I'm terrible at New Year's resolutions like 90% of the rest of you. For 7 years now I've resolved to juggle 5 by the end of the year, and only this year did I actually buy 2 more softballs to add to …
John 19 – Jesus Died on the Cross on Purpose
Here is my sermon on John 19. What is unusual about this is that usually I would preach on the passion and crucifixion on Easter, but since I'm doing expository preaching chapter by chapter through …
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Easter 2017 – Many Were Afraid of Jesus
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-20170416Jesus Arrested by an ArmyThe Jewish …
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Fasting for Lent
I know that Jesus said that our fasting should be in secret, but I’m going to at least talk about it a little bit here. LENT is coming, and I’m preaching both Sundays around Ash Wednesday at a …
Jesus, The Example Set
1 Peter 2:21 ESVFor to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.Whatever we celebrate about Christ's doing …
Easter – A Defining Day
This is what it means to be genuinely human. Easter offers us the direct route to be the people we were made to be. God's people. Jesus' people. People of love.N.T.Wright, Lent For Everyone, via …