Sunday Sermon: The Mature Receive Wisdom—James 1:19-26
Read moreThe Case for the Resurrection: Part 1 (Mark 16:1-14)
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event in human history. If it occurred, God is real, Jesus is him, the Bible is true, heaven and hell are realities, and Jesus makes the difference on whether you go to one or the other.
Read moreArchival Post: How I Read The News (During This Season Of My Life)
Growing up, my family always had a newspaper subscription, so reading the news always felt like a grown-up thing to do. But my entrance into adulthood coincided with the proliferation of internet news outlets, followed by social networks which quickly became useful for disseminating headlines and editorials. And, because this is what humans do, all I ever did was add to my reading list. I never subtracted. Finally, a breaking point came, and I realized I could never keep up.
Read more3 (More) Reasons Jesus Was Crucified (Mark 15:16-47)
Last week, we studied three reasons from Mark 15 that Jesus was crucified: to fulfill God’s plan, to save us, and to consume our darkness. Today, we will continue looking at three more.
Read moreArchival Post: Build Your Skills (Proverbs 22:29)
The thing about this man is that rather than exclusively concentrate on building his networks and connections, he builds his skills. As the years pass by, he is no one-hit-wonder, no temporary YouTube sensation. Instead, his skills speak for themselves. Dude has game. He has a craft, a job, an enterprise, and his ability to perform it is strong.
Read moreMaturity Profiled 02—The Mature Endure Temptation—James 1:12-18
Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 02—The Mature Endure Temptation—James 1:12-18
Read more3 Reasons Jesus Was Crucified (Mark 15:16-47)
In our passage today, we will observe "Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2), a stunning event. Christianity is not centered upon tenets, doctrines, beliefs, or behaviors but on the events of Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. These events lead to tenets, doctrines, beliefs, and behaviors, but the events are the starting place. Without Jesus' cross, there is no Christianity. Without his resurrection, there is no hope.
Read moreArchival Post: Faith Sees Greater Realities (Hebrews 11:27)
When God looks at His people, He often sees things we cannot see in ourselves. Through a lens of grace, God knows His children. He looked with grace upon many of the characters found in Hebrews 11. Moses is no exception.
Read moreMaturity Profiled 01—An Overview of the Mature—James 1:1-11
Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 01 — Overview of the Mature (James 1:1-11)
Read moreGod's Plans Will Succeed (Mark 15:1-15)
In our final movement of Jesus’ trials by the Jews, the religious leaders had to pawn Jesus off on Pilate. Rome did not allow the Jews to execute people, so the Sanhedrin needed to bring a charge against Jesus to Pilate. So, early on Friday morning, they delivered Jesus to this Roman prefect.
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