Brian's Sermons

There she was, obviously in pain.  Not physical pain, but emotional wounds that ran deep.  I didn’t know why she approached me; I was sitting in the corner of the laundromat, waiting for my clothes to dry, keeping to myself, reading an important book for a class I was in.  And she walked in.  I ignored her.  But she talked to me anyway, told me her troubles.  I knew I was supposed to pray with her, but I didn’t necessarily want to.  I didn’t even know how to breach that subject.  And she left.  I hadn’t done my job.  I hadn’t done what God told me to.  And I repented.  I told God, “If I get a second chance, I won’t blow it.”  I meant that the next time someone came to me sharing a burden, that I would pray for that person.  Out loud.  Right then and there.  I asked God – could you let me know when I’m supposed to approach someone?  When you want me to pray for them? I’ve often been skeptical when so...

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...