Biblical Preaching: Finding God’s Voice
God has always used people to share the good news about Jesus. Jesus sent his disciples out, telling them to “proclaim the gospel to the whole creation” ( Mark 16.15). God has chosen to reveal his wisdom, grace, love, and goodness through human messengers, or “jars of clay” so the surpassing glory and honor belong to God (2 Corinthians 4.7). Biblical preaching honors God by making his voice and his will known to the world.
My preaching focuses on the text of the Bible. We want to hear God’s voice speaking to us through the Scriptures. To hear God, we have to listen carefully to what he said through the apostles and prophets. Focusing on passages from the Bible forces us to find God’s voice, listen to the Lord’s points, and seek to fulfill our Father’s purpose. If you want to know what God is saying in the Bible, then expository, Biblical preaching is a great way to hear his voice.
Sometimes we have questions or interest in topics. We may have questions about a given topic, like baptism, or about something the Bible doesn’t directly address, like social media. In these instances, topical sermons help present a wider view of Biblical teaching. We can draw from information all through the Scriptures and make applications for modern life. God’s word contains timeless truth, and topical preaching helps us apply that those principles to our lives.
Bible Talk: Like Coffee Talk But Spiritual
If you want to talk about spiritual things, most days you can find live videos on Facebook or watch the discussion here. The goal is simple: talk with people of all ages, backgrounds, faiths, and places about spiritual things. Sometimes we’ll all agree; sometimes we won’t. The point isn’t to agree but to dialogue with each other and learn more together. I think you’ll enjoy our discussions as much as I do, so let’s get together, encourage each other, and talk through things in a meaningful way.
If you’ve got specific questions or things you’d like to talk about, please let me know. There’s a contact form on the bottom of this page. You can also send me a message on Facebook or Twitter.
Biblical preaching is important. Sermons should come from the word of God and explain clearly what God is telling us. Come and see God’s word opened, read, and explained for all of us!
Good resources can be very helpful in reading and understanding the Bible. We have resources to help you read and understand the Bible, draw closer to God, and to deepen your spiritual life. Come and see the resources we have to help you!
Steven Cuffle’s blog is a great place to read and discuss different spiritual and biblical ideas. Blog posts are often more conversational and popular than articles. If you’re looking for some great spiritual reading material, come and see what Steven Cuffle’s blog has!
Digging Deeper is a radio program that you watch, stream or listen to live. We find answers to your questions straight from God’s word. Come and see the questions we’ve talked about on the Digging Deeper Radio Show.
Books are a wonderful way to learn more about the Bible and our Creator. Also, we learn the most when we ask questions. The more we ask questions, the more we learn about God. Come and see the books we have and the questions we’ve asked and let’s give God the glory together!
Thankfulness – Training for Godliness
Thankfulness is a choice. Every moment of every day we choose our reaction to people and events that surround us. We can choose to be thankful for the wide variety of personalities and experiences God brings into our lives, or we can choose a path of negativity and...
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Training for Godliness: Humility
We recently talked about training for godliness. It takes thousands of hours practicing to be great at anything, including godliness. If we want to grow in our faith, then we need to put in the work. Today, let’s focus today on training ourselves in humility Humility...
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Training for Godliness
Any world-class athlete or musician has spent thousands of hours training. It takes incredible discipline to become the best at something. The Bible alludes several times to athletic competition because of the similarities in discipline needed for success as an...
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God’s Gracious “No”
Can you imagine what it would be like to get everything you wanted? I can’t think of a single place in the entire space-time continuum where that would be a good thing. We forget that we aren’t as smart as we think we are. We have a limited perspective, a limited...
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Unseen Blessings
It’s raining today where I live. Sometimes I forget to thank God for the rain. Days like today remind me when Jesus said, “[God] makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5.45). Whether we honor God or not,...
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Angry Without Sin
Do you ever feel like a failure for getting angry? Do you feel like you should always be totally in control of yourself, only having happy, bubbly emotions? We often feel like a failure when we get angry; we feel like we’ve let God down in some way. However, God made...
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Grace Too Good To Be True
Have you ever heard something and thought it was too good to be true? Immediately, we doubt what we hear and begin to look for ways it's wrong, because it's simply too good to be true. In Ephesians 2:8-9, the apostle Paul writes, "For by grace you have been saved...
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God Loves You Today
Sometimes we think God is in love with a future version of ourselves. One day, when we’re good enough, God will finally love us. However, God never says this or anything like it. God loves you today, and He will give you everything you need to get there. We Don't Earn...
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Christmas Questions: Why Did the Wise Men Come?
Christmas is a time for great rejoicing and celebration. It reminds us there are more important things in life that we should focus on every day. With that increased spiritual focus come many questions. Any time our minds turn to heavenly things, questions must...
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Proverbs 29:1 – Three Problems with Self-righteousness
Self-righteousness is a problem. It has plagued people since the start of time, and we will continue to struggle against self-righteousness until God ends everything. Proverbs 29 highlights three struggles we face with self-righteousness. Self-righteousness and...
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Troublesome Verses?
Can this list of troublesome verses be explained? Many times, if we take time to look at what God is actually saying, apparent difficulties will disappear. Other times, it is a faulty method of understanding the Bible that causes trouble. Reading an ancient text covering almost every social and cultural topic imaginable is quite a task and requires diligence and wisdom. Let’s go through these passages and see what God is actually saying.
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