Last Sunday night Bob talked passionately about the church being an intergenerational institution. It is a beautiful thing indeed when children worship next to parents and grandparents, when college students serve next to young couples. I had to resist the urge to push Bob out of the way and do the benediction for him (I'm … Continue reading the enduring glory of God
Author: Daniel Waugh
What Constitutes the Local Church
Bob did a phenomenal job on Sunday night. I have an ongoing love affair with the church, as I hope you do also. Our theme for the semester has been "When Christ is Your Treasure", and we have tried to look at various aspects of our live's from this persepective - what does life look … Continue reading What Constitutes the Local Church
Jesus and the Kingdom of God
This past Sunday night I talked in brief about the kingdom of God breaking into human history in the person of Jesus Chrsit. I think this is such an important concept that it should be fleshed out a bit more. Both Matthew and Luke record an account of John the Baptist sending messengers to Jesus … Continue reading Jesus and the Kingdom of God
Did Jesus Descend Into Hell
Two weeks ago we read the Apostles Creed together. This ancienct creed declares that Jesus "suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell". I had at least one person ask my about my views on this, the phrase "He descended into hell", so I thought a post might help. Right … Continue reading Did Jesus Descend Into Hell
Sex and the City of God
Wow, the Superbowl was awesome. Ok, it wasn't awesome. It was good. Saturday night here worshipping with everyone was awesome. We hope you remembered and didn't show up Sunday night. If you did, I'm sure you had a great time of personal prayer and meditating on God's Word. If you missed Saturday night, it was … Continue reading Sex and the City of God