I'm sure there are a lot of opinions about the midterm elections. I will not offer mine, and you weren't asking. But I will offer some truth that we all keep close. First, whether you were disappointed in the results of thrilled with the election results, know that the impact will not be as awful … Continue reading No opinions. Just truth.
Cutting Room Floor: Sojourn and Us vs Them Mentality
Last Sunday, I highlighted the idea that God's people are a sojourning people by looking at Abraham's life. He never possessed the land he was promised, neither did his descendants for the next 400+ years. They were sojourners - aliens and strangers - living in a land not their own. Even when they possessed the … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: Sojourn and Us vs Them Mentality
Single Parents (Cutting Room Floor)
Last week I was studying 2 Timothy 1:1-5, preparing a sermon on intergenerational faith, parents passing their faith on to their children, and the church handing the faith off to the next generation. Paul writes, "I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in … Continue reading Single Parents (Cutting Room Floor)
Be Forgettable (Cutting Room Floor)
Last week, I was studying the story of Naaman and Elisha from 2 Kings chapter five. It's a great story of healing and of God's mission beyond the borders of Israel. His renown spreads as Naaman, a pagan from Syria, becomes a worshipper of YHWH. You get a glimpse of God's mission and his intention … Continue reading Be Forgettable (Cutting Room Floor)
Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
Last Sunday, I had the chance to preach from the story of Gideon (Judges 6-8). I focused not so much on Gideon, but on God as the main actor in the story. God overflows in grace towards a persistently rebellious Israel. God raises up a deliverer. God rescues his people, and does so in such … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
