Not a Dry Eye in the House
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
“May we never take a dry-eyed look at sin…” – C.H. Spurgeon
At Midway Bible Fellowship, where I have been privileged to pastor since the Lord led Deanna and me to plant a church at Midway Estates in 2022, I have been preaching through the Book of Exodus. I spent many months preaching expository messages on the first 20 chapters, ending with Chapter 20 and the Ten Commandments, before taking a break and studying Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians.
Now, we are back in Exodus and this past Sunday, I preached on Chapter 32:15-35. My sermon title was “The Seriousness of Sin” and whereas I usually try to limit my messages to three (or at the most four) major points, this time I had seven.
They were: The Broken Covenant, The Broken Word, The Broken Tablets, The Bitter Drink, The Broken Bodies, The Blotted Names, and The Bloodied Savior. The first six points were consequences of the Israelites’ sins in the Wilderness when they asked Aaron to make them a false god to worship and he obliged by fashioning a golden calf from their earrings, bracelets, and other jewelry. The seventh and final point featured the consequence of OUR sins… which required Jesus leaving heaven, living a sinless life, and then dying on Calvary’s cross in our place.
Yes, it was our sins – not the Roman soldiers and their iron spikes or the Jewish pharisees and their jealous hatred – that nailed Jesus to the cross. That fact alone should make us weep in shame and regret, while driving us to our knees in gratitude and thanks.
Here is how Charles Spurgeon, the “Prince of Preachers”, summarized this sacrifice…
“To think that we have offended so kind and good a Lord is more than sufficient reason for being constant weepers. Lord, smite our rocky hearts, and make the waters flow.”
Speaking of Spurgeon, I remember reading a different quote of his that went something like this: If you can preach a message without mentioning Jesus, you should sit down and give your pulpit to someone else. That is why I always include Jesus in my sermons – even when I am preaching from the Old Testament – and share the precious gospel message every Sunday morning.
“God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (BSB)
- Rev. Dale M. Glading, President
