by ray | Jul 18, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Paul mentions this absurd view of baptism. Then he mentions the historical reality, namely that he baptized so few among them, thank goodness. And he did this ultimately in order to expose the folly of their allegiance to human leaders. 22 Jews demand miraculous signs...
by ray | Jul 18, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Text: 1 Cor 1:10-31 I used to work for a dot.com in West Hollywood for about 4 years and during that span, I saw a bunch of celebrities: Ron Howard, Bill Murray, the Japanese character Hiro from the TV series Heroes, the cheerleader from Heroes, Baron Davis, the...
by ray | Jun 14, 2011 | NT, Romans, Sermons
Wouldn’t you agree with that assessment of the human condition? We may look all good on the outside. But when we are honest with ourselves and we look inward, I think we can all agree that we are not good, that there is something fundamentally wrong with us. We are...
by ray | May 22, 2011 | Current Events
By Mark Milian, CNN Next time Grandma asks why you’re going to the mall on Sunday morning instead of church, tell her you’re going to Apple Chapel. For Apple fans, the brand triggers a reaction in the brain that’s not unlike that of religious...
by ray | May 3, 2011 | Easter, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
I want to pause here and ask, what might our blinders be today? Back then, the Jews had their cultural blinder of their Jewish heritage so they could only conceive of a Messiah who was going to treat the nation of Israel in a special way. What blinders do you and I...
