“O Israel, hope in the Lord;

for with the Lord there is mercy,

and with Him is abundant redemption.”

(Psalm 130:7 NKJV)

THOUGHT:

This Psalm moves from being intensely personal (1-6) to being a call for all of God’s people to hope in the Lord (7-8).

I am viewing this Psalm through the lens of the phrase “there is mercy with the Lord.”

There is mercy with the Lord, and I want us all to know that we can experience the Lord’s mercy. Indeed,...

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 17, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

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If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...

Devotional Reflections on a Key Event in the Life of Abraham

Genesis 22:1-19 (Read the whole account)

Genesis 22:1 “…….. God tested Abraham……..”

This passage of Scripture, like a smooth stone thrown into a calm body of water, causes ripples throughout the “waters” of the Scriptures. The account is emotionally gripping. At times it is mentally perplexing. It certainly is personally challenging. And as Scripture, it is spiritually edifying....

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 16, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

NOTE: Subscribers to this website's free Stephen Olford Collection may also download this sermon outline (and the previously shared sermon outlines) in PDF format.

If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...

Before I share a devotional below, I want to encourage you to take advantage of the weekly resources we are making available through this website, The ‘short’ nugget of truth on our YouTube channel that my late father shares, the audio message on our podcast, and a sermon outline are all featured regularly week by week. I hope that one or all of these resources are a blessing to you, along with the many other messages and materials that are archived on this website.

Many...

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 15, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

NOTE: Subscribers to this website's free Stephen Olford Collection may also download this sermon outline (and the previously shared sermon outlines) in PDF format.

If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...

A Tribute After 20 Years

 Years ago, I was asked to be one of the presenters at a conference on preaching. Near the end of the event one of my fellow presenters, speaking to the whole group, expressed appreciation for the fact that I did not ask people to preach like my father. I believe I know what he meant when he made that statement. I never asked him about it, because it came at the end of the conference. So, my comments here are my own “interpretation” of his words....

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 14, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

NOTE: Subscribers to this website's free Stephen Olford Collection may also download this sermon outline (and the previously shared sermon outlines) in PDF format.

If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 13, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

NOTE: Subscribers to this website's free Stephen Olford Collection may also download this sermon outline (and the previously shared sermon outlines) in PDF format.

If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...

Here is Dr. Stephen Olford's sermon outline, featuring Psalm 12, as mentioned in this week's Wednesday eBroadcast.

NOTE: Subscribers to this website's free Stephen Olford Collection may also download this sermon outline (and the previously shared sermon outlines) in PDF format.

If an outline is to be used in full, then it would be appropriate and honest to “give credit” and to say in the simplest of ways that you are using or following...