On the first Sunday in Advent this year, I chose Isaiah 64:1-9 as the text for my sermon, When God Comes Down. Here’s the link to the podcast from that sermon. http://traffic.libsyn.com/chuckwarnock/When_God_Comes_Down.mp3
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Archive | November, 2011
1st Advent: When God Comes Down
November 26, 2011
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Isaiah wanted God to come down, but Isaiah wanted God to come down big. Instead God comes in the form of a baby. Not big by first century standards, but life-changing in ways no one could imagine. That’s what Advent is about — anticipating God’s coming in love and power. When God Comes Down 1 Oh, [...]
Read moreGratitude by Louie Schwartzberg
November 23, 2011
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On the eve of Thanksgiving watch this video by filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg. Try to view this on the largest screen possible because the photography is stunning. Schwartzberg captures gratitude, and the reasons for it, in this memorable TED talk and short film. Happy Thanksgiving!
Read moreWright Offers A Compelling and Coherent Vision In ‘Simply Jesus’
November 16, 2011
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It goes without saying that N. T. Wright, recently called the J. K. Rowling of the evangelical world, is a prolific writer. The author of more than 30 books by one count, Wright cranks out multi-hundred page volumes like others do tweets. But the difference is that Wright also packs substance and soft-edged provocation into [...]
Read morePodcast: Our Responsibility For Managing God’s Gifts
November 14, 2011
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The Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-30 is often interpreted to mean that each of us should use our individual abilities — our “talents” — to serve God. But this is a parable about the kingdom of God, and Jesus is saying much more than what we usually have understood. Here’s the link to [...]
Read moreSermon: Our Responsibility For Managing God’s Gifts
November 12, 2011
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Have you ever been told that the Parable of the Talents meant you should use your own individual talents for God? Well, that is certainly true, but the meaning of this parable goes far beyond that narrow application. Here’s the sermon I’m preaching on Sunday, November 13, 2011, from Matthew 25:14-30, The Parable of the [...]
Read morePodcast: Preparing For The Kingdom Then and Now
November 7, 2011
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What if the parable of the 10 bridesmaids isn’t about just the second-coming of Christ? What if it was about the coming of the kingdom of God in the first century, and how some were prepared then, and some were not? Does the warning of Jesus to watch and wait mean anything before he comes [...]
Read morePreparing for the Kingdom Then and Now
November 5, 2011
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What if the parable of the 10 bridesmaids isn’t about just the second-coming of Christ? What if it was about the coming of the kingdom of God in the first century, and how some were prepared then, and some were not? Does the warning of Jesus to watch and wait mean anything before he comes [...]
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