Spiritual warfare – Christ our victory
Posted February 28th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
This is the first of a series of blog posts I will write in the next week or so in a plan to develop some of the thoughts I raised and give Scriptural support for the role of spiritual warfare in the life of faith. “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Christus Victor, Spiritual Warfare
A Look at Spiritual Gifts
Posted February 14th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Discovering one’s spiritual gifts and then using them in ministry is a vital part in the maturing process of the Christian faith. The document linked below is one of the best treatments I have ever seen in explaining the different gifts found in the Scriptures. Before I go farther, let me define what we mean […]
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A Missional Church – video
Posted February 7th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Showed this today. We like to call ourselves a missional church and I thought this video was a pretty good picture of what we want to be. Wanted to share it on the blog.
Posted in Missional living, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Missional Church
Praying for Eureka like Nehemiah
Posted January 20th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
On Sunday we looked at how Nehemiah responded to the news that the walls of Jerusalem were in rubble and the gates had been burned. When Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem was a mess, his response was to weep, mourn, fast, and pray for the next four months. I have a difficult time praying for our […]
Posted in Church Life and Issues, Living the Gospel, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Eureka, Fasting, Nehemiah, Prayer
Nehemiah – bacground notes and Bibliography
Posted January 10th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Starting a new series on the Old Testament book of Nehemiah today. As with any book of the Bible, there is so much more information than can be shared on Sunday. So I wanted to prepare some notes on the book itself, its place in the overall story of Scripture, and some key themes we […]
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