Praying Psalm 51 – The Prayer from our Service this Morning
Posted January 31st, 2021 by Mike Hubbard
One of the wonderful ways the Psalms are helpful to us is that they model the vertical conversation we can have with our God. A few years ago we shared Don Whitney’s book Praying the Bible, which shows us how to turn the Psalms and other Scripture passages into prayers. During our series in the […]
Posted in Prayer, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Confesssion, Greatest Hits - Psalms, Repentance
Smite them Oh Mighty Smiter – Are we to use Imprecatory Psalms
Posted January 27th, 2021 by Mike Hubbard
Psalm 139:19–22 [19] Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! [20] They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain. [21] Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against […]
Posted in All About Life, Missional living, Prayer, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Greatest Hits - Psalms
The Incarnation & the Chalcedonian Definition
Posted December 15th, 2020 by Mike Hubbard
The sermon this past Sunday looked at the beautiful story of the virgin conception and birth of Jesus which points us to the great doctrine on the incarnation. Central to our faith is the reality that God became a human, that divinity put on flesh and dwelt among us. Central to our faith is the […]
Posted in Christian History, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Unprecedented - Advent 2020
Jesus, the True and Better
Posted December 6th, 2020 by Mike Hubbard
In the sermon today I mentioned a quote by Tim Keller pointing out how Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises, prophecies and pictures painted in the Old Testament. Here’s the quote. “Jesus is the true and better Adam, who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us (1 […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Tim Keller, Unprecedented - Advent 2020
GIFTED – Study Guide for Series on Spiritual Gifts
Posted September 26th, 2020 by Mike Hubbard
We have created a study guide for our series that begins tomorrow on the topic of Spiritual Gifts. Our series will cover 1 Corinthians 12-14 over seven weeks. The topic of Spiritual Gifts can be divisive and difficult, yet it is necessary and has a rich series of texts in Scripture. This guide goes a […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Functional Grace - 1 Corinthians, Gifted-Spiritual Gifts