1 Timothy 3:14–15 (NLT) 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and…
I preached on Ephesians 2 in March 2020 – just over a year ago, the week after we were locked down: it was a hectic time. We just made my daughter’s wedding the weekend before. Then we were wondering if the church camp would get up. The speaker had just returned from India and was…
“Christians are warned not to be babies, in an open boat at the mercy of wind and wave, driven off course by the roll of the dice!” O’Brien Ephesians 4:13–16 (NLT) 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature…
Paul, in writing to his friends at Ephesus, reminds us of the grace of God and how we can live with great confidence, even though our world is unsure and unsettled. Ephesians 2:19-22 Confident living based on the privilege of our position as Christians and as members of the body of Christ. Songlist: All for…
Paul, in writing to his friends at Ephesus, reminds us of the grace of God and how we can live with great confidence, even though our world is unsure and unsettled. My Lighthouse with REND Collective Living Hope with Phil Wickham O Praise the Name (Anastasis) with lyrics
This series is about how we can reorient the rhythms of life in order to have a missional impact on the world in which we live. And it begins with considering what missional living looks like. Colossians 4:2-6 (NLT) 2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 3 Pray for…
Women in the Church: so the issue of women in the church is not a minor or marginal one. So what I’m inviting us as a church into is the opportunity to discern how we as a local church in the 21st century can best live out the gospel in our day to the glory…
Women in the Church: so the issue of women in the church is not a minor or marginal one. Avoid mere proof texting (bible says it; I believe ; that settles it) Avoid appeals to current social practice (women lead businesses, universities, and government – it’s just ridiculous not to have them lead in church)…
Women in the Church: An English professor wrote the words “A woman without her man is nothing” on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: “A woman, without her man, is nothing.” The women wrote: “A woman: Without her, man is nothing.” Punctuation is everything! So theologically and practically,…