Revelation 11:15-19 Jesus Redeemer of the Cosmos Revelation 11:15-19 Jesus Redeemer of the Cosmos is a sermon in the sermon series on Revelation. Many only see Jesus a certain way. They see the Jesus who came to save. The Jesus who showed His loved. But there is more to Jesus than the fact that He came to die for sin. He came to restore us to God. This process of payment for sin and restoring us to God is called... Read more
Philippians 2:12-13 God’s Part and My Part in Changing Me Philippians 2:12-13 God’s Part and My Part in Changing Me is a sermon in the series on “Matters of the Heart.” Do you feel like you are in a spiritual rut? Do you wonder why you haven’t grown spiritually? Are you covering the same ground in your Christian walk? Do you wonder why though you are learning about Jesus, you are not living like him? Are you saying to yourself,... Read more
Trust in the Compassion of God June 3, 2016 Year C Psalm 146:1-10 God is a God of compassion. One of the best reasons to praise God (Psalm 146:1-2) and hope in Him (Psalm 146:5) is because of His compassion. We don’t need to trust anyone else than God (Psalm 146:3-4). TEN DIFFERENT REASONS TO TRUST IN THE COMPASSION OF GOD There are ten different reasons to trust in the compassion of God. The first five reasons relate to the... Read more
Dismissing God’s Promises With a Laugh June 2, 2016 Genesis 18:9-15 Someone comes to your door and promises that next year you will come into a million dollars. Do you believe them? Or do you dismiss it with a laugh – “Nah, that won’t ever happen to me. I’ll have to work until I die.” Replace the word “money” with “child” and “work” with “be barren” and now you have Sarah’s dilemma. But considering all that she has gone through,... Read more
My House of Prayer June 1, 2016 Year C Isaiah 56:1-8 God wants people in His house to live a life of love. He wants us to preserve justice, do what is right, reveal righteousness (Isaiah 56:1). Living this way brings happiness (Isaiah 56:2). We learn to take a day of rest and to not do evil (Isaiah 56:2). God wants unity. He wants people from all walks of life. He loves the foreigner (Isaiah 56:3). No matter if I... Read more
The Jihad of Jesus by Dave Andrews The Jihad of Jesus by Dave Andrews makes the case for the sacred nonviolent struggle for justice. He opens with the following thesis (xiii): For many people jihad and Jesus are totally contradictory, mutually exclusive options. You must choose the one or the other. You cannot have both. Given our present situation, Muslims would tend to choose jihad, Christians would tend to choose Jesus. But it is my contention that—rightly understood—you can’t have... Read more
How A Leader Prays How A Leader Prays is a simple thought reflection from Nehemiah 1:1-11: May 31, 2016 Year C Leaders are led by God. In order to be led by God, a leader must learn to pray. Prayer is an essential private discipline of a leader. Leaders learn to lead as they trust God in prayer. In Nehemiah 1:1-11, we have an example of a leader who prays. THE CIRCUMSTANCE (Nehemiah 1:1-3) The strength of a people was... Read more
Creation and Fall by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Creation and Fall by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (subtitled A Theological Exposition of Genesis 1-3) is the English edition of the third volume in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works. The editors of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series share a summary for the reason that Bonhoeffer wrote Creation and Fall (9): “The denial or downplaying of the Old Testament as scripture by Christians has contributed to a dualistic separation of creation and redemption and of the public and the... Read more
1 Kings 8:14-21 Blessing God for the Material Blessings He Gives Me 1 Kings 8:14-21 Blessing God for the Material Blessings He Gives Me is a sermon on the relationship between the blessings God gives me (which are mostly material) and how I can bless God back. “The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.” (1 Kings 8:14, HCSB) God blesses me through His promises. (1 Kings 8:14-15) “He said: May the Lord... Read more
God’s Love Is My Refuge God’s Love Is My Refuge is a simple thought reflection from Psalm 5:1-12 May 30, 2016 Year C Psalm 5:1-12 God’s love in my refuge. There are times when I may feel sad (Psalm 5:1), or pray to God in times of difficulty (Psalm 5:2-3). I can depend upon God. He is bigger and stronger than all kinds of evil that may come my way. God is stronger than: The wicked (Psalm 5:4) The boastful... Read more
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