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Oct 25

Giving God Fearful Gratitude In the Ordinary

What if the ordinary moments of our daily lives are anything but ordinary? In this message drawn from Numbers 22, we explore the remarkable account of Balaam, his donkey, and a divine encounter that stopped a man in his tracks. At the heart of the story is a profound question: do we have eyes to see God at work in the routine, the mundane, the unexpected detour? The account reveals that God used an ordinary business trip and a common animal to confront a man whose pride and greed had put him on a collision course with divine opposition. The spiritual lesson cuts deep: when life swerves off course, when we find ourselves pressed against walls we did not anticipate, God may be calling our attention to something far greater than an inconvenient day. We are reminded that unchecked pride, hypocrisy, and unrepentant rebellion can place us in a position where God himself stands against us. And yet, even in opposition, we see a God of patient mercy who warns before he judges. The message challenges us to approach every ordinary moment with what is called fearful gratitude, a reverent awareness that the God of the universe is present, active, and deeply personal in the details of our lives.
Oct 11

God's Severity and Kindness

What does it look like when God is angry, and how would we even know? That question sits at the heart of this message drawn from Numbers 22, where we encounter the story of Balaam, a man who kept pushing against what God had already made clear. The passage forces us to wrestle with something we often avoid: the reality that God's anger is real, it is just, and it is something we can bring upon ourselves through persistent negotiation with his word. But the story does not stop there. Woven into every moment of Balaam's stubbornness is something we might easily miss: mercy. The night God gave him to reconsider, the donkey beneath him, the inconveniences that slowed his journey. All of it was grace in disguise. This message challenges us to reframe how we see disruption and delay in our own lives. What if the inconvenience we are frustrated by is actually God extending kindness, giving us space to stop before we run through a stop sign we cannot take back? The tension between God's severity and his kindness is not a contradiction. It is an invitation to see God more fully and to respond with the kind of trembling gratitude that comes from understanding what we have truly been delivered from.
Sep 20

WTNT Mark pt. 1

This is part one in a short series on the gospel of Mark and the second book we are covering in our New Testament survey. A couple minutes of audio were lost at the beginning but this remains an edifying study.
Jun 7

God's New Beginnings After Painful Lessons

This sermon from Numbers 20:1 explores how God provides new beginnings to His people, even after seasons of disobedience and painful discipline. The message emphasizes that Israel's reassembly at Kadesh in the 40th year represents God's faithfulness to give second chances, though new beginnings often come after difficult lessons. The sermon teaches that God grants opportunities for change because He understands our weakness and proximity to sin, but these new beginnings require us to believe that what God commands is truly possible. The central question posed is whether we are ready to follow God when He brings us back to familiar places of decision and obedience. Key Points: - God gives new beginnings after He teaches painful lessons through discipline and consequences - Spiritual guilt and divine judgment can be removed through the gospel, but physical consequences may remain - God provides new beginnings because of the nearness of sin and death, knowing our human frailty and weakness - Even lives of great faithfulness contain episodes of unfaithfulness, as demonstrated by Miriam's life - God gives new beginnings to those who believe that what He commands is possible - Kadesh represents a place of decision where Israel must choose whether to trust God's word - God's commands do not change even when we delay or run from Him - New beginnings require personal responsibility, surrender, and obedience without excuses - Past sins can be dealt with through Christ, but we have an obligation to obey in the future Scripture Reference: - Numbers 20:1 (primary text) - Numbers 13:26 - Numbers 33:36-38 - John 21:9 (Peter and the charcoal fire) - John 18:18, 27 (Peter's denial) - Jonah 1 and 3 (Jonah's second chance) - Numbers 12 (Miriam's rebellion) - Exodus 2 and 15 (Miriam's faithfulness) - John 5:12-14 (the paralyzed man at Bethesda) - Ephesians 4:32 - James 1 Stories: - The spies returning to Kadesh with grapes after 40 days in the Promised Land, leading to Israel's 40 years of wandering - Miriam's three significant biblical appearances: protecting baby Moses, leading worship after crossing the Red Sea, and rebelling against Moses - Jonah's disobedience, time in the fish, and God's second call to Nineveh with the exact same command - Peter's three denials around a charcoal fire and Jesus cooking fish on charcoal in John 21 as a place of restoration - The paralyzed man at Bethesda's pool who was healed after 38 years and commanded to sin no more - Personal illustration about smelling Brute cologne and remembering his grandfather - Conversation with a man in the pastor's office asking if God would forgive him for a sin he was determined to commit
Aug 2

