In Mark 1:14-20, Jesus proclaims that the Kingdom of God is near. He then invites those who hear his proclamation to change their way of thinking and living, and believe the good news of the Kingdom’s presence. Jesus then invites Peter and Andrew, and James and John to follow him, with the promise that he [...]
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Archive | January, 2012
Podcast: When God Finds You
January 22, 2012
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Taken from John 1:43-51, this story of Jesus calling Philip and Nathanael gives us a glimpse in how and why God calls us to follow Jesus. When God Finds You explores the role of scripture, experience, and community that are present in the call of God in the lives of followers of Jesus. Here’s the [...]
Read morePodcast: Heaven and Earth Meet in the Waters of Baptism
January 8, 2012
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Jesus’ baptism was the central, but not only time, that heaven and earth met with extraordinary result. This meeting of heaven and earth is what Jesus taught us to pray for when He said, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Heaven and earth will ultimately meet again [...]
Read moreSermon: Jesus Still Changes The Future
January 1, 2012
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Here’s the sermon I’m preaching on New Year’s Day Sunday, January 1, 2012. Whatever 2012 holds, the point Luke is making in this story about Simeon is that Jesus changes the future. Jesus Still Changes The Future Luke 2:22-40 NIV/84 22 When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, [...]
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Podcasts
- Living in the Power of Pentecost
- A Mother's Sacrifice
- Worshipping and DoubtingIn Matthew 28:16-20, we usually miss verse 17: "They worshipped him, but some doubted." What did the 11 disciples doubt during this post-resurrection appearance of Jesus? Did they doubt that he had been resurrected? Or that he was the Messiah, the Son of God? Or did they doubt themselves and their ability to carry on after Jesus left them? The inte […]
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