A Famine Not of Bread

Click here to listen to this sermon. “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful” (Colossians 3:12-15). Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! For over three years I worked overnights as a support manager at Wal-Mart. And as you might suspect, the month of December is a real zoo. You have extra customers on the floor at all hours of the night making it even more challenging to get the freight out so it can be stocked. There are longer lines  than usual  at the checkout counters and service desks. There is extra freight on extra trucks,

The text for this message is Romans 8:31-39. The Apostle Paul by Rembrandt Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Imagine what it was like for Casey Anthony to sit in the courtroom, day after day, and hear all the accusations and evidence presented against you.   Or imagine what it was like for Michael Vick facing charges of animal cruelty.   Or for Saddam Hussein sitting in the courtroom, knowing you face a grisly judgment. But, dear Christians, you don’t really need to imagine that much do you?   You know what it’s like to be in their shoes.   Oh, you may not be facing prison time or the death penalty, but you know what it’s like—for you are constantly sitting in a courtroom, hearing judgments against you—judgments from within, judgments from without.   Daily you are judged by your friends, co-workers, employers, and family members.   You are “let go” because your productivity doesn’t measure up to others.   You are constantly compared to yo