December 20, 2019 ● 19-38 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Rom. 15:4) I recently preached on Genesis 19 which records the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the subsequent sin of […]
Dr. Benjamin M. Foxworth
Bringing It Back
December 13, 2019 ● 19-37 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. (Gen. 33:4) Twin brothers Jacob and Esau had been estranged from one another for twenty years because Jacob tricked their father Isaac into giving him the blessing of the firstborn […]
Is It Enough?
December 5, 2019 ● 19-36 Is serving God enough? Do we consider our salvation as an opportunity to serve the Lord, serve the king of kings and Lord of Lords, and nothing greater? Is simply getting to serve God enough in our lives? King David was on the run from his son Absalom, settling in […]
Weeding Sin
August 16, 2019 ● 19-32 We had taken a long weekend to attend a family reunion up in Wisconsin. When we returned I noticed that weeds had overtaken both our front and back flower beds rather quickly. It does not take long for a garden or a flower bed to get infested with weeds. We […]
Wireless With God
July 5, 2019 ● 19-31 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (John 15:7) You do not have because you do not ask. (James 4:2b) We live in a world dominated by wireless communications. Regardless of whether you use texting, […]
The Blessings of Gathering
July 2, 2019 ● 19-30 Ps. 84:1-2: How lovely are Your dwelling places, o Lord of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. God has made us a people who gather, a people who congregate. When we […]
The Bigger Picture
June 4, 2019 ● 19-29 1 Cor. 3:6: I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 1 Cor. 3:9: For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. How many muscles does it take to pick up a glass of water? Quite a lot. According to one biology teacher you […]
A Word for the Graduates
May 17, 2019 ● 19-28 Hebrews. 12:1-2 If you are a graduating senior, here is your final test: count to five. ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR-FIVE Five seconds have passed. In just five seconds1: Dunkin’ Donuts sells more than 100 cups of freshly brewed coffee; 23,000 tweets are posted; Amazon sells nearly $7,000 worth of product; About 21 babies […]
Faith – Practice – Life
May 11, 2019 ● 19-27 1 John 2:29: If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him. 1 John 3:4: everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness 1 John 3:7: Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who […]