosdick dealt with the difficult subject of unanswered prayer in his classic work, The Meaning of Prayer. In the chapter on unanswered prayer, he offers several explanations.
Isaiah 40:1-11 Road Work Ahead (Anders)
Pikeville was a very interesting place during the gigantic earth-moving project. It must have been fascinating to watch as they literally removed a mountain on the edge of town and then rerouted the river and the railroad around the city.
Jeremiah 29:4-14 Minority Report (Anders)
If anybody ever had to give a minority report, Jeremiah did. God called Jeremiah as a young man to deliver a message to the people of Israel that they did not want to hear. It would be a message about judgment and hope.
Amos 5:18-24 Let Justice Roll (Anders)
Billy Sunday said, “The best thing that could happen to a man would be to get saved at a revival meeting, and then walk out into the street and get run over by a truck.” This view discounts the whole idea of the Christian life.
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-32 At Your Wits End (Anders)
As you know, I love sailing. I was interested to note that the Scripture does too. Verse 23-24 says, “Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; These see Yahweh’s works, and his wonders in the deep.”
Psalm 96 The Bone-Melting Music of God (Anders)
Barbara Brown Taylor said that to preach is to “toss the fragile net of our words over the bone-melting music of God.” Ms. Taylor’s point is that preaching attempts to hint at the majesty of the music of God. And I think that’s what our worship services do.
Psalm 62: 5-12 Count on God (Anders)
Ed Cone says, “Centering down, the Quakers call it, reaching a quiet core of yourself, is all the more essential today in a culture that has lost its appreciation for silence and gentle ambient sounds.”