A message from the series “Colossians: Seeing and Savoring the Savior.” Paul’s One Request and its Worthy Results.
Reflecting a Life Worthy of Thanksgiving (Colossians 1:1-8)
A message from the series “Colossians: Seeing and Savoring the Savior.” This message introduces the book of Colossians, giving the background to this Christ-centered epistle. The passage also looks at Paul’s prayer of thanks for the faithful work of God in the lives of believers in Colossae. Today, we would do well to learn to live lives worthy of a prayer of thanks, by focusing on the gospel and faithfully loving other believers.
Whole Life Faithfulness and its Fruit (1 John 2:12-14)
A message from the series “1 John.” 3 Stages of the Christian Life and the Fruit that Follows
Testing Teachers (1 John 4:1-6)
A message from the series “1 John.” 3 Tests to Discern if a Teacher is in the Faith.
The Christian’s Incompatibility with Sin: The Obedience Test (1 John 3:4-10)
A message from the series “1 John.” 2 Reasons Jesus Came to Earth that Promote Obedience in Your Life
Faith in What? – A Correct View of God and Self (1 John 1:5-2:2)
A message from the series “1 John.” Four Habits that all True Christians will Develop.
Love: a Test of True Conversion (1 John 2:7-11)
A message from the series “1 John.” Sacrificial love is counter-cultural in a self-centered world, yet this love is to be evident in every Christian’s life. It is one of three tests of true conversion in John; without a life characterized by sacrificial love, John indicated that such a person may not be a Christian at all.
Worshiping the God who never Changes, Part 3: The Weekly Worship Service
A message from the series “Biblical Worship.” Who, Why, What, How of Worship
Worshiping the God who never Changes, Part 2: New Testament Worship (Romans 12:1)
A message from the series “Biblical Worship.” Like the Old Testament, the New Testament affirms worship as being concerned with the whole-life of the believer lived to glorify God, and not on the specifics of the worship service, nor music. This sermon seeks to look at the New Testament and better understand how God instructed His church to worship and what responses faith worshiper are to have.
Worshiping the God who never Changes, Part 1: Old Testament Worship (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
A message from the series “Biblical Worship.” The Bible has a rich description of worship, which is often at odds with our modern understanding of equating worship with music. Instead Biblical worship is the whole-life of the believer lived to glorify God. This sermon seeks to look at the Old Testament and better understand how God instructed His people to worship Him and how that can inform our understanding of whole-life worship in the church today.