Brian's Sermons

Isaiah 9:6-7  Over the past three weeks, we have been preparing for Christmas by looking at the prophecy from Isaiah 9:6-7. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,  Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this . We looked at Jesus’ role as the Wonderful Counselor who guides us to a good destination, just as a shepherd leads his flock beside still waters to green pastures. Last week we focused on Jesus’ role as Mighty God. Jesus is Immanuel, God with us!   This leads us to today’s focus: Jesus is Everlasting Father. Since we already established...

Did you know that there are three specific days that have greater church attendance than any other days of the year? They are Christmas, Easter, and … Mother's Day. For Mother's Day, a lot of mom's kids know that their moms love their church and they know that one of the best ways they can honor mom is, even if they don't usually do so, this one day they can honor her by going to church with her. Meanwhile, how many come to church to honor their fathers on Father's Day? It's not usually one of the top attended services. What does this say about fathers? This summer, we've been doing some character studies, looking at some Good, some Bad, and some Ugly people from the Bible. This morning in honor of Father's Day, I'm going to attempt to look at two Bible Fathers: Eli and Job. When it comes to lousy priests, Eli's name rises toward the top. He was the priest of Israel, but he seemed to be a spiritual midget. From the first time we meet Eli in...