Here’s a quote from my favorite Puritan author Thomas Brooks on humility: On Humility “An humble soul always finds three things on this side heaven: the soul to be empty, Christ to be full, and every mercy and duty to be sweet wherein God is enjoyed. Humility can weep over other men’s weaknesses, and joy and […]
Genesis 20 “The Lies of Abraham and Faithfulness of God” Intro: “Blunder”=technical term in chess for a catastrophic mistake. -Today’s passage: blunder of Abraham, but also the continued grace of God. -God’s people mess up—often in repeated ways—but God’s remains faithful to keep the promise. **God protects the promise, even as his people make the […]
Here’s a video I made for our upcoming SURVIVING SUBURBIA event:
GENESIS 19 “Sodom and Gomorrah” Intro: Some chapters and truths of Genesis are particularly unpalatable and challenging for Modern Man to embrace -Gen 1: Darwinian Evolution; Gen 2: Feminist; Gen 3: Humanistic optimism; Gen 6: Global Catastrophe -Gen 19 is one of these, because: Judgment of God. -We don’t like the idea of a […]
Genesis 18 “The Judge of All the Earth” Intro: Rhetorical Question: A question asked not to gain information, but to make or reinforce a point. Boss: If you keep showing up late for work, do you really think there won’t be a consequence? Spouse: Is it a really a good idea to eat […]
Here’s audio, and here’s notes: Genesis 17 “Abrahamic Covenant” Intro: None of us are going to heaven unless we have surgery—we must go under the knife. -We must have our old hearts removed and be given a new heart by Christ. -SPIRITUAL SURGERY: God supernaturally removing the old heart and giving a new heart of […]
GEN 16 “The God Who Sees and Hears” INTRO: Becoming a Christian will not spare you from the pains, hardships, and perplexities of life. -In our pain and perplexity, we can seek relief outside God: alcohol; drugs; distractions; screens; busyness -But we can also turn God, and find comfort and hope in the midst of […]
GENESIS 15 “The Faith of Abram” Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 2.1.26. Intro: We are encouraged to put our faith and trust: Banks; News Station; Health Products; Politicians; Religious Leaders -Sometimes we find that our faith is well-placed…Other times we sadly realized we were mistaken. -It is easy for some to get disillusioned […]
The REAL Jesus is better than the False Jesus of the ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ I know its offensive to claim to that some views about God are wrong and others right, but that really is the way of reality. And I want to contend that REAL Jesus—revealed in Christianity and presented in the Bible—is […]
5 Dangers of a “Do-it-Yourself Spirituality” Recently, I have been having more conversations with those who identify as “spiritual” but not religious. These individuals do not align themselves with a particular religion, but they highly value the spiritual realm. As a Christian, I appreciate their openness to what is beyond the physical: there is more […]
