Wellington Church of Christ

I am often asked the question, “How do you choose what to preach?”  Frankly, after prayerful consideration, I preach what I want to preach, but with a very serious caveat; I don’t skip any verses.

What makes a good sermon?  Over the years, my feelings on this have changed dramatically.  Early on in my Christian walk, I wanted a sermon to have one or more of the following qualities:

What is the first time that you can remember praying?  Something that is now very interesting to me, when looking back on my childhood, is that before going to church and before giving my life to Jesus, I used to pray.

I remember walking through the woods, walking through fields,

When I was young I spent a lot of time fishing.  I had two tackle boxes – one for spinner baits and rooster tails and one for crankbaits and worms.  I enjoyed collecting lures and organizing those lures

It baffles my mind that Jesus chose to live the life He lived.  He was born into a poor family.  He was born in a barn.  Jesus grew up in the town of Nazareth, a town of ill reputation.  Jesus chose ordinary men to be

Have you ever heard someone say, “God never gives you more than you can handle?”  Did they say it to you?  Did you say it to someone?  A comment like that is often made

Do you ever question the legitimacy of another person’s repentance?  Sometimes it just does not seem like the person is genuinely sorry for what they have done, but rather, it appears they are only sorry they got caught. 

In recent years we have seen disgusting displays of insincere apologies from athletes who were caught cheating and politicians who were caught lying.  Why do I say that their

As a teacher of the Bible, a promise of God that I cling to is found in Isaiah 55:10-11

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower

Isn’t it amazing that the only people who honored Jesus as savior and king at His birth were the magi who were a strange group of foreign gentiles?  What about God’s chosen