Sermons by David Lucas (Page 5)

In the hymn “It Is Well With My Soul,” Horatio Spafford declared his soul was well even after losing his four daughters in a shipwreck, because Christ had shed His blood for him. That soul-deep wellness in God did not …

There’s a kind of grief that words can’t capture, the grief of loving someone who doesn’t love you back. Many have tasted that pain, but only God has known it in full. He pours out His goodness, His mercy, His …

Worshiping God changes us. Time in His presence transforms how we respond to sin, how we lead others, and how we love the guilty. When a person truly encounters God, they cannot remain the same. His holiness exposes our sin, …

Have you ever watched someone you love walk away from God? Maybe it’s your child who grew up in church but now wants nothing to do with Jesus. Maybe it’s a friend who once prayed with passion but now lives …

The 19th century Irish writer Oscar Wilde once observed something haunting about art and life. He noticed that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. We don’t merely create things that mirror us. We’re transformed by what we …

From the very beginning, God’s desire has been clear: to dwell with His people. In Eden, His presence walked among humanity. In the wilderness, He descended in cloud and fire. At Sinai, He unveiled a plan for His presence to …

This week the world watched the USA step in as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, standing between enemies who cannot meet face-to-face. Trust was fragile and every word mattered. Peace often requires someone willing to step into the middle. …

When the famous philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, declared that “God is dead,” he was honest enough to recognize what would follow, the death of objective justice. Without God as the ultimate authority, he argued, we’re left with nothing but power struggles …