Episodes
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Essential Sabbath
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
I took a break from the Sermon on the Mount to give a personal reflection on Sabbath.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Logs, Dogs, and Hogs
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Treasures, Masters, and Eyes
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Here I talk about salt and light and how we should shine and spread Jesus-seasoning in this dark and bitter world.
Friday May 22, 2020
Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Here I tackle the beatitudes.
Friday May 15, 2020
Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Intro
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Here is an introduction to the Sermon on the Mount.
Sunday May 10, 2020
Salvation History Pt 12: What is the Gospel?
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
In this sermon I finish the series on Salvation History. I take a look at what the Gospel means in light of this grand story. I owe a lot to the work of Matthew Bates in his books Salvation by Allegiance Alone and Gospel Allegiance. Both helped me think through what the Gospel is and what faith really means.
Friday May 01, 2020
Salvation History Pt 11: The End of the Story
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
I take a look at how the story of the Bible ends by looking at 6 symbols. Each of these represents expectations of the First Testament that Jesus fulfills yet also leaves undone. I then look at how Revelation shows the fulfillment of those expectations. We live in the "now and not yet" of this conclusion, and that should give us hope.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Salvation History Pt10: The Gospel Spreads
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Here we look at the rest of the New Testament and the movement of the Gospel from Jerusalem, through Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the world. We are part of that movement today.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Salvation History Pt9: Peter and Thomas
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Here I slow down the pace of this sweeping salvation history and look at the personal stories of Thomas and Peter after the resurrection.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Salvation History Pt8: Easter
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
This sermon for Easter 2020 looks at the death and resurrection of Jesus and why it is the crux of salvation history.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Salvation History Pt7: The Life of Jesus
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Here we look at the life of Jesus, what he was about, and what led to the cross.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Salvation History Pt6: We are in Exile
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
We are moving through the whole story of the Bible--salvation history. Here I take a look at the story of the exile and where it fits in the Bible.
I didn't know when I laid out this series the way the coronavirus would be impacting our world. But God did. As I studied the exile, I realized that we feel in some ways that we are in exile.
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Salvation History Pt5: One King to Rule Them All
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Here we look at the monarchy and what the kings mean for how we view Jesus.
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Some Trust in Toilet Paper
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
This sermon was preached for video on the first week of a cancellation of church due to the Coronavirus. I reflect on the situation and ask where our hope really comes from.
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Salvation History Pt4: Don't Judge Me
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
When we were young, we read about the judges as heroes. As adults, these stories seem more fitting for an HBO series than a Sunday School lesson. What is the meaning of this dark and violent book, especially in the grand narrative of salvation history?
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Salvation History Pt 3: Exodus Stage Right
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Here is how Moses, the Exodus, and the Wilderness fit into the large story of the Bible and point to Jesus.
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Salvation History Pt2: Father Abraham had many Sons (and daughters)
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
In part 2 of this series, I look at Abraham and his descendants. I consider Abraham's faithful responses to God's leading as well as God's promises of blessing.
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Salvation History Pt1: How Bad is it?
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
I am kicking off a sermon series that will go 10 weeks (with a few gaps) telling the large story of the Bible through some of the epochs of the story. Here, I develop the problem of sin and how bad it is, so that we look through the rest of the Bible at how God will fix this problem.
In this sermon, I flowed right into communion. Each person came forward, saw themselves in several mirrors with words of the fall written over them (unloveable, worthless, sinner, ugly, broken...). Then they took communion and came to another set of mirrors with other words (holy, forgiven, loved, valuable, precious...).
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Catching the Spirit: Week 3- Life in the Spirit
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
In this sermon, I talk about what it means to walk in the Spirit. If you are not producing fruit, then there is something blocking and/or you are not walking. I reflect on my experience with the Holy Spirit, then I talk about spiritual gifts.
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Catching the Spirit: Week 2- Understanding the Spirit
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
This sermon is ten facts about the Holy Spirit.
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