Don’t Judge Me! God’s Rules or Mine? (The Sabbath)
by In the previous section, we started looking at the conditions for judging, using John 7:24 as a springboard. In it Jesus says to “judge with …
Don’t Judge Me! Conditions for Judging (Part 1)
In the previous sections of this study we saw that judging is simply considering something and making a decision about it. When Jesus issued the …
Don’t Judge Me! What Goes Around…
What goes around… Can you finish the sentence? Of course you can. What goes around . . . comes around. This is an old proverb …
Don’t Judge Me! Play by Your Own Rules
Don’t judge me! Have you ever heard that expression? Have you ever said it? Usually that phrase is blurted out in disgust out when someone …
Let it Go!
Let it go, let it go! If that phrase means nothing to you, I suspect that there are no children in your house. Just like …
Finding the Correct Key
OK, so I looked like an idiot. I’ll admit it. My wife and I had just finished our weekly lunch date and exited the restaurant. …
History of First Baptist Church
This past weekend First Baptist Church of Bremen celebrated its 75th anniversary. Here is the article I wrote for the newspaper. Thank God for 75 …
How to Preach a Funeral
One of the greatest privileges I have as a pastor is officiating at funerals. I realize that sounds horrendously morbid, but funerals provide the opportunity …
Enduring to the End
Sometimes it is easy to get confused about what we read in the Bible. One such place is Jesus’ words in Matthew 10:22 that “he …
The Battle for Your Soul: It is Finished!
September 11, 2001. If you are at least twenty years old, you probably remember that day well. You can recall where you were and the …