Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. I heard that the dorms provided turkeys for dinner on Thanksgiving. And they were cooked by some of you here. I am not sure how those turkeys turned out. I trust they were good. If you are not an experienced turkey chef, you have no appreciation for how difficult […]
Sermons
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (pt3 of 3)
To recap, grumbling is a sign that you are in a spiritual wilderness. Second, fear is one reason Christians remain in the wilderness. And lastly, sin keeps us in the wilderness. Let’s read from Deut 1:3-8. Deut 1 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the […]
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (pt2 of 3)
That was a long intro. This is our Thanksgiving service. So to get you into the holiday spirit, we are taking a detour from our study of Matthew and today we’ll cover our Devotional Text from last week, Deut 1. And we will tackle the perennial problem of ingratitude. I love Thanksgiving because it is […]
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (Hill Community Church) (pt1 of 3)
Happy early Thanksgiving and welcome to Hill Community Church, or the Hill for short. Since it is the week after the inaugural, I wanted to spend a few moments talking about our new church name. On Saturday nights, when you see each other, you can say, I’ll see you at the Hill. Sounds cool, right? […]
Rom 8:28-32 – God Works All Things for Our Good (pt3 of 3)
Quick review. “All things work together for good to those who love God…” If you don’t love God, you can’t bank on this promise. And we talked about what it means to love God. Loving God himself, not his gifts, not his benefits, but loving him for who he is. The promise itself – “all […]
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. The way we love man is different […]