Coffee Mugs and Context – Part 2
The other day I published a blog post about a Tweet of Isaiah 45:3 and the comments following. It raised a bit of a concern that I wanted to address. As I was writing, I realized that it would be better if I broke my thoughts up into a few different posts. My goal is […]
Coffee Mugs and Context – Part 1
As I was trolling Twitter I came across a Tweet from a pastor that I have long respected (and I still do). The post was fairly simple, he posted the text of Isaiah 45:3, which reads: I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that […]
Sermon Notes & Family Worship – January 7
Notes from sermon on Jesus’ prayer for glory in John 17:1-5. Sermon 50 – Prayer for Glory Song for this week is All Creatures of our God and King This video from John Piper is a good explanation of God’s glory on display in Christ and for us.
Our sermon today from John 17:1-5 is looking at Jesus’ prayer, asking the Father to glorify the Son in the hour of the cross so that the Son can glorify the Father. The cross is the moment that most makes the glory of Christ known. I used this quote pulling from an article by Jeremy […]
12 Month’s Of Incarnational Living – January – Neighborhood Map
During the Christmas season, we encouraged our people to spend the next year building relationships for the purpose of sharing Jesus. The central message of the Scriptures is this, God coming to us by becoming one of us. Jesus came to open the way for us to be friends with God. For those who follow […]