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Sermons
The Person God Desires (John 4)
May 18, 2012
The Person God Desires The question is not, “what do I want to become.” To a large degree, the die has been cast, and we have already become what we have chosen, and, our powers to change ourselves and people’s perceptions of us are small. But God is able to change us into the person [...]
continue reading...Prayer: Its What We Do (Daniel 6)
May 10, 2012
Prayer: Its What We Do We must learn that prayer is not the summit of Christian experience, but rather, the baseline. It is not that to which we attain. It is what we do that will prepare us to attain. The humble, daily, normal practice of prayer will prepare us for prosperity and poverty; for [...]
continue reading...Let His Light Shine (Mark 4:21-25)
May 4, 2012
Light No one covers up a light. And when we live in the light of all that God has graciously done in us and for us, we will desire and purpose to share that light.
continue reading...Parable of the Soils (Mark 4:1-20)
April 25, 2012
Parable of the Soils The Parable of the Soils (Mark 4:1-20) led us to think carefully about the soil of our hearts, of the ever-present dangers of hardness, shallowness and distraction, and of our need to humbly beg God for a gracious and merciful excavation of our hearts.
continue reading...Jesus Undivided (Mark 3:7-35)
April 18, 2012
Jesus Undivided Jesus, pushed and pulled by the crowds and his own compassion, misunderstood and falsely accused, is never confused, never overwhelmed, since he is ever in step with the Spirit. There is nothing in him that is not dedicated to and dependent to that Spirit. We are taught that the Spirit’s role is to [...]
continue reading...The Logic of Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-19)
April 11, 2012
The Logic of Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-19) It is relatively easy for us to hold to a resurrection in ancient history, and then to live as though there is no practical possibility that it could happen in our own lives. Therefore, we live as though this is all that is. Paul helps us to collapse [...]
continue reading...Withered (Mark 3:1-6)
April 3, 2012
Withered The man with the withered heart would now be able to applaud Jesus on Palm Sunday. The religious leaders with withered hearts could only do what no one should do on the Sabbath – plot to destroy a soul.
continue reading...God in the Garden and the Field (Mark 2:23-28)
March 30, 2012
God in the Garden and the Field The disciples walked with Jesus in the field, fellowshipping with God in at least some of the ways in which Adam fellowshipped with God in the Garden. Adam’s fellowship at that time was unhindered. The disciples’ fellowship with Jesus, and ours, is uphill. There is opposition, and we [...]
continue reading...Jesus-Sized (Mark 2:18-22)
March 19, 2012
Jesus-Sized Jesus, defending his disciples, explains that their identity and and measure of life has been changed through their relationship with himself. They are now “sons of the bridegroom.” Since Jesus’ ascension, Jesus’ disciples live “in between the times,” already experiencing a measure of the joys of fellowship with Jesus, but not yet experiencing the [...]
continue reading...Jesus: Friend of Sinners (Mark 2:13-17)
March 15, 2012
Jesus: Friend of Sinners This is the account of the calling of Levi (Matthew) and Jesus’ association with sinners. In Bible terms, we found that we are either in the class of “righteous” or “sinners.” We also found that the class of the “righteous” is made up of only One, “Jesus, the One and Only,” [...]
continue reading... - "The mighty Spirit of the Lord Jesus rule your hearts in the true fear of God, open your eyes to consider your duties, and give you strength to execute the same." - John Knox, 1517
