We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen. The things which are seen are temporal and the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) This week Pastor Rick is teaching us to live by spiritual sight and the certainty that comes through faith. […]
Francis Chan at Passion 2011
Some bullet points from his sermon. 2 Timothy 4 – It is the Apostle Paul’s last words. I pray that this encapsulates my life. I am hoping for that day when I finish the race for God. The only way the church is going to change is if you as an individual decide to make […]
John Piper at Passion 2011
Preacher and prolific writer John Piper asked a profound question Monday evening: Do you feel more loved by God because He makes much of you or because He enables you to make much of Him? John Piper asks students do they feel more loved when God makes much of them or when He allows them […]
Romans 10 – Everything Culminates in Jesus (pt4 of 4)
But they rejected Christ. Jesus came to the lost sheep of Israel and they rejected him and this rejection triggered a shift in the gospel from the Jews to the Gentiles. This is the progressive revelation of God. And as I was studying this passage, I was reminded of an essay I had to write […]
Romans 10 – Everything Culminates in Jesus (pt3 of 4)
That’s what we read in Romans 10:2-3 – 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Starting with Abraham […]
Romans 10 – Everything Culminates in Jesus (pt2 of 4)
Paul is a Jew, yet he was called to be a missionary to the Gentiles. But clearly, he always had a heart for his own people. More than a personal testimony, this chapter and the following chapter serve to show how God’s redemption plan was revealed gradually throughout human history, starting with the Jews and […]