Words From Our Preacher

Biblical miracles are events which cannot be explained by any rational, natural explanation. They require that some law of nature be set aside or suspended. For example, consider the case of a woman who makes a sudden recovery from an illness thought to be terminal. While her recovery may seem astonishing, it is not beyond the ability of science to explain her improvement. In fact, such remarkable recoveries occur often. God may have worked through science to bring about her

It’s easy to prep a sermon when you don’t have to be bothered with things like honesty and truth. Sticking to the words of inspired Scripture forces a preacher measure his words and carefully present only what is actually in the text. It is a challenge. It’s especially frustrating when your wisdom dictates a sermon that cannot be taught from the Biblical text. What to do? Some have taken to crafting their own message from their imaginations. Then they give it the imprimatur o

Now it gets interesting. Jesus doesn’t heal the man! Instead, he looks at him and says, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:5; Luke 5:20). I suspect Jesus then returned to teaching. But almighty scribes and Pharisees were offended. “Blasphemy!” they cried. No one can forgive sin but God? They were actually right. God alone forgives sin. But they missed the fact that Jesus was God (John 1:1-4). Jesus knew their thoughts before they spoke them. He then turned aga

Simon Magus was a magician working among the people of Samaria. We meet Simon in Acts 8 as one of the converts to Jesus through the preaching of Stephan. We usually speak of Simon the sorcerer or Simon the magician. “Magus” means magician and is commonly added to his name to differentiate him from others named Simon.In any case, there are some important lessons from Simon’s brief New Testament appearance. Simon Magus Background We know nothing Biblically about his background

God is alive and active in the world today. He reaches into the natural world from his supernatural throne and affects the lives of men and the course of history. Prayer is the means by which men ask God to intervene in their lives. While we do not believe in the existence of true biblical miracles today, we do believe that God acts providentially on behalf of his children. This so-called providence is the subject of this article. For this article we define providence as God

To hear some people tell it, miracles are everywhere today. Any strange event, any unexpected healing and even an odd shaped cloud or spectacular sunset is called a miracle. I beg to differ. God works in our lives in amazing ways. But let us understand that any modern day miracle must be judged against the standard of the Bible. Does a supposed miracle today compare equally with a miracle in New Testament times? I doubt it. Let’s consider what the Bible reveals about miracles

I believe in miracles, not the counterfeit kind you read about today but the real ones, the ones that are recorded in Scripture. I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about it this way but I am a Christian because of miracles. Let me explain. The ancient Bible writers and prophets had something important to say. In many cases it went against the accepted norms of the day. Sometimes their claims were so fantastic that they bordered on unbelievable even to those people who wanted