Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Posted August 8th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
In December, 1987, the newly-formed Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood met in Danvers, Massachusetts, to compose the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The outcome of this meeting was the Danvers Statement which gives clarity to the theological beliefs called Biblical Complementarianism. The Elders of Genesis have affirmed this statement as accurately expressing […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Complementarianism, Danvers Statement, Ecclesiology
Matt Chandler on Homosexuality
Posted August 1st, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
After dealing with this on Sunday, I wanted to post a resource that I found very helpful. Matt Chandler from the Village Church in Dallas recently gave a seminar to his church. I have found few people who handled the topic theologically, while at the same time expressing incredible grace. If you have questions about […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Homosexuality, Matt Chandler
Marks of a healthy church
Posted July 12th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
The sermon yesterday dealt with the issue of denominations and the question as to why there are so many groups and churches. The answer to this is a deep and complicated issue, but the core idea is that God is building his church, and in the end He has one people even though they meet […]
Posted in Church Life and Issues, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Ecclesiology, Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll, Wayne Grudem
The perfect denomination – a little humor
Posted July 11th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Sermon for this week looked at Denominations. Found this satirical article on website called Tominthebox News Network, a humor website looking at the church. The title of the article is Forty-Seven Church Splits Finally Brings Doctrinal Perfection. The article pokes fun at how churches and denominations tend to divide, and the pride we all have […]
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The Christocentric Lense – Is the Bible about Me or about Jesus?
Posted July 6th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
In John 5, Jesus challenges the Jewish leaders view of the Scriptures. While they knew the Bible backwards and forward, they missed the key to the Scriptures. Jesus told them that they searched the Scriptures believing that in them they would find eternal life, but, “It is they that bear witness about me.” (John 5:39) […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: The Bible, Tim Keller