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Monday May 29, 2017
Generosity
Monday May 29, 2017
Monday May 29, 2017
Paul wrote the little, twenty-five verse of Philemon to a slave-owner. Paul was sending escaped slave, Onesimus, back to his owner, and Paul wrote to persuade Philemon to receive Onesimus back as a newly converted brother in Christ. The letter is an excellent look at Christian accountability, conversion, and generosity.c
Monday May 22, 2017
Infection
Monday May 22, 2017
Monday May 22, 2017
The book of Colossians was written to a church that had been infected by false teaching. Paul told this church that he prayed constantly for them to the effect that they would grow in maturity and wisdom with respect to God's will for them. This sermon examines the dangers of false teaching and the way to be protected against it.
Sunday Apr 30, 2017
Shocked
Sunday Apr 30, 2017
Sunday Apr 30, 2017
This week's sermon is a discussion of Paul's outrage over the fact that the Galatian church had allowed false teachers to enter the church and pollute the gospel. The sermon explores the fact this this distortion of truth occured less than one generation away from the start of the church. How much more can false teachings haunt us, now 2000 years past the start of the church. Galatians 1:6-10 is the text.
Monday Sep 05, 2016
The Western Lie
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
This sermon is the first in a short look at the letter to the Colossians. The sermon contrasts the difference between the postmodern mind and that of the believer which favors the certain of the Good News and the message of Christ.
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
They Begged Us to Leave
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
This sermon finishes a short series on the book of Acts. Acts 16:11-40 is the text, and the subject is the way that Paul, Silas, and other church leaders were transformed by the mission that God had given to the church to move westward. The story of courage, passion, and intention is inspiring to modern-day disciples of Jesus.
Monday Jan 25, 2016
For the Good of Everyone
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Monday Jan 25, 2016
The text for this sermon comes from 1
Corinthians 12:1-11. In this text, Paul tells the Corinthian church that the gifts the Spirit gave to her were meant to be used for the benefit of the members of that community.
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Hiding Money Under a Mattress
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Monday Aug 31, 2015
This sermon comes from Matthew 25:14-30 and looks at the Parable of the Talents. This parable sits within a larger section of Matthew and comprises a body of teaching from Jesus about the importance of preparation.
Sunday Apr 12, 2015
Written for Our Instruction
Sunday Apr 12, 2015
Sunday Apr 12, 2015
This sermon takes its inspiration from Paul's statement that "what was written beforehand (the Old Testament) was written for our instruction," Romans 15:4. The sermon examines how Christians can approach the rapid change we are experiencing in the religious world: knowing about our times, recognizing what is important and what is not, and being able to spot counterfeit teachings.