Caring for the Family Jesus Created (1 Timothy 5:1–8)
Caring for the Family Jesus Created (1 Timothy 5:1–8) Paul’s entire first letter to Timothy focuses on the family of God. And chapter 5 is perhaps the most relevant for disciples of Christ and how we...
View ArticleStart With *Why*: Working for God’s Glory, the Gospel, and Christ’s Church (1...
Start With WHY: Working for God’s Glory, the Gospel, and Christ’s Church (Sermon Audio) More than what, more than how . . . but why you do what you do will ultimately determine the success of your...
View ArticleTwo Ways to Crave: Quarreling for More vs. Contentment in Christ (1 Timothy...
Two Ways to Crave: Quarreling for More vs. Contentment in Christ (1 Timothy 6:2b–10) A. W. Tozer once said that what you think about when you think about God is the most important thing about you. In...
View ArticleFighting the Good Fight of the Faith by Following the Good Lord and Fixing...
Fighting the Good Fight of the Faith (1 Timothy 6:11–16) Flee wickedness. Pursue righteousness. Fight the Good Fight. Take Hold of Eternal Life. These are the commands that Paul gives Timothy as he...
View ArticleHope, Help, and Holding Fast: Storing Up Future Treasure with Present Riches...
Hope, Help, and Holding Fast: Storing Up Future Treasure with Present Riches (1 Timothy 6:17–21) On Sunday we finished the book of 1 Timothy. Since February, we have enjoyed learning about what it...
View ArticleRevealed Worship (Deuteronomy 4:1–14)
Revealed Worship (Deuteronomy 4:1–14) On Sunday we began a new sermon series considering what Scripture teaches about worship. Over the summer we will learn from Moses, David, and Paul, but this first...
View ArticleGathered Worship: Why Your Soul Needs the Body of Christ (Deuteronomy 4:9–31)
Gathered Worship: Why Your Soul Needs the Body of Christ (Deuteronomy 4:9–31) As we took another look at worship this Sunday, we focused on the covenantal history outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 4. In...
View ArticleHow Long O Lord?!? Teaching the Laodicean Church to Lament (Psalm 13)
How Long O Lord?!? Teaching the Laodicean Church to Lament The Psalms are filled with all sorts of praise and worship, yet one of the most prominent are psalms of individual and corporate laments....
View ArticleA Harlot’s Hope: The Gospel in One Chapter (Joshua 2)
A Harlot’s Hope: The Gospel in One Chapter (Joshua 2) Tamar and Judah. Rahab and Salmon. Ruth and Boaz. Bathsheba and David. The Church and Jesus. What do these couples have in common? They are all in...
View ArticleRemembering Baptism: Israel’s, Jesus’s, and Yours (Joshua 3–4)
Remembering Baptism: Israel’s, Jesus’s, and Yours (Joshua 3–4) So far in Joshua, we have seen connections between Joshua and Jesus, as well as Rahab and the Church. These connections remind us how this...
View ArticleHis Mercy is More: God’s Surprising Kindness to Liars and Self Reliars...
His Mercy is More: God’s Surprising Kindness to Liars and Self Reliars Lies and liars. Our world is filled with them, and we often struggle to know what to do with them. This is true when are deceived,...
View ArticleThe Lord is a Warrior (Joshua 10)
The Lord is a Warrior (Joshua 10) Standing on the shores of the Red Sea, with Pharaoh’s army buried under the water, Moses leads Israel to praise God for his powerful victory. And in Exodus 15:1–3, he...
View ArticleThe Last Battle: Five Portraits of Warfare for Life in an Embattled World...
The Last Battle: Five Portraits of Warfare for Life in an Embattled World Sometimes reading the Old Testament is difficult because it is so far away and so different from today. But other times, we see...
View ArticleGod’s Treasure Map: An Invitation to Imagine Your Inheritance (Joshua 13–19)
God’s Treasure Map: An Invitation to Imagine Your Inheritance (Joshua 13–19) As the famed Puritan, Matthew Henry, begins his commentary on Joshua 13:1, he writes, “We are not to skip over these...
View ArticleA City on a Hill: What the Levitical Cities Teach the Church About Glorifying...
A City on a Hill: What the Levitical Cities Teach the Church About Glorifying God In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called his followers a city on a hill (Matthew 5:14–16). This title has often been...
View ArticleBeloved, Keep the Faith: What Jesus’s Final Words Say That Joshua’s Can’t...
Beloved, Keep the Faith: What Jesus’s Final Words Say That Joshua’s Can’t (Joshua 23) (Sermon Audio) In Joshua’s penultimate chapter in Joshua, we hear a word from Joshua calling for an ultimate...
View ArticleCovenant Life: Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Joshua 24)
Covenant Life: Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Joshua 24) On Sunday we looked at Joshua 24, the last chapter in Joshua, and concluded our series on this Jesus-centered book. In Joshua 24, the...
View ArticleSeeing Jesus in the Old Testament: More Than 120 Notes on the Book of Joshua
This week we finished up our series on the book of Joshua. Here is a run down of all the notes, sermon, and related resources that we put together for that marvelous book. 120 Notes on (Almost) Every...
View ArticleThe First Word about the Eternal Word (John 1:1–18)
The First Word about the Eternal Word This Sunday we began a new series in the Gospel of John with a look at the first 18 verses. These verses are known as John’s Prologue, and they serve as an...
View ArticleChurches Are Gathering Again: Here’s Why It Matters So Much
. . . so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized...
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