The Way that Surpasses all Others I. I Cor. 12 from 30,000FEET (12:1-31)A. Division over SPIRITUAL (you guessed it) STATUS (12:1-3)B. One GOD, Many GIFTS (12:4-11)C. One BODY, Many MEMBERS
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Postcards from Corinth – Part 4 | I Cor. 7:1-40
Confusing Status and Identity I. A Scary Yet Familiar ContextA. Economic UncertaintyB. Looming Political DistressC. Ever-Impending Day of the LordD. A Culture Obsessed with Status/Identity 1. Do you ever struggle
Read moreLent is for Listening – Part 4 | Jeremiah 40-43
Is Anybody Listening? I. Two Stories of FAILING to LISTEN (Jer. 40-43)A. This is Why We CAN’T Have NICE THINGS! (Jer. 40:7-41:10) 1. A small (but PROMISING) new BEGINNING (Jer. 40:7-12) 2.
Read moreLent is for Listening – Part 3 | Jeremiah 37-39
Losing a Kingdom I. SETTING the SCENEA. Jeremiah: UNPOPULAR PROPHET (Jer. 20:1-2,10; 37:11-16; 38:4-6)B. Zedekiah: VACILLATING VASSAL (Jer. 34:8-22; ch. 37-39)C. Conflicting INTERESTS make for an Interesting CONFLICT Jeremiah continues
Read moreThe Season of Advent – Fourth Sunday ~ Love | Jeremiah 31:1-6
Waiting for Love I. The PLIGHT of the ExilesA. DISTANCE (Jer. 29:4; Psalm 137:1-4)B. DEPRIVATION (Jer. 30:12-14)C. DOUBT (Psalm 13:1-4; Psalm 22:1-2) II. The PROMISE to the Exiles (Jer. 31:1-6)A.
Read more1 John – A Fellowship of Life, Light, and Love. Part 5 | I John 5:1-21
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
Read more1 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 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
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