Here is my sermon on 1 Corinthians. I’ve never preached chapter by chapter through it. We just went through Colossians to learn more about Jesus, then had Pentecost and celebrated that God sent His Holy Spirit into us. Now we’re going to spend a few months learning about what it’s like to live the Christian […]
We Can’t Reach Something We Are Afraid to Touch
[13] He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. [14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. [15] And as […]
Put away the yoke and call out to the Lord!
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, (Isaiah 58:9 ESV) Take away the yoke! The yoke is a tool you put on the beast of burden […]
Magicians Believe In What They Can't Copy
The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. (Exodus 8:18, 19 […]
Adventure and Safety in the Church
I’m still taking a long, slow read through The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch. It is really good. This week I’ve had several conversations about community, Christian community, koinonia, and church. This quote sounded really good for today as we go out to the YMCA Pancake Days, then play with neighborhood kids at boys group […]