Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. Luke 12:13-21 In the older sections of this country may be seen old buildings which have housed the same family for three or four generations. When our great grandsires, in some instances our grand siresContinue reading “Day 6: Civilized to Death”
Category Archives: Grandpa Whit Sermons
Day 5: God’s Perfecting of Life
The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. Psalm 138:8 God has great thoughts concerning each of us. Upon this physical basis he means to rear a life that will reach up to the skies and will be so beautiful and beneficent, so broad in sympathy, so fruitful in divine ministries. So exalted in character,Continue reading “Day 5: God’s Perfecting of Life”
Day 4: The Christian Life
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second like it is this, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other greater commandment than these. Mark 12:30-31 TheContinue reading “Day 4: The Christian Life”
Day Three: Tell Your Story
Jesus said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5: 1-19 The story is bewildering. It sounds like foreign language. This should not blind us to the fact of its central message. This has to doContinue reading “Day Three: Tell Your Story”
Devotion Day 2: The Giving of Self
Have mercy on me, O Lord – my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon – Matthew 15:22 A mother with a shadow over her home and over her heart. She has an afflicted daughter. The nature of the affliction we do not know. According to the belief in that far off day, she wasContinue reading “Devotion Day 2: The Giving of Self”
Devotion Day 1: Secrets of Effective Service
When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8; 1-3 If you read over the accounts of Christ’sContinue reading “Devotion Day 1: Secrets of Effective Service”
The First Easter Sermon
By Grandpa Whit (1920) John 20:18 “I have seen the Lord.” In these words we have the first Easter Sermon. It will be observed that it is not by one of the twelve, nor by an apostle, nor prophet, but by a woman. And that in an age when woman’s standing was of the lowest.Continue reading “The First Easter Sermon”
The Cross and the Ordinary Man*
This Sunday begins a week at whose center stands the cross, the end of which comes Easter. Being coerced to think about the cross tempts one to insincerity and the danger is unreality instead of reality. The event which this week commemorates was terribly real. The young Prince of Glory, loving life and doubtless prayingContinue reading “The Cross and the Ordinary Man*”
The Loneliness of the Cross
As our world is feeling COVID-19 isolation and asked to pray the Lord’s Prayer, I wanted to continue working through Grandpa’s study on Easter sermons. The image with this blog is the cross stitch my Mom created in 1960 from Matthew 6: 9 – 13 and is hanging in our dining room. Grandpa Whit’s messageContinue reading “The Loneliness of the Cross”
Grandpa Whit’s Easter Sermon Series
Looking for peace and comfort, I was drawn back to my Grandpa Whit’s sermon collection with an intention of updating a devotion I started. What a joy it was to discover a file marked “Easter.” It is extraordinary to have this rich body of work to study at time when our world is in needContinue reading “Grandpa Whit’s Easter Sermon Series”
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