Gratitude and the Heart of True Worship A written sermon on Psalm 50 I recently came across this quite shocking quote by A. W. Tozer: “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” At first, that sounds like an overstatement. We tend to believe that what matters most is what we say or do. But Tozer is pointing us toward something deeper. What we believe about God ultimately shapes everything else: our worship, our desires, our fea

Seeing Jesus on the Road of Disappointment A written sermon on Luke 24 Supper at Emmaus by Matthias Stom After an online spiritual formation retreat, having heard God speak to me and my situation, I made a short list of things I would do differently. I set aside times for retreats and listening, and I would memorize Scripture. The first days started well. But I soon hit the reality of ordinary life. I forgot my commitments, reordered my time and went back to the way things w

Zechariah 3 She came into the pool barefoot, straight from the men’s bathroom. No one stopped her. No one even seemed to notice. But I...

A summary and reflection on the book by John H. Walton I’ve always been drawn to the harder passages of Scripture—especially ones that...

A summary and reflection on the book by G. K. Beale Have you ever noticed how people can begin to reflect the things they care about...

Finding Strength in God's Power Ephesians 6:10 - 20 Have you ever experienced a life change so significant that even your wardrobe had to...

The Tragic Reality of Idolatry A written sermon on Isaiah 6 The Power of What We Behold We all become like something. The question is, what are we becoming? Have you ever noticed how people start to resemble what they admire? Follow an influencer, and you start talking like them and dressing like them. Chase success or approval, and your heart slowly molds itself around those things. As a child, I wanted to be like Luke Skywalker. I memorized his lines, dressed like him, and

Isaiah 8:19 - 9:7 and Matthew 4:12 - 25 A World in Darkness Have you ever been lost in complete darkness? The fear, the uncertainty, the...

A written sermon on Mark 1:1 - 18 Carl Bloch: Sermon on the Mount The Kingdom Has Arrived We live in a world where kingdoms rise and fall—where power structures shape the way we live, and where many of us sense that something is not quite right. We long for something better, something truer, something that does not shift beneath our feet. That longing is not misplaced. It is, in fact, the heartbeat of the biblical story: the story of a kingdom. From Genesis to Revelation, Scr