Mark, The Messianic Secret, and Jesus Identity
Posted March 13th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
Wanted to clear up a theological issue in the Gospel of Mark which time in the service each week doesn’t really allow me to tackle. One of the curious things that keeps happening in Mark involves Jesus commands directed at people whom he healed and served to keep quiet about Jesus work and identity. He […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Mark, Messianic Secret, R. C. Sproul
Satan and Demons – Their Tactics
Posted March 12th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“Where God is on one side, you may be sure to find the devil on the other.” William Gurnall, 1655 This is the second post on the topic on the Biblical topic of Satan and demons. This post will look at the tactics and goals Satan uses against us. In the last post we looked […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Satan & Demons
Satan and Demons – Their Origins
Posted March 11th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.” — C. S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters After our message on the Gerasene Demoniac this past weekend, I […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Satan & Demons
Explaining Hanukkah – and a funny video to go with it
Posted December 3rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
If you have Jewish friends you know that the festival of Hanukkah is currently being celebrated. This morning I saw a funny video from some guys who call themselves the Maccabeats singing a song about the festival. My guess is that most Christians don’t know much about the Festival of Lights or the Feast of […]
Posted in Missional living, Theological issues | Tags: Hanukkah, The Maccabeats
The Onion on the Depravity of Children
Posted November 20th, 2010 by Brandon Allen
A while back (and by a while, I mean nearly a year), I guy I follow on Twitter, Joshua Blankenship, posted this: “Leave it to The Onion to write a theologically astute article on the human condition” – 6:53 PM Dec 8th, 2009 If you’re unfamiliar with The Onion, it’s a satirical news site, and […]
Posted in All About Life, Family Life, Theological issues | Tags: Depravity, The Onion