Category Archives: Sermon

Leaving Sinai (Exodus 33-34)

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Leaving Sinai (Exodus 33-34) Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com Our study of the book of Exodus ends today with the Israelites leaving Mt. Sinai. We have journeyed with the Israelites from bondage in Egypt to worship at Sinai. Now, Yahweh (God) is telling them to leave theContinueContinue reading “Leaving Sinai (Exodus 33-34)”

The Law of Moses: An Introduction

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · An Introduction to the Law of Moses Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com This is a very important week. This is the week approximately 80% of people abandon their new year’s resolutions. Of the people who make new year’s resolutions, 80% of them abandon those resolutions by JanuaryContinueContinue reading “The Law of Moses: An Introduction”

Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy Photo by Elly Fairytale on Pexels.com In the TV show Mad Men, advertising executive Don Draper said the secret to advertising is happiness. While I have never watched an episode of this show, I believe he’s on to something. Advertisers know that weContinueContinue reading “Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy”

Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace Photo by Marta Wave on Pexels.com Fear, worry, and anxiety are signs of spiritual depression. Martyn Lloyd-Jones described spiritual depression as “a heaviness of the soul, an unhappiness that touches the deepest parts of one’s soul.” It is how the Psalmist wrote: “WhyContinueContinue reading “Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace”

Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com 2020 has been a very trying year. These are just a few things we have witnessed this year: Australian wildfires. President Trump is impeached and acquitted. Prince Harry quit the Royal Family. Assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Covid-19. BlackContinueContinue reading “Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope”

The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17) Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The last—but certainly not least—of the Ten Commandments is: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, not anything that is yourContinueContinue reading “The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)”

The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16) Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Telling the truth is a strange thing in our society. Almost everyone agrees that we should, while most Americans regularly don’t. A University of Massachusetts study[1] “found that 60 percent of people lied at least once duringContinueContinue reading “The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)”

The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)

First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15) Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The Eighth Commandment is “You shall not steal.” To steal is “taking something that does not belong to you without permission.”[1] This commandment is given by the Lord to be a protection and a blessing to the nationContinueContinue reading “The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)”