Posts with the tag “wade-pursell”

Sermon Title: Parables of the Hidden TreasureScripture:  Matthew 13:44-46 (ESV)The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought i...  Read More

Sermon Title: Counterfeit GodsScripture: Judges 17-18 (NIV)In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. Judges 17:6In recent weeks we have seen external threats to Israel’s security and the leaders God raised up to rescue them. In Judges 17 and 18 the focus shifts to the internal state of the nation and the religious and moral decay that was weakening it from within. This week w...  Read More

Sermon Title: AbimelechScripture: Judges 8:28-9:57 (NIV)He went to his father’s home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid.  Judges 9:5And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.   Judges 9:53As we move to Judges 9, admittedly, much of the te...  Read More