Three levels of joy: the joy of ministry, a deeper joy that are names are written in heaven, and the deepest joy of relating to a Person.
Salvation
Philemon: The Gospel Changes Everything
Sermon Outline Today, we are going to cover the book of Philemon – short letter How many people have ever heard a sermon from Philemon? Themes: forgiveness, unity, church as family I can understand why preachers may choose to avoid this letter Explosive letter because it deals with the issue of slavery What does the […]
Francis Chan + David Platt on Salvation and Discipleship
Philippians 3: The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ (pt3 of 3)
This is what it means to be a Christian. Our vocabulary falls short in trying to describe the surpassing value of knowing Christ so we use metaphors and we use strong comparative language like loss, filth, rubbish. We’re reaching for words here. For the Christian, you have found Christ to be like that treasure hidden […]
Eph 2-3: The Multi-faceted Mystery of the Messiah (pt2 of 3)
The God of the Bible is a Holy God and he cannot tolerate even an ounce of sin. This is a hard concept for us to comprehend because we are not holy. Even if our actions are respectable, nobody is respectable in their hearts all the time. We have unholy thoughts, immoral thoughts, our hearts […]
Eph 2-3: The Multi-faceted Mystery of the Messiah (pt1 of 3)
For as long as I can remember, I always loved a good mystery novel. Encyclopedia Brown, then the Hardy Boys, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King, Twilight. No, not Twilight. I even like games when you don’t know who’s who. Like 5 player Hearts, or Bang or Mafia. Secrets, people pretending to be good […]