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.
Resting Well to Worship Well | Exodus 16:14-30
Rest does not come easy to me. I have found that I have a hard time saying no to just about anything – work, volunteering, adventures, helping others, and all of the ideas in my head. We wear our busy schedules as a badge of honor. It’s like we are full of pride when we tell someone we are too busy to find any space on our schedule.
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.