In 1 Samuel 8, Israel asks for a king “like all the nations,” revealing a temptation that still confronts us today: to trust what
We live in a world that doesn’t like kings. We prefer freedom, autonomy, and the right to rule ourselves. We want control—over our choices,
Weddings can be beautiful and meaningful events. Friends and family are gathered, happiness and love are expressed, promises and prayers are offered. Even on
From the beginning, God’s desire was to reign over his creation through a mediator. To that end, the King of the universe placed representative
A quick internet search allows anyone to collect some concerning statistics about Canada. For example, there were over 358,000 victims of reported physical abuse
When I was thinking about what I was going to preach on today, I got thinking about how special it is when Christmas is
In the 47th Psalm, the author points the reader to worship of God as the universal King, in part, because of how he has
This morning we are going to look at Psalm 47. This psalm has been categorized by some as one of several “psalms of the
Oftentimes an end is also a beginning. The end of summer signals the beginning of autumn. The end of childhood means the beginning of
It is customary for a good sermon to begin with an introduction of sorts, an attempt to orient the hearer to the text or
It’s a well-known scene: Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, greeted by streets lined with coats and palm branches and cries of “Hosanna!”
Likely battling for the title of “most-ignored-and-forgotten-book-of-the-Bible” is the prophecy of Zephaniah. Perhaps that’s because it’s so short (three chapters) that if the pages
