Much to my surprise the title of this sermon, "Scandalous News," has caused a lot of people this past week to take notice. They would ask me, "What are you going to say?" I said, "I don't do previews." I did say, though, "It's not what you think, but it's probably much better than you could ever imagine."

Titles can be misleading, but I have to put something out there on the billboard that will catch the attention of people who are traveling 70 miles an hour. But I do have some standards, I want you to know, unlike other preachers I know. I know a preacher who preached on Jesus' baptism, where the heavens open, and a voice says, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased." The title of that sermon was, "That's My Boy." That same preacher on Easter had a sermon entitled, "You Can't Keep A G…