Sermons, Lectures, & Teachings
Honoring the past context for God’s word.
Understanding the current relevance for God’s word.
Living in the future hope of God’s word.
Biblical Hospitality | Genesis 3:1-15 & Romans 5:6-11
Some might think that hospitality is a gift, and sure, there might be some who are more pre-disposed to extending a hospitable environment moreso than others. But, my hope today is that each one today leaves here challenged today with this question: Do others feel that I welcome them as the Father welcomes me?
Palm Sunday: The Road to Easter | John 12:12-16 & 18:33–37
What a scene! There was a lot of shouting going on, drawing attention. “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!” The people were crazy with excitement. They were anticipating something amazing: a new king. We see this in a few ways here.
What is Your Messy Middle? | Acts 24:1-25:12
In this story of Paul’s “middle,” we will name our own middles we are living in as well as name attacks from the enemy, defend ourselves against those attacks, & declare the truth of God over our lives.
Overcoming Spiritual Darkness | Acts 19
The opening move for Paul, and any of the disciples when they entered a new mission field was to go to the synagogue and start preaching the the Kingdom of God there. But why always go to the synagogue and to the Jews? Hasn’t it been clear that the message of the Way was for the Gentiles too?
The Human Condition Meets Love | 2 Chronicles 36:15-21 & John 3:16-21
But before we talk about the feel-good parts of God’s love, we must get our baseline, our foundation of why God’s love is so radical and transformative. We first start with the human condition.
Conflict Resolution | Acts 15:1-16:5
The one church of Jerusalem that we started with in Acts 2 is spreading throughout the known world. But with its expansion, with each church that is planted in new cultures with people from different racial and economic backgrounds, the waters are turning murky about what is the “right” way of following the One Way.