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This Sunday we’re starting a new teaching series through the book of Hebrews! There’s always something special about the first Sunday of a new study. Gathering on that first Sunday always renews an excitement in my heart to teach God’s people. However, this weekend feels a little awkward though doesn’t it? Here we sit in a stay-home order that’s sure to last the entire month of April. I don’t like that we can’t physically gather, it’s not ideal. I’m not cut out to be a YouTube-preacher and I miss seeing your faces more than you know. All that being said, I’m no less excited to study through this season together!
Keep ReadingSep 28
2017
The resources below are books that have read or I am currently reading in preparation for our upcoming series over the 5 Solas of the Reformation. In a nutshell, the 5 Solas were the mantra of the Reformation, which was an effort to return to biblical Christianity.
Sep 28
2017
When I was a kid, I used to walk a path through the woods behind my house that led through to a strip mall nearby. There was a bookstore there and at least once a month, my friends and I would walk there to check out that month's latest comic books. That path was familiar to me and not at all scary. That is, until I watched the original TV miniseries based on Stephen King's book, "It" (although I hear the remake is much scarier).
Sep 20
2017
It's not usually a good idea to assume things, but I'm pretty confident that I am safe in assuming that everyone who reads this has experienced, first hand, the sting of betrayal. Maybe you've been "stabbed in the back" by someone you trusted. Or maybe someone you counted on let you down in some way. Regardless of how the situation may have played out, the result is always the same...hurt and disappointment. It's the destination at the end of every road that begins with a betrayal.
Sep 12
2017
As Cody pointed out in this week's sermon, perhaps the most often used "type" in all of scripture is that of Jesus as the sacrificial lamb. Much of the deep theological truth that is conveyed in the typology of Jesus and the lamb is lost on readers today. To first century Jews though, the message was abundantly clear. Since the days of Moses and the tabernacle, the fully developed sacrificial system had been in place for the Jews. Moreover, sacrificial offerings to make atonement for sin had been established by God's own hand himself after the very first sin of Adam and Eve in the garden and had long been a part of human history.
Sep 6
2017
When we neglect various aspects of who Jesus is then, like a diamond being viewed from only one angle, we miss the beauty that can only be seen and appreciated by looking carefully at the many faceted whole as it exists. To say that Jesus, as both fully man and fully God, is a complex individual is a vast understatement. We may struggle to simply understand all of who Jesus is, let alone love, appreciate, and ultimately worship him for it. However to struggle with the things of God is a natural part of being human. We don't have the capability or capacity of mind to even begin to grasp the depths of his nature.
