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Robert Leroe
Contributing sermons since Sep 13, 2001
Newest Sermons
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Angels On Duty
Contributed on Feb 4, 2024
With all the books, TV shows and movies featuring angels, and how they’re depicted in art, you’d think we knew a lot about them. Actually, we have a lot to unlearn from popular culture.
Billy Graham relayed an incident at New Hebrides, an island group in the South Pacific: One night, the headquarters of missionary John Paton was surrounded by a hostile indigenous tribe intent on violence. Paton and his wife prayed for deliverance. When daylight came, the would-be attackers were ...read more
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What Prayer Isn't
Contributed on Dec 11, 2023
Even though we pray, we may wonder at times: “Why do I pray? What does it accomplish?” Along the way, we may pick up some misperceptions. I want to talk about what prayer isn’t.
The widow of the parable was pretty frustrated. In the Army, if soldiers feel they’ve been treated unfairly, they have several options: They can use their chain-of-command, see the Chaplain, contact Equal Opportunity, call the Inspector General’s office, or even write their Senator. We have the ...read more
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"we're All One Family"
Contributed on Nov 15, 2023
Prejudice is a social evil present in every culture of our fallen world. It is holding negative attitudes towards others based on generalizations and stereotypes, resulting in discrimination. It is forming conclusions without consulting the facts.
The Apostle Paul affirms the unity and diversity of all nations in Acts 17. He was addressing Greeks who regarded themselves as superior race. Race matters only to racists; the rest of us care about character. It is distressing how people have twisted this passage to justify segregation. In ...read more
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The Unfailing Word
Contributed on Nov 2, 2023
The authority of Scripture is crucial to our faith. The Bible is either God’s word or mere human opinion.
I give you my word!” How often have we heard this? We hear it from politicians, salespersons, recruiters, unlicensed contractors, and unreliable people in general. When people give us their “word,” how dependable is their word? When they make claims and promises, we need to know their basis of ...read more
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The Three Crosses
Contributed on Dec 26, 2022
The Cross was a God-forsaken death for a God-forsaken people. In our reading we see 3 aspects of the Cross of Christ: The Cross of Rejection, Reception, and Redemption.
Martin Luther declared: “No one understands the Bible unless they are acquainted with the Cross.” The Cross was a God-forsaken death for a God-forsaken people. In our reading we observe 3 aspects of the Cross of Christ: It is a Cross of Rejection, Reception, and Redemption. ? Rejection The ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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10 Commandments
Contributed on Nov 22, 2016
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Joshua: The Lord's Army
Contributed on Jan 10, 2016
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Bible Blessings
Contributed on Sep 27, 2015
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Messianic Psalms
Contributed on May 31, 2015
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Attributes Of God
Contributed on Jan 11, 2015
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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The Impossible
Contributed on May 14, 2013
Madeline L’Engle writes, "If Mary had the courage to take the impossible into her body, can we not have the ...read more
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Tabernacle Faith
Contributed on Apr 7, 2013
TABERNACLE FAITH Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes about the feast of Tabernacles: "Sitting in the booth underneath its canopy of leaves, I often think of my ancestors and their wanderings across Europe in search of safety; and I begin to understand how faith was their only home. Their existence was ...read more
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Pastor Mark Driscoll States: "The Only Thing ...
Contributed on Apr 3, 2013
Pastor Mark Driscoll states: "The only thing that gets me out of bed on Monday morning is the picture in the Book of Revelation of King ...read more
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We Are Like What We Worship
Contributed on Jan 29, 2013
WE ARE LIKE WHAT WE WORSHIP N.T. Wright observes, we "become like what we worship; we take on the character of our object of worship. Those who worship money become, eventually, human calculating machines. Those who worship sex become obsessed with their own attractiveness or prowess. Those ...read more
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The God-Alphabet
Contributed on Jan 7, 2013
THE GOD-ALPHABET J. Vernon McGee observed: "From an alphabet you make words, and Jesus Christ is called the 'Word of God' -- the full revelation and intelligent ...read more