Passion Week is right around the corner. It’s called Passion Week because of the “passion” or suffering Jesus underwent in the final week leading up to the crucifixion. Consider this. In the gospel of Matthew, out of twenty-eight chapters, eight are devoted to the final week of Jesus’ ministry.…
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Matt 25 – Waiting for the Coming Bridegroom (pt2 of 3)
In the parable of the ten virgins, half of them were ready and half of them weren’t. The groom, who represents Jesus, is delayed.
5 Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Notice that it is not foolish to sleep.…
Rom 8:28-32 – God Works All Things for Our Good (pt2 of 3)
What does it mean to love God? The best way I can think to make the answer clear is to say three things that love for God is not. The essence of love for God is not these three things.
First, loving God is not meeting his needs.…
Matthew 4 – The Temptation of Jesus (pt4 of 4)
A third time, Satan tempts Jesus. v8-9–
Matt 4
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Jesus is the Son of God.…
Easter: 1 Cor 15 (pt1 of 3)
Title: The Launch of Adam 2.0 (Death of a Bully)
Happy Easter! Hallelujah, praise the Lord, the stone has been rolled away, death has been defeated, for Christ is risen! Amen? If you are visiting us, we welcome you in the Lord.…
1 Cor 3:18-23 – All Are Yours (pt2 of 3)
2) What is the wisdom of God?
We have been talking about this for the past few months. It’s the cross. It’s Jesus and him crucified. The gospel. The Son of God became a man and lived at a particular point in human history during the first century as a Jewish Rabbi and he began preaching a message of repentance.…
1 Cor 3:18-23 – All Are Yours (pt 1 of 3)
Last week, Brother Daniel said something that I have been thinking about. He said that when we look at life, we know that things are not supposed to be the way they are. When we look at a loved one dying of cancer, we know that things are not supposed to be like this.…
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 2 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt4 of 4)
3) The cross shapes our ministry
How does the cross shape our ministry? In a phrase, the cross shapes us into servant leaders.
This is completely antithetical to our concept of leader. When we think of a leader, we think of someone like Steve Jobs, who retired this past week, someone who comes out in this black turtleneck and introduces a new shiny product line and the next day, there are crowds lining up in front of Apples stores nationwide.…
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