Today’s video with Dave Robbins hits home, doesn’t it? Maybe not to that extent, but we’ve all felt temptation before, and we’ve all given into it at some point too. It doesn’t matter if you’re here today and you don’t believe in Jesus yet, you know what temptation feels like. And you also know that you’ve had consequences for giving in. Right? Whatever you believe, temptation and its consequences is something we can all relate to. Several years . . . Read More »
The Foundation Matters
Good morning! We have reached the end of the sermon on the mount. We’ve worked our way through Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5, 6 and 7. I was just thinking, can you imagine sitting and listening to Jesus teach this whole thing? We’ve gone through this series all summer long! So really, however long I may take today is nothing in comparison to how long the original sermon was, so don’t keep checking the time. I promise not . . . Read More »
Why Worry?
Good morning! Last week, Ken talked about everyone’s favorite subject: money. Have you ever thought about the fact that the reason we hate talking about it so much is because of how much of an influence it has over our lives? We work each and every day for: money. We do or don’t do things because of: money. What we want we have to buy with: money. So we always seem to need more, so that we can . . . Read More »
Teach Us To Pray
Today we are looking at the most fundamental, most important, most life giving, most intimate, most life transforming subject and spiritual discipline in the entire Christian faith. It’s also probably the most questioned, the most worked on, and the one of the most neglected. Last week we began Matthew chapter 6, and right in the middle of His teaching on the heart, Jesus teaches us how to pray. There is so much that can be talked about when . . . Read More »
Right Thing, Wrong Heart
Good morning everyone! Today we are looking at the next chunk of Jesus’ teaching, what I am titling “Right Thing, Wrong Heart.” We’re moving into Chapter 6 now of Matthew, if you want to turn or click there awhile. Now, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there is a theme behind almost every section of the Sermon on the Mount that we’ve looked at, and it’s a pretty clear one: God is concerned about your heart. Sure, . . . Read More »
You Are A Body Builder
Good morning! Hey let me start with a question for you to consider this morning. I think it’s a question we all have wrestled with or are wrestling with. Do you feel like you’re making a difference in the world? That’s a pretty loaded question, because depending on your world view, we could all have different answers. But even if your answers are different from the people beside you right now, we each still ask this question to . . . Read More »
Love Before Freedom
I hope that your summer has been going well for you and your families. I know that I’ve been enjoying the longer day and the cool nights, and I know my pregnant wife has really really been enjoying the super hot and sunny days. Last week we talked about everyone’s favorite church topic, sex, and it went so well, this week I thought I’d give my somewhat newly married perspective on it! Just kidding. No, we are actually . . . Read More »
Taming the Tongue
We’re now into week 3 of our study of James, and I know that if you have been here, paying attention, and seriously working on this stuff in your life, you’ve already started to grow in your spiritual maturity, as well as probably in your relationship with Jesus. Let’s just do quick, one liner recaps of the last two weeks. The first week we looked at how we handle adversity and tough times. Can I just say good . . . Read More »
If You Call Yourself A Christian
I wanted to start out with reading Romans 1:16 again. If you don’t know or couldn’t tell, I have 1.1.Six tattooed on my arm, which stands for Romans 1:16. I believe this is the central theme of Romans, and should really be tattooed, if not on your arm, on your heart as a follower of Jesus Christ. Read it out loud: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation . . . Read More »