Cazenovia Park Baptist Church in Buffalo, NY
Sermons by Lonnie Atwood
Hell is Real, and far more terrible than we realize.
The dividing line in this world, as we make our way through is: Who if for Jesus? And who is against Him?
Jesus is the greatest of all, because He was willing to be last, and servant of all. As the greatest Servant that He continues to be, He allows us to share in the praise that only He deserves, as we receive our “well done” from God, for the service we’ve offered to Him.
Most of life is spent down in the valley, the place where things don’t always go the way we want them to. We need faith in the valley, dependence on God for everything, which will show itself in the way we pray.
The Transfiguration of Jesus was an awesome scene that the disciples would never forget, but what was its purpose? Why were Moses and Elijah there? How might God have used this in the life of the disciples?
The path of the Messiah was through a cross, and so it will be for those who follow Him.
How did the disciples get beyond their hardened hearts to a place where they could begin seeing clearly? Could Jesus’ healing of a man’s eyes have anything to teach us about that?
This story of a man being healed of his deafness is a parable of what Jesus does for those who are spiritually deaf- He gives them ears to HEAR, and then a tongue to sing for joy.
The story of this Gentile woman who came to Jesus needing help for her daughter is a reminder that whatever we get from the Lord is more than we deserve.
Our problems don’t begin with what we, or others, can see at surface level. It all begins deeper, down in the heart.