This week we begin a
new series called “Lessons from the Land.” We’ll begin in Bethlehem,
contrasting Jesus’ birth in this humble village with the power and pomp of Herod
the Great, whose Herodian fortress loomed over the little village. What does
this contrast between the King of Glory and Rome’s puppet king mean to teach us
about who God is and what it looks like to be a follower of Christ rather than
the powers of the world?
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Luke 14 “Invite Them In”
This will be a
message about reaching out to others and inviting them in to your life and the
life of Christ.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
2 Peter 3:11-18 “In the (New) Beginning”
In this final message
in our series, Peter will be wrapping up his main emphasis and conclusion. The
main idea is that we are to live this life now with one eye toward the future
that Jesus is bringing about. Jesus calls this future, "The Kingdom of
God." We are to live in the present according to the principles we believe
will be part life in the Kingdom of God. In this way, we are living 'now' in
the way we believe God will have us live "In the New
Beginning."
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
2 Peter 3:1-10 “From Beginning to End”
Some in the early
church determined that there was no such thing as Christ’s ‘return,’ since it
hadn’t happened yet. Instead, they took a naturalist view of life and creation,
positing that God was mainly ‘hands off’ and that the world would simply always
continue on its course of time. Peter reminds us that there was a beginning and
that God has acted decisively within time and creation and will indeed do so
again. That Jesus has not returned is not a sign of his lack of concern, but
just the opposite, he is giving humanity more time because he doesn’t want any
to miss out on redemption. The call in this passage is to continue to live in
such a way as to prove that life and the time we’ve been given matters. In
other words, to live as though one day we will stand before God and give an
accounting of our lives.
2 Peter 2:1-10a “The Road Less Traveled”
In this passage, Peter
talks about two paths we can go by. One is the Way Jesus taught, while the
other is any other way that is not in line with Christ’s teachings. There are
many teachers and teachings out there that deviate from the way of Jesus even while
claiming to embrace Jesus. We need to be able to discern the difference. God is
able to hold the deviators accountable even as he’s able to redeem those who
love and follow Jesus and his Way.
Monday, June 24, 2019
2 Peter 2:10b-22, “A Freedom which is Not Free”
In this passage, Peter
continues to warn against false teachings which offer a freedom which is no
freedom at all. Our freedom has been bought with a great price, nothing less
than the life of Jesus. But the freedom we’ve been given is a freedom from the
bondage of sin, not a freedom to live for selfish pursuits.
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