by Michael Kingswood The sky was burning crimson on the eastern horizon. The sun’s disk was a third of the way gone, down into her nighttime abode, and rays of red-orange streamed down through gaps in the partial cloud cover like spotlights, illuminating here and there bits of the rolling grassland before the ridge where…
Category: Scripture
That you may believe in His name
by Frank Luke Text: John 20:19-31 Fallen Condition Focus: In our flesh, we sometimes need proof for what our heart knows to be true. Textual Introduction: Please turn with me to John 20:19-31. As you turn, remember that John was the last Gospel to be written. Tradition holds that John wrote it from Patmos when…
Until the Master Returns
by Frank Luke FCF: The Master has given us great talents to use for His kingdom. We must use them as He sees fit. Big Idea: Until the Master returns, we must live righteously and use the talents He has given us. Audience: Corydon A/G Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Scripture Introduction The message comes from the…
Salvation
by Frank Luke FCF: Because all people have fallen from our created state, only God can make a way of salvation. Scripture Intro: The fifth fundamental truth concerns the Salvation of Man. It states that man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Conditions to salvation—Salvation…
Render Unto God
by Frank Luke FCF: Because God has placed His image on us, we owe Him everything. Sermon Introduction: I’m sure we’ve all found ourselves in tense situations where we are caught between a rock and a hard place as the saying goes. You may also have heard it as “darned if do; danged if I…
God uses who we are (Acts 16:6-15)
by Frank Luke FCF: God uses each of us as we are made and raised. Intro to Sermon: God makes us as we are and saves us as we are. He uses our training and preferences in His work. We can see this in Scripture as God uses the personalities of the prophets and apostles…
A Picture of Holiness: Pentecost Sunday 2023
by Frank Luke The Holy Spirit enables us to be holy. Introduction God states several times in the Bible that we are to be holy just as He is holy. Due to our sin nature, which we have both inherited and chosen to embrace, we cannot be holy on our own. Then how can we…
Comfort to His People
by Frank Luke Theme: After times of great trial, the Lord brings blessing to His people Sermon Introduction: Throughout the history of civilization, mankind has gone through ups and downs. Society will get better and better and then slip down. It will then begin a long climb upward, finally reaching its prior height and surpassing…
The Foundation of Wisdom
by Frank Luke Human Need Being Addressed [FCF]: Because of their fallen state, people must seek wisdom for a fulfilling life. Big Idea: Wisdom comes from God alone. Proposition: Because wisdom alone can bring fulfillment and wisdom comes from God, we must seek God to be fulfilled. Text: Proverbs 1 Scripture Introduction Turn with me…
What We Do Matters
by Frank Luke Theme: Sometimes what we do for the next generation is more important than what we do for ourselves. Sermon Introduction: One of the most dangerous ideas in the word today is nihilism, the belief that nothing matters. It follows naturally from the atheist worldview that runs rampant. If we’re all the product…