Thank You Jesus... You've been so faithful to this messed-up follower. You restore my sanity on a weekly basis. You reach into the nothingness and give me everything I need.…
Category: Sermon
Mark 5: A Paranormal Event
Our world is obsessed with the paranormal. Horror and the supernatural are top at the box office. Paranormal games sell millions in the gaming industry. Tales of zombies, rising bed…
What Kind of Church is It?
We often categorize our churches with fancy titles: Relevant, emergent, classic, reformed, fundamentalist, traditional, contemporary, liturgical, purpose-driven etc… The list is really endless and the subtleties of each model vary.…
A Word of Advice from Jesus’ Mother
There are many universal sayings that all mothers end up reciting at least once if not a thousand times. Wash your hands before eating. Play fair. Don't follow the crowd.…
6 Keys to Victory: Heb. 13:14-21
- Perspective (Verse 14)
For there is no permanent city for us here on earth; we are looking for the city which is to come.
- How do you see your marriage partner? (Also see verse 5)
- How do you see your money?
- How do you see your future? (Also see verse 8)
- How do you view your enemy?
- Worship (Verse 15)
Let us, then, always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through Jesus, which is the offering presented by lips that confess him as Lord.
- Worship that is not sacrificial is just an event and a bad one at that!
- Worship requires an investment.
- Worship requires confession.
- Service (Verse 16)
Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.
(Also see verse 2)
- Submission (Verse 17)
Obey your leaders and follow their orders. They watch over your souls without resting, since they must give to God an account of their service. If you obey them, they will do their work gladly; if not, they will do it with sadness, and that would be of no help to you.
- In the home
- In the church
- In the workplace
- Prayer (Verse 18)
Keep on praying for us. We are sure we have a clear conscience, because we want to do the right thing at all times.
- Reliance (Verse 21)
May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
It is Friday
Jesus remains on the cross, suffering unimaginable traumas. He is deserted by fearful disciples, surrounded by tormentors, thieves, murderers, and religious provocateurs. Soldiers gaming over the final scant possessions of…
He Forgives Them All
The tone of religion, more often than not, rings as a dirge of condemnation. We see the old crooked finger of legalism and malicious apologetics steadily pointing into the mass…
He Knows It All
There is a comfort of grace, in discovering that He knows it all and remains. He sees through our well-scripted liturgies, our intricate facades and discovers the child hiding inside…
What Happened Here?
if you asked what happened here my reply brief and sure would be: i tasted loneliness and found it pleasing. i dreamed of God and washed the floors. i listened…
Our Tags: Ephesians 1
In the Facebook world, tags are huge. People can find you, click and tag you as being you! “Hey there’s Philip. I know him but nobody’s tagged him! Oh the…