Welcome/Visitors “You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, and then be willing to live for them and die for them. The people that make a durable difference in the world… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 3 – know or really know?
Welcome/Visitors “Physical sickness we usually defy. Soul sickness we often resign ourselves to.” ― Mark Buchanan “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 2 – Rest or Religion
Welcome/Visitors ……Tim Keller explains the gospel this way.(again) The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 2 – Follow His Call
“Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just; a God who is all love, but not holy; a God who has a heaven for everybody, but a hell for none; a God who can allow good and bad to be side by side in time, but… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 2 – Healed from what?
“The reason why it is important to think clearly about sin is manifold. But, in particular, to think clearly about sin helps you to think clearly about salvation and the Savior. The problem that is addressed by the Bible storyline is the problem of sin. And the solution that is presented in the coming of… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 1 – Calling
“The reason why it is important to think clearly about sin is manifold. But, in particular, to think clearly about sin helps you to think clearly about salvation and the Savior. The problem that is addressed by the Bible storyline is the problem of sin. And the solution that is presented in the coming of… Read More »
Sermon Notes Mark 1 – The Way to life-changing faith
“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes – many times – my feelings are out of sync with the truth. When that happens – and it happens every day in some… Read More »
Sermon Notes Ephesians 4 – Unity
IS IT THEN HARD TO DO THE THINGS WITH WHICH JESUS ILLUSTRATES THE KINGDOM HEART OF LOVE? OR THE THINGS THAT PAUL SAYS LOVE DOES? IT IS VERY HARD INDEED IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSFORMED IN THE DEPTHS OF YOUR BEING, IN THE INTRICACIES OF YOUR THOUGHTS. FEELINGS.ASSURANCES, AND DISPOSITIONS, IN SUCH A… Read More »
Sermon Notes Ephesians 3 – Rooted and Grounded
Frederick Buechner wrote about tears. “Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention,” he wrote. “They are not only telling you something about the secret of who you are, but more often than not God is speaking to you through them of the mystery… Read More »
Sermon Notes Isaiah 9 – Hope
The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone,… Read More »
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