(This was a Mother’s Day sermon) Intro At the heart of this complicated passage is a question that is also at the heart of Motherhood: Is God faithful? Is God reliable? Dependable? Trustworthy? The Conversation First, grant me the liberty of restating the hypothetical conversation in this passage as I understand it: Questioner: “Paul, you say that my […]
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My wife makes fun of me because I use investment language when referring to mundane purchases like a double cheeseburger at McDonalds. But that $1 is an investment. An investment in my own deteriorating health. A dumb investment. What are you investing in? What returns are you receiving? Here’s an opportunity to invest in something worthy of
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1 Corinthians 15:17-19 The resurrection is so central to Christianity that Paul wrote the following: …and if Christ has not been raised, you’re faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only we are
Easter can be a soft focused sentimentality, but the blood Jesus spilled and the miracle God performed in raising Him from the dead demands clear thinking attention. How should one respond to all this talk of crucifixion and resurrection? Five Action Steps 1. Decision Moving from knowledge to embrace. It’s not enough to believe true
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Romans 2:25-29 Sermon in a Sentence Christianity is an internal operation with external effects. The Passage In this passage, Paul is chastising the Jewish Christians for focusing on the external act of circumcision while ignoring their own failure to obey God’s commands. Paul says that circumcision is only valuable if accompanied by obedience. Disobedience negates
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How should a Christian teenager think about parties, drugs, and drinking? Here are some Biblical tensions to keep in mind: 1. Responsibility vs. Freedom All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. -1 Corinthians 10:23 You’re fundamentally free to go where you want and ingest what
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