Blessed & Bearded's Biblical Blog

Intro: Thank you all for coming and for allowing me to preach here this morning. I will briefly introduce myself to y'all and then we'll get going.  My name is Evan Griffey. I am a Lynchburg College 2018 graduate of Religious Studies and History; with the intent of going into full-time ministry. Since graduation, I have had the thorough pleasure of teaching the Young Adult bible study where we moved our way steadily, chapter by chapter, verse by verse through the Gospel of John, Ephesians, and we just concluded Paul's letter to the church in Rome. And that's where I'll be coming from today.  So with that said please turn to Romans 16.  I'll be preaching from Romans 16:25 but I'll be reading Romans 16:25-27 for context.  Read Romans 16:25-27: 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been discl...

Watch Fuel for the Fire Psalm 13:5-6 Good morning. And thank you all for coming.  Yesterday we met with our "preaching circles" for the first time. And one of the questions that were asked by my leader was "why are you here?". I myself am here for several reasons, a few being that I want to learn, to sharpen my craft, to network.  But truth be told: I am tired. And I need to be refilled. Maybe it's senioritis, maybe I'm calloused, dishearted bc of the lack of sown seed being reaped on my mission field- I mean my college. As long as I'm being honest, I'll be preaching to the mirror just as much as I'll be preaching to y'all this morning. And I sincerely pray it's an encouragement to all of us.  So let's dive into the text (READ Psalm 13) Historians don't actually know when or why David wrote this psalm, all attempts to date it are but guesses. But whenever he wrote it, the reason why he wrote it, appe...