Transitions and how to navigate them. The world will tell you otherwise, but this book is sufficient. All the wisdom and hope you will ever need is found here.
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Pentecost was weird but it's part of your story now if you're a follower of Jesus. There's a way to live that leads to life and a bunch of ways that lead to death. Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.
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It was just two months ago. Seems like a lifetime. We started walking into the unknown and we’re still walking. These are strange and dark days.
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We have to love each other. I know, you think you already know that. But you need to love people even if people don’t love you back. And they’re not going to love you back. The world isn’t going to love you back. The world is going to hate you. It hated Jesus. Killed Him. Gotta love anyway.
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These are some of the ways that God is like a mother. These are some of the ways that a mother is supposed to be like God. But these are also some of the ways we’re all supposed to understand how to treat each other.
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The church is being tested. We must pass the test.
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This COVID19 time-out that most people are doing right now is putting a lot of strange pressure on families. The most important gift we can give each other in this bizarro C19 world is to show some grace. This message is a timely look at Cain, Abel, and the importance of confession and absolution.
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The 2nd Sunday in Easter. How are Christians supposed to respond to government according to the Bible? It's an important question these days. But more importantly—Christ is still risen!
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Behold! We walk through the resurrection accounts and find out that not only is it the story of Jesus rising from the dead—it's your story now, too. Which means there's nothing to be afraid of anymore. That seems like good news.
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The story of two brothers, Jesus goes to the cross and dies.
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One of the most provocative things Jesus ever did was the little parade on the day we remember as Palm Sunday. There are layers of meaning to this event that most of us are unaware of.
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God put Adam in a garden and the first thing He was concerned about was what Adam was going to eat. Hunger and thirst are at the very core of what it means to be human.
Apparently, Adam would have been hungry and thirsty before the fall. So He put him in a garden with a bunch of trees that produced food and a mighty river. This is a picture of the Gospel.
God says “Be holy.” And then we are holy. God says “Be perfect” and we’re perfect. It’s His Word that does it. Just like “let there be light” and there was light—”Be holy.”
God makes us holy. His holiness is a gift. It’s almost a physical thing. It’s like it’s... contagious.
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Too afraid or not afraid enough.
Most of us are somewhere in the middle. We recognize that a terrible thing is happening and we want to do what we can to not make it worse. But how are we supposed to do that?
What do you think happens when you tell people the promises of the Gospel? You’ve been given the same authority to go around saying, “Repent. Believe. Follow Jesus. Your sins are forgiven.”
I called this sermon “Trinity, Water & Light” which sounds like a utilities power company. Trinity, Water, Light & Power. I think that’s right, because that’s what I’m talking about, power.
How are Christians supposed to read the Scriptures? The NT is a divinely inspired commentary on the OT. It all point to Jesus—not us. What is the earliest reference to Jesus Christ in the Bible? You might need your mind blown pants for this one.
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Why bother praying when God’s gonna do what He’s gonna do anyway?
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Where we've been, where we're going, NewChurch Pub—and a lesson on how God's perfect timing is always at the last possible second. He really seems to have a flare for the dramatic.
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Our culture is very confused about what marriage is, when to get married, who can be married, and all kinds of things concerning that whole "one flesh" thing. How about if we take a serious look at what God has told us to find the answers.
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The kingdom of heaven is not supposed to be like a country club for members only, with mediocre music and boring TED talks. The kingdom of heaven is like a garden that God planted in the world to feed and delight His children, His Word—the Bible—is like seeds that grow in the hearts and lives of those who listen.
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