A Saving Faith- The Inner Journey I. The DEATH Experience of HITTING the WALL (Mark 5:22-23, 25-27)A. An Experience of a DEVASTATING Loss (Ps. 10:1; 38:9-11; 72:13-14)B. RUNNING out of ANSWERS (Mark 5:23, 28) II. The FAITH Experience of FALLING...
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New Identity…New Hope – I Peter, Part 4 | I Peter 4:7-11
End Time Ethics I. The END of the WORLD as We KNOW it (I Pet. 4:7; II Peter 3:8-10a; Luke 21:34-36)A. Not an INVITATION to WORRY (Matt. 24:36, 6:25-34; I Peter 5:7; Phil. 4:5-7)B. Instead, A COMMAND to Stay SOBER (1:13, 4:7, 5:8; I Thes. 5:6-8; 2...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part 3 | Jonah 3-4
Nowhere to Run to… I. CATCHING up With our PROPHET on the RUN (Jonah 1-2)A. REJECTS God’s CALL (Jonah 1:1-3)B. ENDANGERS Himself and Others while in a SPIRITUAL SLUMBER (Jonah 1:3-15)C. Refuses...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part 2 | Jonah 1-2
A Whale of a Wake-up Call I. Quick RECAPA. Don’t FOCUS on the FISH!B. Let the Story SURPRISE YouC. Let the Story EXPOSE Your FLAWS and Your NEED II. SLEEPING on the JOB (Jonah...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part I | Jonah 1:1-3
Prophet on the Run I. How should we READ JONAH?A. Don’t FOCUS on the FISH (1:17, 2:10)B. An UPSIDE DOWN Story (1:3, 16, 3:6-10)C. A MIRROR to EXPOSE Ourselves (4:10-11, James 1:22-24)D. A STORY that Ultimately POINTS to JESUS (Luke 24:44, John...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 4 | 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
Why Did Jesus Die? I. Paul’s RADICAL STARTING Point (v.14-15)A. Held CATIVE by LOVE (v. 14, 2:14-16)B. “ONE Died for ALL…” (v. 15; Rom. 6:6,7)C. A LIFE-ALTERING Death (v.15, Rom. 14:7-9, 4:25) II. A NEW Way of SEEING (v. 16-17)A. EVERYONE is...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 1 | 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Captives of Christ I. RELATIONSHIP Status: It’s COMPLICATED (I Cor. 1:10-4:21; II Cor. 1:12-2:13, ch. 10-12)A. Paul vs. The SUPER APOSTLES (II Cor. 10-12)B. Paul’s INFATUATION with WEAKNESS (I Cor. 1:18-2:5, 13:4-8a; II Cor. 1:8-11, 12:7-10) II...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 6 | I Corinthians 15
The Resurrection of the Dead I. Denying the Resurrection (v. 1-34)A. The Absurdity of Resurrection (v. 12; Acts 17:17-32; ch.24, ch.26)B. The Centrality of Resurrection (v. 3-8, 12-19)C. The Meaning of the Resurrection (v. 20-28) II...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 4 | 1 Corinthians 8-11:1
Incarnational Theology for the Church in a Pagan Environment (Or How Jesus Changes Everything) I. A CLASH with CULTURE (8:1; 10:20; Acts 18)A. An IDOLATRY SATURATED EnvironmentB. RESIST or Take PART (8:4,7)C. Practicing MONOTHEISM in a PAGAN...
Read moreLent 2021 – I am broken, but loved by God | Jeremiah 45
Week 5 – “I’ll give you your life…” I. Who is BARUCH?A. Jeremiah’s SCRIBE (36:4, 32; 45:1)B. Jeremiah’s STUDENT (36:5-8)C. Jeremiah’s FRIEND (36:17-19) II. A Legitimate COMPLAINT (45:3)A. SORROW upon GRIEF (v. 3; Ps. 6:6, 69:3)B. Hope...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 8 | Mark 14:3-11
The Kingdom of the Messiah I. The IMPLICATIONS of What SHE Did (14:3-5; Isaiah 61:1-3; I Sam. 16:13)A. A SYMBOL of RECKLESS Devotion (14:4-5)B. ANOINTING the ANOINTED One (Isaiah 61:1-3; Mark 1:1, 8:29)C. Preparing to DIE (14:8, 16:1) II. The...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 4 | Mark 4:1-34
The Parables of the Messiah I. The PURPOSE of the PARABLES (Mark 4:10-12, 21-25, 33-34)A. To CONNECT and to SUBVERT (v. 3, 8, 21, 24-25, 26, 29, 31)B. To REVEAL and OBSCURE (v. 11-12, 21-25)C. To EXPLAIN His ACTIONS (Isaiah 6:8-13) II. The...
Read moreThird Sunday of Advent 2020 | Jeremiah 31
JOY: Grace Found in the Wilderness I. A Story of EXILE and RETURN A. From SLAVE to FAMILY Jer. 31:1, 9, 20, 22 B. From TORN DOWN to REBUILT v. 4, 12, 28 C. From SORROW to JOY v. 13, 25 II. The CONTEXT of Joy v. 10-14 A. It’s not mere HAPPINESS v...
Read moreThe Problem with Kings – Pt. 7 | II Samuel 13-23, I Kings 1-2
Right with God? A Lot Has HAPPENED RAPE, REVENGE, and REBELLION (II Samuel 13-18) Even more REBELLION (II Samuel 20) The END of an ERA A Reminder of WHAT is at STAKE (Genesis 3, 22, 49; 2 Samuel 7) An UNDERWHELMING Conclusion (I Kings 1-2) A...
Read moreJob: A Poem of Pain (Part 2) | Job 38-42
God Responds I. A Quick RECAPA. God ALLOWS Satan to HARM Job (Job 1:9-12, 2:4-6; Luke 22:31-34)B. Job QUESTIONS God’s JUSTICE (Job 9:22-23, 27:2)C. Job’s Friends QUESTION his INNOCENCE (Job 4:7-9, 22:4-11) II. God SHOWS UPA. EXPOSES Job’s...
Read moreJob: A Poem of Pain (Part 1) | Job (selected verses)
The Silence of God I. Tips for READING JobA. REMEMBER the BACKSTORY (Job 1-2)B. Allow the TEXT to be VAGUEC. This is a SCENARIO, not POLICY II. SATAN and SUFFERINGA. The ACCUSER… ACCUSES (Job 1:9-11, 2:4-5)B. Satan BRINGS about the...
Read moreI Thessalonians: A Letter of Hope – Part 2 | I Thessalonians 3:12-13
God’s Will: Your Sanctification II. The Call to HOLINESS (4:1-8)A. The REALITY of Sex in Greco-Roman SOCIETYB. Another Counter-CULTURAL CRITIQUE (1:9-10, 4:3-6, 5:21-22)C. EMBODIED Holiness (4:4, Mt. 5:27-30) III. The Foundation of LOVE...
Read moreI Thessalonians: A Letter of Hope- Part I | I Thessalonians 1 & 2
The Three That Remain… I. The CONTEXT for I ThessaloniansActs 17 II. Paul’s Prayer of THANKSGIVINGI Thes. 1:3 A. WORK of FaithI Thes. 1:4-101 1. Ergon- both CAUSE and EFFECT 2. Gospel...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 5 | Nehemiah 12:27-13:31
Lessons in Exile Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our worship service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 4 | Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39
Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our Sunday service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
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