Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalm 139 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works;and that my soul knows right well. (v. 14) Why is human life so sacred? What makes it so? Why is every child in every womb so precious? For that matter, why is every human...

The Great Day of God Almighty

Revelation 16:8-21 Today we come to one of the most dramatic, most earth-shaking descriptions in all of the Bible. Here we find the final great shaking and the final gathering of all nations. God’s royal might and men’s godless rebellion are on full display. And yet...

Lord God Almighty!

Revelation 15:1-8 “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up [completed] the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those that had gotten the victory...

A Light for the Nations

Isaiah 49 Imagine walking into this auditorium on a dark, overcast day without turning the lights on. You would proceed carefully; you might stumble and bump your way along. If you had never been in the auditorium before, you would have to creep along (so that you...

Good Tidings of Great Joy

Luke 2 Merry Christmas! On this Christmas Sunday morning, 2022, we sing about good tidings of great joy. How does the Christmas story impart meaningful joy to us?  “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock...