The Anchor Holds

Last Sunday we talked about the passage from Hebrews, chapter 6, which describes our hope in God as a strong anchor for our souls.  The God we need is a solid, firm foundation that can hold us by His side, despite the collisions and storms of life.  I found this illustration to support that idea but ran out of time to use it.

Great Quote that Just Missed
‘The Cut’ to be Included In the Sermon

      Jen Wilkins, in her excellent exposition of the ‘Ten Words’ writes:
“If I am walking into my home and see a ladybug on my doorstep, I smile and take care to relocate it to the nearest plant. But if I see a cockroach, I have a different response. Why? Because I feel affection for one and contempt for the other.

Gossip

      I’d preached on the Ten Commandments or the Ten Words before (I know, who would have guessed).  In that sermon I focused a bit more on off shoots of false witness such as hypocrisy and gossip.  Here’s one of my favorite illustrations regarding spreading falsehoods about others.

Thankfulness is the Mother of Nearly All Good Things

          Of all places, I came across a quote from the Roman Senator, Cicero, on the business website, Forbes.com.  He said, back in Julius Caesar’s time, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”  That was the gist of what Bishop Trimble said to us from the pulpit.  ‘Thank you’ is not only a beautiful prayer, it is the well spring from which love, grace, and Christian living flow.