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
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Let me tell you a story – Part 3 | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Wheat, Weeds, and Waiting I. The WORLD as we KNOW it.A. The KINGDOM of HEAVEN is like… (v.24)B. The FARMER and his ENEMY both sow seed… (v.24-25)C. The CROPS grow
Read more“Let me tell you a story” – Part 1 | Matthew 13:3-23
The Sower and the Seed I. Why do you SPEAK in PARABLES? (v.10-17)A. Different TYPES of POWER. (Mk. 8:31-33; Lk. 19:44)B. Our PREFERENCE for RIGHT-HANDED power. (Jn 6:15)C. A STORY
Read moreChristmas Day service | Matthew 1:1-17
A Different Kind of Christmas Story I. Nothing says CHRISTMAS like a GENEALOGY. (Mt. 1:1-17)A. Genealogies THEN and NOW.B. It’s MORE than just a FAMILY tree. (Lk. 3:23-38)C. It’s a
Read moreFourth Sunday of Advent | Is. 52:13-54:10
And the greatest of these is love… I. Section #1 – A PICTURE of JESUS. (Is. 52:13-53:12)A. Not the GOD we were EXPECTING. (52:13-53:3)B. The BURDEN he CHOOSES. (53:4, 7-9)C.
Read moreThird Sunday of Advent | Is. 35:1-10
The impact of a God who comes to us. I. POETRY for DESPERATE times. (v.1-10)A. Poetry is to “TRANSPORT” more than “TEACH”. (v.10)B. NOTICE where the poem is LOCATED. (Chap.
Read moreFirst Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 1:21-2:5
Hope – A Vision of a Coming Hope I. A CONTEXT much like ours TODAY. (1:21-31)A. A CONTINUAL downward TRAJECTORY. (v.21-23)B. The WEAK suffer, the POWERFUL don’t care. (v.23)C...
Read moreForming A People – Part 10 | Exodus 40:17-38
Forming a Worshipping People I. Drawing NEAR to the God AMONG us. (v.17-38)A. The ALTAR – A reminder of our NEED. (v.29; 27:1-18; 38:1-7)B. The LAVER – There is HOPE
Read moreForming A People – Part 9 | Exodus 33:12-34:10,29-35
The God who Forms His People I. Moses has a HUNGER for GOD. (33:12-23)A. It’s a DEEP and RELATIONAL longing. (v.12-14)B. It sees RELATIONSHIP as COMMUNAL. (v.15-17)C. It SEEKS to
Read moreForming a People – Part 8 | Exodus 32:1-35
A People Who Fail I. MOSES on the MOUNTAIN. (v.1-14)A. A big CHANGE in a short TIME. (v.1-6; Ex. 24:18) B. An UNSETTLING response by GOD. (v.7-10) C. Moses ACTS
Read moreForming A People – Part 7 | Ex. 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15; Ex. 31:12-18
A People Learning to Rest I. The COMMANDMENT in the MIDDLE. (v.8-11; Deut 5:12-15)A. REMEMBER this DAY… (v.8)B. …By SETTING it APART. (v.8,11)C. This is to be DONE in COMMUNITY.
Read moreForming A People – Part 6 | Exodus 20:1-7, 12-17
A People Learning to Live with God and Each Other I. Taking some TIME to OBSERVE. (v.1-17)A. NOTICE who is SPEAKING. (v.1)B. GROUNDED in RELATIONSHIP with YAHWEH. (v.2)C. The LIST
Read moreForming A People – Part 5 | Exodus 16:1-36
A People Learning to Trust – Part 2 I. The CHALLENGES of day to day REALITY. (v.1-5)A. People: COMPLAINING and IDEALIZING the past. (v.2-3)B. God: From PROTECTING to PROVIDING. (v.4,12-15)C.
Read moreForming A People – Part 4 | Exodus 14:1-31
A People Learning to Trust – Part 1 I. Ummm….not TOTALLY free YET. (v.1-20)A. Pharaoh REALIZES what he has LOST. (v.5)B. The RESPONSE of the PEOPLE. (v.10-12)C. The WORD from
Read moreForming A People – Part 3 | Exodus 12:1-42
An Invitation to Freedom I. A CRUCIAL but CHALLENGING passage. (12:1-42)A. READING like an EGYPTIAN. (Prov. 18:17)B. We ALL know or have a FIRSTBORN. (v.30)C. This is a PART of
Read moreForming A People – Part 2 | Exodus 4:29-6:12
An Identity Shaped by Captivity I. Context: LIVING as SLAVES in Egypt. (Ex. 1-4)A. A CHANGE in STATUS. (1:8-10)B. Life SHAPES their IDENTITY. (1:11-14)C. God SEES what is HAPPENING. (2:23-24)
Read moreForming a People – Part 1 | Matthew 28:16-20
“Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…” I. We are a PEOPLE of full of CONTRADICTIONS. (v.16-18)A. OBEDIENT and WORSHIPPING. (v.17)B. Yet STILL struggling with DOUBT. (v.17)C. But...
Read moreActs: Jesus at Work Through the Church – Part 6 | Acts 10:1-48
Yet Another Example of God at Work I. A THREE-PART story. (v.1-48; Acts 1:1-2)A. God at work BEFORE the VISION. (v.1-8)B. God IS at work DURING. (v.9-22)C. God CONTINUES working
Read moreActs: Jesus at Work Through the Church – Part 5 | Acts 9:1-19
Signposts of the Spiritual Journey I. Two DIFFERENT people, two SIMILAR stories. (v.1-19)A. Both SEEKING to live COMMITTED to the truth. (v.1-2,13-14)B. Saul – A DIFFICULT yet TRANSFORMATIVE moment. (v.1-9)C.
Read moreActs: Jesus at Work Through the Church – Part 4 | Selections from Acts 6:1-8:3
Jerusalem, Part 3 – The Ever Expanding Temple I. What we have SEEN this FAR. (Acts 1-5)A. A new HABITATION of the PRESENCE of God. (Acts 1:8)B. The TEMPLE is
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