Sermons on Patience
2 Samuel 2-4
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart Dealing With Boneheads SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I learned something shocking this week: Wyatt Earp’s wife Josie died the year I was born–1944. Honest. Now that may confirm what some of you suspected–that I am really old, but what I wish you would take from it is that some events that seem ancient and remote are really rather recent and relevant. Wyatt Earp himself died during the lifespan of many people in this room–on January 13, 1929. He was once…
Colossians 3:12-17
The Well-Dressed Christian, Part 2: Choosing an Appropriate Outfit SCRIPTURE: Colossians 3:12-17 SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Last Wednesday I took three bags of clothes down to the World Impact Thrift Store—a start at spring cleaning. It was hard to part with some of those things, but I felt good as I drove away because those clothes weren’t doing us any good—just taking up space. I also gave some attention this week to getting rid of some garments that were cluttering up my spiritual closet. That…
James 5:7-12
Lord, Give me Patience–Now! Last Sunday James offered us a “word to the wealthy,” rebuking the wicked who misuse riches in flagrant disregard of godly principles of stewardship. Pastor Phil did a really good job sharing that theme with us. Today our Scripture passage considers the other side of the coin: what about those who get the short end of the stick–the poor, the downtrodden and the suffering? There is a theological movement that has developed in many liberal denominations over the past…