Giving – Finding Gospel Centered Organizations
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
Mentioned I would post this in the blog this week. In our giving patterns, we will all have issues and ideas that light our fire and stir our passion. No matter what those things are for you, there are organizations that seek to meet physical and social needs while at the same time having a […]
Posted in Missional living, Sermon Thoughts
A prayer for our finances
Posted January 20th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
OK, let’s be honest for a moment. We honestly believe that if we could win the lottery or if Publisher’s Clearinghouse showed up at our door our problems would be solved. We may not voice it this way, but if we prayed what was really in our heart our prayer might go, “God, I am […]
Posted in All About Life, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Stewardship
Jesus, One man, two natures
Posted November 15th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Read the Gospels and you encounter Jesus. On one had we discover a man who had very human emotions, experienced pain, was hungry and ate, and went through all that it meant to be human. On the other hand, he taught with authority, could read the thoughts of people, healed the sick and raised the […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues
The God Who is There
Posted October 17th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Referenced a book that I am really enjoying in the sermon this morning, The God who is There written by theologian D. A. Carson. The basic purpose of the book is to trace the big storyline of the Bible and show how this meta-narrative points us to Jesus. By doing so Carson demonstrates that God […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Suggested Resources | Tags: D. A. Carson
Counterfeit Gods – A resource for thorns
Posted October 6th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Been using the blog to suggest books to people who hear the Sunday message and wrestle with the various types of dirt in the Parable of the Soils. This week dirt was filled with thorns, representing those things in our lives that compete with God as the object of our allegiance and worship. The Bible […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Suggested Resources | Tags: Idolatry, Parable of the Soils, Parables, Tim Keller