Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
Jesus addresses the disciples regarding how to treat their brother or sister when they find them in sin.
7 days ago
7 days ago
Do you ever skip reading the opening and closing sections of some of the letters in the New Testament? You know, the parts where we see lists of names, greetings, and other details that seem irrelevant to our lives? That’s a mistake because these opening and closing sections give us insight into the way the early church understood their life as a community. The institutional structure of the church existed only to serve the organic relationships forged by the Holy Spirit. The New Testament does not recognize “lone ranger” Christianity. We’re not reading old documents about abstract theology, but letters written by people who love one another. We’re reading prayers about real people in real time with real friendships facing real struggles. Hebrews 13 challenges our modern conceptions of church as an ‘event’ or ‘experience’ with a bold vision of God’s household. There’s not category for an individualistic Christian experience. We cannot know Christ without knowing his body. This is Understanding Hebrews.
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Teaching | Understanding Hebrews: For the Joy Set Before Us (Hebrews 12)
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
We often don’t think about the fact that Jesus exercised faith. He’s not just perfect in his divinity, but also his humanity. God created us as dependent creatures. Our dependence upon God manifests as faith or trust. Therefore, Christ the perfect man manifests trust perfectly. He demonstrates the perfection if our faith. He’s not just the source and object of our faith, but also the exemplar of faith. Our faith in Christ strengthens when we meditate upon the faith of Christ. He’s the captain of our faith who leads us alongside the great cloud of witnesses chronicled in Hebrews 11 toward the eternal joy set before us. This is Understanding Hebrews.
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Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sermon | The Heart of the Father (Matthew 18:10-14)
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Through the parable of the wandering sheep, Jesus reveals the heart of the father and the spiritual reality of how we ought to care for others.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Teaching | Understanding Hebrews: The Faith that Pleases God (Hebrews 11)
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Well-meaning preachers emphasize that the characters in the Old Testament serve not as moral examples, but pointers to Christ. We’re not to see ourselves as David, but rather see David as merely a pointer to Christ. But Hebrews 11 rejects this either/or mentality. We view the Old Testament saints not only as pointers to Jesus, but also exemplars of faithful living. Furthermore, faith is not a New Testament thing, but an Old Testament thing. Salvation from beginning to end comes by faith alone. The Old Testaments saints believed beyond their visible circumstances to a greater and better future promised by God. We by faith look back on the sacrifice of Christ, but they looked forward to it. Our perspective on Christ may differ, but the substance of our salvation remains the same: the once-for-all offering of Christ on the cross for our sins and his glorious resurrection. If we try to run back to Moses and Abraham we’ll just find them running the opposite direction toward Christ. This is Understanding Hebrews.
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Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sermon | The Little Ones (Matthew 18:1-14)
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Jesus speaks to the disciples about how to correctly consider themselves and those around them.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Sermon | Imperishable Hope (Easter Sunrise Service) (1 Corinthians 15:50-58)
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Outdoor Easter Sunrise sermon on the hope of the resurrection for Christians.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Teaching | Understanding Hebrews: Nothing But the Blood (Hebrews 10:19-39)
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
There’s a famous clip of hall of fame NFL coach Bill Parcells telling his players during a game, “This is what you worked all off season for, this is why you lift all them weights.” He’s telling his players not to give up when the game gets tough. Don’t let all the blood, sweat, and tears in the weight room turn out for nothing. Coaches make it their goal to not let past accomplishments cause present complacency. Instead of resting on their laurels, athletes need to look to their past efforts as fuel for present endurance. Hebrews like a good head coach exhorts the church to remember their past adversity and God’s faithfulness so that they do not turn away. There’s no neutrality in the Christian life. We’re either moving toward or away from Christ. Hebrews jolts us awake to this reality and calls us to keep fighting. Don’t give in. This is Understanding Hebrews
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Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sermon | Mystery and Victory (1 Corinthians 15:50-58)
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Paul reminds the Corinthian church that getting the resurrection right is of great importance as he invites them to ponder and cherish the hope that we have through the resurrection.
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sermon | The Procession of Jesus (Luke 19:28-40)
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Jesus enters into Jerusalem and is welcomed and worshipped by those who were awaiting him.