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Archive for May, 2007

Godliness

I forgot my little digital recorder and cannot upload last Sunday’s sermon. We’re continuing the series of sermons based on the virtues commended in 2 Peter 1:5ff. as leading to productive and effective lives. Last Sunday the theme was godliness. Literally translated “good worship”, it indicates (ala Elwell, EDT) “reverence for God [...]

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Patience

Our series from 2 Peter continued on May 13 with a study on patience. You can listen to these sermons if you like by scrolling down to the sermon player on the left side of this page.
I was reminded that the Christian virtue of patience implies suffering and is more than a stoical acceptance [...]

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Self Control

I’ve been preaching on the character qualities we are admonished to cultivate in 2 Peter 1:5ff. One of them is self control. This is a phrase that brings me back to my childhood school days. Remember the dreaded Parent/Teacher Conference nights? “Your son has a great deal of potential as a [...]

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