In the end, your story isn’t an epic of personal glory. You aren’t the hero. Your Savior Jesus is.
08/21/26
Whether a Christian enjoys high church, low church, or something in between, aesthetics in the Church are not about any one individual person and their particular tastes. Aesthetics are, fundamentally, not a matter of legalism, but of edification—that the Gospel of Christ might be preached and taught to all peoples, unhindered by its medium.
08/19/26
Let us live by walking with Jesus, so that our Neo-Pagan neighbors, the witch, and frankly a lot of us Christians, can put down our crystals, our superstitions, our vision boards, and our bound sage in order to live out a liturgy of life, with rituals, practices, and behaviors that reflect who we are as followers of Christ.
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10/13/19
Are people so different today? Is justification really irrelevant now? Is the preacher’s only point of contact with the life-giving Gospel a by-product of Microsoft’s word processor? I do not think so.
10/13/19
The Church Militant is under constant attack by the world, our flesh and the evil one. How do we contend against such powers? They are too strong for us, but there is One who has and continues to fight in our place on our behalf.
10/13/19
I suggest preaching a sermon that directs attention away from the main characters. Instead, highlight for your hearers (and proclaim loudly and clearly) the promise of Jesus in this text.
10/10/19
Should we have more victories over our sin? Probably. But can we be honest and admit that we don't have as many as we'd like?
10/07/19
Christ’s indwelling in the Christian must be tied relentlessly to these external and objective events of God’s own action.
10/07/19
In the story of Ruth there is a strong focus on faithfulness, but not just to Naomi and later Boaz, rather her faithfulness is directed toward the LORD God.
10/07/19
This text gives us only a glimpse, a preview, of God’s plan in Christ to restore his broken creation to its physical and social perfection.
10/02/19
For a long time, well-intentioned pastors and college evangelists have applied Jesus’ words from Revelation 3:20 to the unconverted.
10/01/19
The message of forgiveness of sins is and will always be what makes Church, Church.
09/30/19
Imagine what it would be like if, when people in our community thought about this congregation, the first thing that came to mind was how forgiving we are.
09/26/19
You are in a fight, but the victory is guaranteed because it is in the hands of the risen Chief Shepherd.
09/25/19
The gospel is a one-way rescue by God, through Jesus, for sinners, courtesy of the Holy Spirit exploding faith into an individual who is hearing the good news.
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