July 2, 2009 
I’m on vacation this week. You can keep up with the latest church news at my news sites, NewChurchReport.com and SmallChurchProf.com. I’ll post my sermon at the end of the week. Otherwise, I’m in the garden this week!
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Podcasts
- Everything Is Made NewIn 2 Corinthians 5:6-17, the Apostle Paul encourages the church in Corinth to live a life pleasing to Christ because one day all will stand before the judgment seat of Christ. On that day, each of us will have to give account of how we lived our lives. How we live does matter, and Paul affirms that fact to the troubled church in Corinth.
- Life in the SpiritTrinity Sunday offers an opportunity to examine Paul's idea of life in the Spirit. According to Romans 8:12-17, living in the Spirit means that we don't live by the "flesh" -- which is a word Paul uses to identify that which is dying and passing away, that lifestyle to which we were slaves prior to coming to Christ. Life in the Spirit mea […]
- Living in the Power of PentecostPentecost Sunday is the last big Sunday in the liturgical year, but often churches that celebrate Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter fail to give equal emphasis to Pentecost. Pentecost is the culmination of the Christian Year, and has been called the "birthday of the church." Without Pentecost, the Christian Year is incomplete because it […]
- A Mother's SacrificeThe Bible features several accounts of mothers, but my favorite Old Testament story about mothers is the story of Hannah and Samuel. Found in 1 Samuel 1, Hannah's story recounts her wilingness to give her son, Samuel, back to the Lord. Samuel, in turn, heard the voice of God calling him. As a result Samuel became the spiritual leader of Israel, speaking […]
- 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 […]
