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Sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 - For the Common Good
God has equipped every Christian with unique spiritual gifts, abilities, and roles to serve their local church community for the collective benefit of all members. Paul addresses the Corinthians' misu
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Sermon: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 - Christ is the Rock
Paul addresses the Corinthian church's struggle with eating food sacrificed to idols by pointing to Israel's wilderness experience as a warning against spiritual complacency. He emphasizes that Christ
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Sermon: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13- Love Builds Up
Paul addresses the Corinthian church's tendency to prioritize theological knowledge over love when dealing with controversial issues like eating food sacrificed to idols. He teaches that while knowled
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Sermon: 1st Corinthians 8:1-13- Love Builds Up
Paul addresses the Corinthian church's misuse of theological knowledge, showing how their understanding of Christian freedom regarding food sacrificed to idols was causing division and harm to weaker
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Sermon: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 - Direction for Difficult Marriages
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Sermon: Easter Sunday - The Risen Jesus Breaks Through
Easter Sunday explores the transformative power of Jesus' resurrection through John 20, emphasizing how the risen Christ breaks through death, doubt, and despair. The message centers on resurrection a
Quick Take
B90X update: Skipping Day 13-15
Day 13 – Numbers 32-36 & Deuteronomy 1-7 No devotional thought for today as I prepare for my reformation day sermon. Day 14 & 15 – Deuteronomy 8-34 Skipping devotional thoughts for Deuteronomy as we are in the middle of a sermon series on the book. Here our thoughts there!
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Turn off TBN.
Unfortunately, this post is going to be controversial. That saddens me. Last year, a study found that most American Christians actually hold heretical (contrary to true doctrine) beliefs. TBN is part of the problem, in my opinion. This past Sunday, in my sermon at Stonebrook, I went on a bit of a tangent and exhorted our […]
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A Theology of Worship Gatherings
Last weekend I gave two seminars at our church associations national conference. I mentioned the first one yesterday, which lays out a biblical view of work and vocation. The second one, posted here, was about our church’s philosophy and theology of worship gatherings. If you are interested in hearing these concepts expanded, we are hosting […]
Reflection
To My Fellow Worship Leaders
Reflecting back on 10 years of ministry, this excerpt from the prologue of The Worship Sourcebook resounds with truth to me:
Essay
How To Correctly Understand The Bible
This last week I have run into two resources that have put helpful words to a thought I’ve been trying to communicate: the necessity of community, and especially studied and experienced teachers within that community, and wider connection to good resources outside your community in order to correctly understand the meaning of the Bible. There […]