Episodes
Tuesday May 28, 2019
The Influence of Giving! The Influence of Mom!
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
God is not, in essence, male. Jesus said in John 4, "God is Spirit..." God created both male and female in His image. So the ideal qualities of "MOM" that we all know and honor; qualities of sacrificial giving and nurture and love; those qualities come from the character and nature of God. God is a giver... and because this is true, Mom is a giver as well! With this backdrop, why is it that so many of the most influential characters in the Bible were born to barren women? What is God trying to say to all of us in these uniquely repetitive hardships that resulted in such influential people such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Samuel, and John the Baptist?
Wednesday May 22, 2019
GRADUATION SUNDAY: "Life as it Should Be!"
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Political correctness, relativism, narcissism... the world's philosophies and ideas come at us fast and furious. They come not as suggestions, but as demands; "CONFORM OR ELSE!" The consequences of these empty and vapid ideas are self-evident. This is "Life as it is" in our world today. But what is "Life as it should be?" Is there a target, a goal, a purpose outside myself that makes life, both now and eternal, evident and transforming? YES THERE IS!
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: 2 Corinthians
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
We who know Christ in the Church today need to guard against the two extremes of CRITICIZING the early church, and also IDEALIZING the early church. The early church, including the one at Corinth, had lots of problems... but so do we. Somehow, God used them, and He uses us in spite of us. Humility... In 2 Corinthians the people of Corinth had repented... most of them. Paul, and God, pursued them and wouldn't give up. We need to do the same in our churches.
Monday May 06, 2019
EASTER: 1 Corinthians 15 - Live the Difference!
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
In this message I am your drone! I will fly way up high to give you the big picture, and then we will come down closer and closer to see the Resurrection from 1 Corinthians 15. We will be challenged in the end to Live the Difference that Jesus makes in a life in which HE LIVES by His Spirit! He is Risen! He is Risen IN ME!
Monday May 06, 2019
EASTER: 1 Corinthians 13 - The Most Excellent Way!
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
The famous 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians is actually about Spiritual Gifts! The Corinthians were prioritizing the Spiritual Gifts and exercising them without love. It is possible to do a lot for Jesus without loving Jesus or even the people you are serving. It is possible, and common, for people to elevate themselves in Jesus name. But 'God is love', and when we miss His love, we are missing the main thing.
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: 1 Corinthians
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
When you read a book, you don't just pick it up and begin reading wherever it flops open on the table. Why do so many Christians read the Bible that way and then wonder why they are confused? Let's do our homework on this letter of 1 Corinthians so we can understand it and not be so sloppy with something so important! Here is some background that will help you understand what you are reading!
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: Romans - Tensions! pt 2
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
The church at Rome experienced great anxiety and tensions from the outside and the inside, that prompted Paul to write his letter to them. We face great anxiety and tensions in our culture that make Paul's letter very relevant to us today! Are you feeling pressured to conform to the world around you? Are you experiencing tension even in your own church? The Romans were too!
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: Romans - Why? pt 1
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
When Paul wrote his letter to the Romans, he had never been there. This church began without his missionary church-planting influence. How did this church come to be? And why did Paul write this letter? The history and background to answer those 2 questions is fascinating, and will leave you with a great understanding and challenge as you read this letter for yourself!
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: ACTS 2 "Ripples"
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
God works in the mess and challenges of life to accomplish His purpose of spreading the Gospel of His Kingdom! Luke records events around an outline of RIPPLES that went out like when a stone is thrown into a body of water! Look for the markers in the text and you'll find Luke's mind in the book of Acts, inspired of God, to record just how God's 'ekklesia' (the church) grew and changed the world! God is still at it in the mess today! The RIPPLES have gone out through time and space to us! You and I are God's next RIPPLE! It's messy, and it is quietly miraculous!
Monday May 06, 2019
THE BOOK: Galatians
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Paul confronts the Galatians over the mess they are making of the Gospel. What is true of them, is still true of us today! What matters is not religious trappings and markers, but a NEW CREATION! When is the gospel so wrong in its presentation and power, that it is no longer the gospel?