Our church family lost a dear friend and brother in Christ on Sunday, when Glen Strouse entered into his eternal rest. I regret that I was not able to get to know Glen better before he passed away. I met him in person only a few times and occasionally conversed with him on the phone. Since Glen lived in a nursing home…

In chapter 10 of Isaiah, the prophet declares: “A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God” (v.21). This was in the first place a promise that the Lord would return at least some of his people to the Promised Land after their time of exile in a foreign country (perhaps Assyria, or Babylon). But more than a promise…

For Sunday’s sermon, I put Isaiah aside for a week and instead preached on Luke 9:23-27. Here we read some of the most challenging words in all of Scripture: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (v.23). No one can be a disciple of Jesus, and so be saved, unless…

There’s never a wrong time to remember the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all things, but in these days it’s especially needful to hear again the Scripture’s promise that Jesus has been enthroned as the sovereign King of heaven and earth. This was one point of application I made this past Sunday when I preached on Isaiah 9:1-7. The prophecy is most…