The True and Abundant Life Foundational Truth: I John 5:12-13Those who HAVE the SON have LIFE.Those who don’t HAVE the SON don’t have LIFE. ABUNDANT LIFE leads to:I. VICTORY in
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1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 4 | I John 4:7-21
What Love’s Got to do With it [NO AUDIO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK] I. A COMMUNITY of MUTUAL Love (1 John 4:7)A. We LOVE because we are LOVED (1 John 4:10)B.
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 13 | Revelation 21-22
Paradise Found I. What’s Lost and what’s Found (Rev. 21)A. No Sea, but a Stream (21:1; 22:1-2)B. No Death, but Life Abundant (21:4)C. No Temple, but Real Knowing (21:22; 22:4)D.
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 7 | Revelation 12
Welcome to the Metastory I. Reviewing RevelationA. The Command to Look (Rev. 1:7,18; 3:20; 5:5)B. The Challenge to Overcome (Rev. 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21)C. The Clash of Kingdoms and Calm of Silences
Read moreHoly Week – Palm Sunday | John 12: 12-32
The Hour Has Come… I. 2 Different PERSPECTIVES on GLORY (John 12:12-19, 23-26, 32-33)A. The Vision of the CONQUERING KING (12:12-19)B. The Image of a DYING SEED (12:23-24)C. PURSUED by
Read moreLent 2024 – Four Post-Exilic People – Part 5 | Haggai 1-2
If You Build it… I. The Temple Lies in Ruins (Haggai 1:1-11)A. A Decision about God’s Will… (1:2)B. … becomes a Question of Priorities (1:4)C. The Forgotten Art of Considering
Read moreSeason of Advent – Part 4A (Love) / Gospel of John – Part 1 | John 1:1-18
The One Who Came to Us I. WORDA. Objective TRUTH (1:1)B. Creative POWER (1:1-3; Gen. 1)C. Personal DISCLOSURE II. LIGHT (1:4-5)A. An OBSTACLE to OVERCOMEB. A CONCEPT to UNDERSTANDC. Or
Read moreJudges: NOT Following Where God Leads – Part 7 | Judges 6-8
The Life and Times of Judge Gideon I. When Reading Judges…A. Resist the Urge to IdolizeB. Remember the Story of the Bible (Gen. 3:15)C. Review the Cycle of Sin (Judges
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 6 | Philippians 4:4-23
The Secret of Contentment I. An emphatic COMMAND: REJOICE! v. 4A. Not a call to IGNORE Circumstances (1:12-26 (esp. 18b-20))B. Not a call to CHANGE Circumstances (2:8,14-16)C. INSTEAD, a call
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 2 | Philippians 1:1-26
The Joy of the Gospel I. The FOUNDATION of Paul’s Joy (v. 1-11)A. A Shared PURPOSE (v. 3-5)B. A CONFIDENCE in God’s FAITHFULNESS (v. 6) II. The CIRCUMSTANCES of Paul’s
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 11 | Romans 16
The End of Romans I. It’s about PEOPLE (v. 1-16, 21-23; 1:8-15)A. DIVERSITY: It’s not a BUG, it’s a FEATURE (v. 1-16; Gal. 3:28)B. COOPERATION: The BODY works TOGETHER (v.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 7 | Romans 9-11
God is Faithful to His Purposes and Promises I. The CONTEXT of a CONTENTIOUS Passage A. POTTERS in the Bible (Jer. 18:1-10; Isaiah 45:9-13, 29:16, 64:8) B. RIGHTEOUSNESS in Romans
Read moreFourth Sunday of Lent 2023 | Isaiah 58 & Matthew 6
The Fasting God has Chosen I. The Trap of Religion (Is. 58:1-5; Mt. 6:1-21)A. It becomes an Act (Mt. 6:2,5,16; Amos 5:21-23)B. It becomes a Transaction (Is. 58:3; Mt. 6:2,5,16;
Read moreLet me tell you a story – Part 6 | Matthew 21:33-46
A Poem, a Song, an a Dream I. The LEADERS have LOST the PLOTA. God CREATES (Gen. 1-2)B. Humanity REBELS (Gen. 3)C. God WORKS to RESTORE His KINGDOM II. So
Read moreLet me tell you a story – Part 4 | Matthew 18:21-35
Reckless and Extravagant Forgiveness I. The IMPORTANCE of a parable’s CONTEXT. (Mt. 18:10-20)A. The TEACHING that comes BEFORE. (v.15-20)B. The PARABLE prior to the TEACHING. (v.10-15)C. How to treat a
Read moreLet me tell you a story – Part 2 | Matthew 13:44-46
“A Tale of Two Treasures” I. Why Parables?A. The Left-handed Power of Stories (Isaiah 55:8-9)B. The Robustness of Stories (Matthew 13:52)C. The Disclosing Power of Stories (Matthew 13:35) II. A
Read moreUnmasking the Proverbs 31 Woman | Proverbs 31: 10-31
Proverbs 31 I. Proverbs: A FATHER’S ADVICE (Proverbs 1-9)A. PURSUE Lady WISDOM 1. She is a GUARDIAN to Those Who LOVE Her (4:5-9) 2. She is a TREE of LIFE for Those
Read morePhilemon: An Effective Fellowship | The Book of Philemon
The Book of Philemon I. UNDERSTANDING the SITUATIONA. The INHUMANITY of SlaveryB. The CULTURAL REALITY of SlaveryC. The LAW around Slavery II. Paul’s HARD SELLA. Slave, OBEY your MASTER (Phil.
Read moreJames & Wisdom After the Cross – Part 4 | James 4:1-12
Our Desires vs. God’s Desire I. The CAUSE of QUARRELS (4:1-3)A. The WAR that Rages INSIDE (4:1-2a; Ti. 3:10-11; Prov. 20:3; Rom. 8:7)B. Our FAILURE to ASK (4:2b; Matt. 7:7-8;
Read moreJames and Wisdom After the Cross – Part 3 | Selections from James
Sticks and Stones I. The LAY of the LANDA. Born by the WORD to Grow in PERSEVERANCE (1:2-4, 17-21)B. Our FAITH and the WORK of PERFECTION (1:22-25; 2:14-26)C. The Wisdom
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