Dean Elliott begins our Christmas mini-series, “What’s in the Box?” We have all seen a child open a present and be disappointed with the gift, or perhaps remember opening one ourselves where we were disappointed with the contents. Matthew 13:1-23 seeks to answer the questions: If Jesus is the King, where’s the kingdom and why aren’t […]
David denHartog shares a short devotional from Members of the Cleburne Bible Church family share testimonies of Thanksgiving and Praise. (The video recording is of the 10:45 AM service. The audio recording is of the 9:00 AM service.)
Dean Elliott teaches from Psalm 36 and Romans 1:18-21. If you don’t put the big thing you are dealing with into perspective, it can be all consuming and seem bigger than it really is. But even perspective can be distorted and so you need reference points. Distorting the size and goodness of God, leads to […]
David denHartog continues the Behold the King series, teaching through Matthew 12:38-50. He is often asked is it possible for a house to be haunted, but this metaphor is for the house of Israel. We can also apply the 4 important responses to God found in this section of Scripture. How do we keep the enemy […]
David denHartog continues the Behold the King series from Matthew. If the check engine light comes on in your car, then you know that there is a problem with the engine of the car. At the end of Matthew 12:15-37, Jesus says, “for out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” The check […]
Continuing the Behold the King series, Dean Elliott teaches on Matthew 12:1-14. In this next section, Jesus illustrates “come to me and I will give you rest.” God gave us a Sabbath rest so that we would stop and rest. He has made promises that He will fulfill.
Dean Elliott continues the Behold the King series with Matthew 11:20-30. When we encounter difficult circumstances and hardships, we can have peace and joy when we come before the Lord and say, “okay, your will be done,” instead of striving to make it though on our own. Our problem comes from our expectations, not a lack […]
David denHartog begins again the Behold the King series with Matthew 11:1-19. We all live with expectations – in marriage, with our family, in our community, for our church, of God. They often show up in what we pray about. And often, our expectations are dashed or broken. This can bring doubt – about God or […]
On Missions Awareness Sunday, David denHartog teaches from the book of Micah. We make a difference by being imitators of God. What is God like that we can imitate? Micah is a book that tells us what God is like. And Micah 6:8 tells us how we can imitate God. You can make a difference…especially […]
Dean Elliott finishes the series, Connecting in Community, by teaching from Ephesians 4:25-5:1. In this passage, there are two basic strategies that are associated with our old man – instinctive to us. The writer of Ephesians, Paul, identifies them at the the beginning of the passage, and then develops them in three ways. Paul uses the metaphor […]