Jesus Is My Treasure Is Christianity about what we can get out of it? I hope the preceding question is thought provoking for you. It is for me. Gospel presentations often focus on God blessing us, giving us an abundant life, helping our marriage, … [Continue reading]
Already/Not Yet
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Already/Not Yet We are talking about the prosperity gospel, which is the belief system that says that health, wealth, and prosperity are included in salvation as divine rights for us in this world. God may give us those things right now, but He may … [Continue reading]
“It’s Not About Me”
May 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“It’s Not About Me” I am going to be doing a series of blogs, starting with this one, dealing with the health, wealth, and prosperity gospel that I touched on in the last message of “The Cross” series when we talked about Jesus’ example in … [Continue reading]
“It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, But It’s Not Okay To Stay That Way”
May 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
“It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, But It’s Not Okay To Stay That Way" Robin and I celebrated our 24th anniversary on Monday. We saw the movie, “Mom’s Night Out” (and I know you are not reading this for the second coming of Siskel and Ebert but we think … [Continue reading]
Modern Family
May 8, 2014 by 2 Comments
Modern Family This is the title of the new sermon series we are starting at True Life on Sunday. Family really is the foundational institution of human society, and it is under attack at the national level. The very definitions of what makes a … [Continue reading]
What Did Jesus Accomplish On The Cross?
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What Did Jesus Accomplish On The Cross? As we come to the end of “The Cross” series, I wanted you to have in writing a summary of the varying aspects of what Jesus accomplished on the cross that we covered in this series plus some others that we did … [Continue reading]
Is Easter Over?
April 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
Is Easter Over? I did a blog last week where I wrote about Easter being my favorite day of the year. What do we do now though? Is Easter over until next year? Do we forget about it until it is time to get new outfits, eggs, and chocolate bunnies, … [Continue reading]
My Favorite Day Of The Year
April 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
“My Favorite Day Of The Year” Easter may be my favorite day of the year, and it is definitely my favorite holiday. It is not my favorite holiday because of family lunch at mom’s (although that is awesome), chocolate (also awesome), the Easter … [Continue reading]
A Burden
April 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
A Burden I want to share about something that burdens my heart as a pastor. It is the tendency that people have to walk away from the church and from Jesus. To be clear, I am not talking about people changing churches. That is an action that is … [Continue reading]
What Does The Bible Teach About Baptism?
April 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What Does The Bible Teach About Baptism? We are doing baptisms on Easter Sunday at True Life. In light of that, I wanted to share with you what we believe about baptism and why. This is much longer than normal, but if you have not been baptized, I … [Continue reading]
