Table of Contents
Introduction 9
January
The First Communion 11
Goals for the New Year 13
How to Thrive ... Not Just Survive 15
How Jesus Walked 17
Courage to Share Your Faith 19
Reviving a Retreating Church 21
Certainties of Sovereignty 23
Forbidden Love 25
February
The Man with Acts 20: 20 Vision 27
Demas the Deserter 29
Evangelists: The Master's Missing Mighty Men 31
Discerning and Dynamic but Dumb? 33
Songs of the Spirit 35
The Book for All Seasons 37
Signs of the Savior 39
The Woes of Wine 41
March
Conquering Giants 43
The Comforting Christ 45
The Pierced Prince (Series on the Cross Begins) 47
The Substitute 49
The Man with Wounds in His Hands 51
The Forsaken One 53
The Suffering Savior 55
Pilate's Worried Wife 57
April
Washed in the Blood 59
The Worthy One (Series on the Cross Ends) 61
The Greatest Proof of All 63
Death Loses the Game|65
Building Up the Pastor 67
Building Up the Church 69
Standing on the Promises 71
The Sin of Prayerlessness 73
May
Wise Ones Win (Series in Proverbs Begins) 75
Discovering God's Direction 77
Advice from a King's Mother (Mother's Day) 79
Four Keys to Spiritual Success 81
When God Corrects His Children 83
Seven Things God Hates, Part 1 85
Seven Things God Hates, Part 2 87
Become a Tree of Life 89
June
The Snake in Your Glass (Series in Proverbs Ends) 91
Not Ashamed 93
The Worth of a Soul 95
The God of the Impossible 97
A Noble Father (Father's Day) 99
Grace for All Gears 101
When Two Seekers Meet 103
When God Seems Weak and Deaf 105
July
Paul's Prescription for Peace and Freedom (Independence Day) 107
A Crying King (Series in Psalms Begins) 109
TheValue of Persistent Praying 111
Good News for Burdened Believers 113
Trade Your Fears for Faith 115
When the Song Returns 117
The Joy of Answered Prayer 119
God Is Good All the Time 121
August
Direction and Destination 123
Compassion in Action 125
The Secret Place 127
Flourishing Faith 129
Rescued While Living on the Edge 131
Come and Worship 133
Who's in Charge? 135
No Middle Ground (Series in Psalms Ends) 137
September
Fall Faith 139
The Sad Surprise 141
The Life That Stands Through a Storm 143
Why Christ Could Speak with Authority 145
Proving God 147
The Joy of Giving and Receiving 149
The Sacred Secret 151
The Best Day of the Year 153
October
The Power of a Carefree Mind (Series on Power Begins) 155
The Power of Prayer 157
The Power of a Thankful Heart 159
The Power of Christ-Controlled Thinking, Part 1 161
The Power of Christ-Controlled Thinking, Part 2 163
The Power of Christ-Controlled Thinking, Part 3 (Series on Power Ends) 165
Missionary Christinas 167
A Satisfied Missionary 169
November
The Guarantees of Grace 171
Precious Things (Series in 2 Peter Begins) 173
Beating Barrenness 175
A Matter of Life or Death (Series in 2 Peter Pauses) 177
Thanksgiving and Christmas (Thanksgiving) 179
Thanksgiving Communion (Thanksgiving) 181
Mountaintop Experiences (Series in 2 Peter Resumes) 183
False Teachers and Their Fate 185
December
Ignorant on Purpose 187
God Is Always on Time 189
The Temporary Trinkets of Our Time 191
The "Nevertheless" Option 193
Peter's Last Call (Series in 2 Peter Ends) 195
Promises, Provision, and Peace (Christmas) 197
The Manger, the Messengers, the Message (Christmas) 199
The Miracle of the Magi (Christmas) 201
Sermons for Special Occasions
Lazarus and Your Loved One (Funeral Sermon) 203
Two Wonderful Words (Funeral Sermon) 205
Heaven: Beyond Our Wildest Dreams (Funeral Sermon) 207
A Text for Tough Times (Funeral or Tragedy Sermon) 209
A Time to Love (Sweetheart Banquet-Valentine's Day) 211
God's Great Graduation Awards (Graduation Sunday) 213
Is God Pro-Life? (Sanctity of Life Sunday) 215
Faith Fixes Families (Family Sunday) 217
Scripture Index 219
