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
Who the Bible is Primarily About?
Posted November 3rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Here at Genesis, we believe in the authority of the Bible as God’s divine revelation of Himself. So we teach the Bible and encourage followers of Jesus to have a steady intake of Scripture. But one of the fundamental issues we must tackle when reading the Bible involves the question of who the Bible is […]
Posted in Theological issues | Tags: Scripture, Tim Keller
Praising God for His Indignation?!
Posted October 8th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Been reading through Psalms, and this morning I read David’s prayer that he put to music in Psalm 7. The Psalm is a cry to God to save him from evil people, recognizing that God is his refuge, his place of safety. The basis of his hope is God’s wrath, his righteous indignation against sin […]
Posted in Living the Gospel, Theological issues | Tags: God's nature
Psalm 4, Joy, and Idolatry
Posted October 4th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Those pesky thorns and weeds are impossible to get rid of. Farmers use herbicides, and I use chemicals in my yard trying to kill weeds so the grass can grow. But somehow they keep showing up. This is so true in life too! In the Parable of the Soils (Mark 4:1-20) Jesus uses thorns as […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues, Worship | Tags: C. S. Lewis, Idolatry, Parable of the Soils, Parables
Justice, Revenge, and Turning the Other Cheek
Posted September 11th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
This past week we finished our sermon series derived from questions submitted by our congregation. During the series we allowed people to text questions in and we answered some of those in the service. Those we did not get to in the service I have been using the blog to respond. This is a question […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Justice & Revenge