This gets back to what I shared earlier from Col 1:9-10. What is the will of God for all the saints here? To walk worthy of the Lord. How do we walk in this type of worthy manner? By living in a way that is fully pleasing to Him. And what pleases Him? The second […]
Colossians 1: What is God’s Will for Your Life? (pt2 of 3)
Is this how we should think of the gospel? If we do, we will be making a grave, grave mistake. Fruit comes from the gospel. Fruit, not just in terms of salvation, but fruit in all aspects of the Christian life and maturity. We see this in Paul’s letters. For example, Galatians talks about the […]
Colossians 1: What is God’s Will for Your Life? (pt1 of 3)
Text: Col 1:1-14 We are beginning our study through the book of Colossians. I have been waiting to teach this book for a while because it’s one of my favorites. In particular, the second half of Col 1 is one of the most beautiful, most profound sections in all of Scripture. It would serve us […]
John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll: Opposing Views on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
In case you missed what is happening in recent weeks between John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll, here is a quick summary. John MacArthur just came out with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Fire-Offending-Counterfeit-Worship/dp/1400205174/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Mark Driscoll came out with a book which has a chapter in it where he takes the complete opposite position as MacArthur: http://www.amazon.com/Call-Resurgence-Christianity-Funeral-Future/dp/1414383622/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384506461&sr=1-1&keywords=driscoll+resurgence
One Year Anniversary of Hill Community Church
Welcome to the Hill. We are so happy you could join us on this joyous occasion. This might not be conventional, but I want to start by telling a joke. What do you get when you have two Caucasian pastors, an African American pastor, a Filipino American pastor and a Korean American pastor gathered in […]
Philippians 4: Finding Contentment in Christ (pt3 of 3)
Acts 16:25-34 [READ]. This scene is amazing to me. Paul and Silas had just been beaten by a mob. Then, they got sent to the inner prison and probably got tortured by this Roman jailer. And while they were beaten, bruised and bleeding, what were they doing? They were praying and singing hymns to God. […]