Yesterday I had to give a sermon at the prison for the inmates, since one of the regular speakers was gone (for those of you who don't know, we are volunteers with MN Adventist Prison Ministry). Giving sermons up front is quite out of my comfort zone, but I am praising God that He took …
Sermon Highlight: The Continual Ministry of Christ
And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. He even exalted …
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Sermon Highlight: In the Steps of the Master
Did you know that believers are called Christians only 3 times in the Bible? 193 times we're called the brethren. While 274 times we are called disciples. What does disciple mean historically? The word disciple means someone taught; a student. In Bible times, discipleship began between 6-10 years old. At this age, children would memorize the first 5 Bible books (the Pentateuch). From age …
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Sermon Highlight: The Mystery of Godliness
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 To us the mystery of godliness has been revealed (Mark 4:11, Rom. 16:25, 26). What is this mystery? It is …
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Sermon Highlight: Love Can Only Be a Choice
We've all heard the phrase, "Turn or burn!" and the question, "How could a loving God burn people forever in hell?" I know that quite a few of you will say, "Ah, but God doesn't burn people forever in hell! At the end of time, the fires of hell will consume the wicked and until they …
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Sermon Highlight: A Fishing Trip to Remember
One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked …
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Sermon Highlight: Little & Much
Something struck me from our pastor's sermon this weekend. He was elaborating on the ministry of the Apostles in the book of Acts when he made the following comment: "The amazing thing about their accomplishments is that they did all their ministry and extensive travels without any of the modern means of transportation and technology we have today. Others …
Sermon Highlights: Good News
Some time later... King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria. As a result, there was a great famine in the city. The siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five pieces of silver. Now there were …
Sermon Highlights: Ministers of Reconciliation
**Warning: This post may include content that is convicting. Reader discretion advised.** In a way, we measure life by milestones. Getting a driver's license, graduation, earning a college degree, birthdays, anniversaries, working somewhere more than 10-15 years. Milestones and markers remind us where we are in life, and where we've come from. Personally, I mark time …
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Sermon Hightlights: Promise Made, Promise Fulfilled
And so I bring you another post highlighting the wonderful sermon from our pastor's series on the Acts of the Apostles. This week's sermon focused on Paul's sermon to both the Jews and Gentiles in Acts 13. Acts 13:13-16 provides the background and setting. John Mark had gotten upset and discouraged. He had had an easy life, which …
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Sarah E. Brown 