Protecting Faith Through Unwanted Change

Poplar Grove: Sunday Morning Sermons
Oct 18

Blind to Our Spiritual Blindness

What does it look like to be completely convinced we are doing the right thing while walking directly into danger? In this message drawn from Numbers 22, we explore one of the most striking and layered stories in all of Scripture -- the account of Balaam and his donkey. A world-famous prophet, so blinded by pride, greed, and self-justification, cannot see what a common animal sees plainly: the angel of the Lord standing in the way with a drawn sword. The central warning is both sobering and deeply personal. Spiritual blindness does not feel like blindness. It feels like clarity. It feels like confidence. It feels like we are right. That false sense of sight is precisely what makes it so dangerous. We are invited to examine how pride, inverted thinking, and a seared conscience can quietly erode our ability to discern God's voice, God's opposition, and God's movement in our lives. This is not an abstract theological warning. It is a mirror held up to our own hearts, asking us to consider whether we, too, might be striking the very donkey God sent to save us.
Jun 21

God Is More Than Enough

Poplar Grove: Sunday Morning Sermons
Apr 26

Come Back to God

Title: Come Back to God: Revival Through the Great High Priest Sermon Summary: This sermon calls for revival in the church and the land, emphasizing that God must be approached on His terms, not ours. Drawing from Numbers 17, the pastor addresses the people's fear after witnessing God's judgment on Korah and his followers. The message reveals three critical realities about God's way: it gives hope to the discontent, requires faith without sight, and is only accessible through His great high priest. The sermon contrasts Aaron's imperfect priesthood with Jesus Christ, our perfect Great High Priest, who provides the only way to God. The pastor challenges both the lost to be saved and the saved to be revived, warning against self-made spirituality and calling believers back to Scripture-based faith in Christ alone. Key Points: - We need revival: lost people need to be evangelized, saved people need to be revived - Spirituality not rooted in Scripture is dangerous and leads to death - God must be approached on His terms, not ours—there is only one way to God - God's way gives hope to the discontent, addressing fear, brokenness, hopelessness, and confusion - The world cannot satisfy our hearts; only God can fulfill our deepest needs - God's way requires faith without sight—we must trust Him even when we cannot see - The items in the Ark of the Covenant (manna, Aaron's rod, the tablets) represent God's provision, life, and guidance - Aaron served as high priest, but he was imperfect and mortal - Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest who entered the holy place through His own blood, not animal sacrifices - Jesus is greater than angels, prophets, Moses, Melchizedek, and Aaron—He is the only way to God Scripture Reference: - Numbers 17:12-13 (primary focus) - Numbers 16 (context: Korah's rebellion) - Numbers 17:7-11 (Aaron's rod that budded) - Numbers 18:6-7 (Aaron's priesthood) - 2 Corinthians 1:9 - 2 Timothy 3-4 - John 14 (Jesus as the way, truth, and life) - Hebrews 9:2-5 (contents of the Ark) - Hebrews 9:11-14 (Christ as Great High Priest) - Hebrews 11:1 (definition of faith) - 1 Peter 4:17 Stories: - The rebellion of Korah and the 250 leaders who were consumed by fire and swallowed by the earth (Numbers 16) - The plague that killed 14,700 Israelites after they blamed Moses - Aaron's rod that budded, blossomed, and bore almonds overnight as a sign of God's chosen priesthood - The writer of Ecclesiastes seeking fulfillment in riches, pleasure, and substances, only to find everything meaningless - Uzzah touching the Ark of the Covenant and dying - Peter on the Mount of Transfiguration wanting to build tabernacles - Thomas doubting the resurrection until Jesus appeared to him, then believing without touching - The Upper Room appearance of Jesus to His disciples
Aug 9

Only God Can Turn Shame Into Joy

Poplar Grove: Sunday Morning Sermons
Sep 6

Following God is Satisfying

Poplar Grove: Sunday Morning Sermons

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Giving God Fearful Gratitude In the Ordinary

God's Severity and Kindness

WTNT Mark pt. 1

God's New Beginnings After Painful Lessons

Protecting Faith Through Unwanted Change

Blind to Our Spiritual Blindness

God Is More Than Enough

Come Back to God

Only God Can Turn Shame Into Joy

Following God is Satisfying

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