Here are my notes and the recording of my Easter sermon this year. Notes get crazy at the end, but I dump them here for your ease. Download: Easter-20170416 Jesus Arrested by an Army The Jewish leaders were Afraid of Jesus rising from the dead. The city would have been crowded as ever. Passover filled…
This section is one of my favorites from the whole Bible. God is teaching Moses and Aaron to represent Him with self-sacrificing compassion. He Himself is going to die for people who grumble against Him, and here He is doing a little bit of that kind of training on Moses and Aaron.
Sermon on Numbers 1-10, where God’s grace is already showing up and the order of travel is established for the Hebrews as they head to the promised land.
I just started reading “The Holy Spirit in Action” by Sheed and some of it is already blowing my mind. Some of it is just pondering the implications of God having and being a spirit. I’ll post the quote from the book, which is kind of heady and out there, then my interpretation which might…
Romans 2:4 ESV Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? — Ro 2:4 This has to be part of the discussion about why bad things happen in this world. Sometimes, God is letting us be. Like…
Righteousness was a part of the operating system of Joseph’s soul.
He was a righteous man, not about do-gooder, but right about seeking God.
What would happen if we held on to truth (which is Christ) and increased our love? What if we increased our love even more for those that we disagree with, or are even our enemies? That is one of Christ’s most compelling teachings and that fits right in line with these things from Paul and Christ’s words of forgiveness from the cross.
Unity within a spread out group like a multi-site church. that was one of the main topics last week at One Life Core. These are my notes on the night and some of my own commentary. A shared language and shared ideals help people that aren’t together all the time keep unity with one another….
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. What is the Trinity? Mormons: That God is a council. Father and Son have bodies and are humans just like us, Spirit is a spirit. Jehovah’s Witnesses: Spirit is just a force, not equal,…
David’s fight can easily be compared to that of the Church. She leaves behind Saul’s armor when she looks for less structure, less worry over financing her works and buildings; when she frees herself from political support.
