Review from past two weeks: God’s grace was on full display when Jesus paid it all on the cross. Grace didn’t end at the cross! We still need grace. Last week we saw that Jesus is alive. He’s Alive, so You’re Alive Colossians 2:13 God made you alive together with Christ. I’m alive, now what do I do?…

How Can a Man Be Right with God Outline: Intro What is the problem What is the solution What do we do Conclusion How Can a Man Be Right with God Intro: How Can a Man Be Right with God I want to dive right in with a question. What are those questions you are asking yourself? I thought about this and found…

We will be in heaven one day, but we can also be in heaven right now. In fact, Jesus taught us how to live in heaven on earth. It has eight steps. I call it “8 Steps to Heaven.” Precisely “8 Steps to Heaven on Earth.” Let's take a walk ...

I know we have had a theme of sorts about growing up. We spoke a couple weeks ago about wanting out from under our parents control and how that helps us to grow up. Last week we talked about Adulting and how responsibility and the demands of the world help us to step into our calling and become more…

The Message of the Book of Ephesians

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GRACE OF GOD INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION: 1. Read ; ; , . 2. Sin literally means, “to miss the mark” - ; . 3. “Though men differ greatly in the nature & extent of their sinfulness, there is absolutely no difference between the best and worst of men, in the fact that all have sinned.”…

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal…

The work of the Holy Spirit in us (Sanctification); what we can expect when we live in union with Christ

How do you detect a counterfeit? How do you detect something that is fake or false? Do you study the counterfeit? Or do you study the genuine article? When the banks or government officials want to train people in the art of spotting counterfeit money guess what they have them study? They have them study…

Titus 2:15-3:3

Introduction Well Core, here we are three weeks into our time together. I feel like I have been doing all the talking and I am ready to get to know your story…but I know this is where we are for now. I am praying that the day is soon when we can be in person and for the day that it is easier for us to…

Paul gives us here in these few verses, the means to Hopeful living. Our gratitude, His grace and growth.

It would be easy to come to today’s passage and consider dates, events, and timing of the things stated in this passage. We could allow ourselves to get wrapped up in the foolishness of man and the foolish things stated by mankind generation to generation. Today however, I want us to Consider God, Especially…

Living Stones Don’t Lie Around When the learned, and wealthy John Selden was dying he said to Archbishop Usher, “I have surveyed most of the learning that is among the sons of men, and my study is filled with books and manuscripts (he had 8000 volumes in his library) on various subjects. But at present…

If you demand what you deserve from God, you will be demanding your own damnation.

This week.... yesterday actually.... some of us completed a 1600 mile motorcycle ride from here to the Hill Country, and around that area.... I gotta tell you, it was a lot of fun! There is just something about getting away.... unplugging from our busy lives, and just getting away.... escaping into God’s…

What does the movie "Unhinged" and the Pixar oeuvre have in common? And what does this have to do with Paul's majestic summary of God's grace in Ephesians 2:1-11? And how could this possibly tie in with the 19th century gold rush in North Queensland? You'll have to listen to find out!

3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” 4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave…

A healthy faith is strengthened and evidenced by a healthy diet and exercise. Our food is grace, and our exercise is to praise God and to show kindness and to share what God provides.

Songs of Ascent Psalms 120-134 are known and self-identified as the “Psalms of Ascent” It isn’t entirely clear why these are labeled that way, but the most popular opinion is that these were selected as songs those who were making a pilgrimage to Jersualem for one of the 3 annual festivals held there…

Grace is completely dependent on God - it is His grace which is extended. He has hardened the hearts of the Jewish people for a time in order that the full number of Gentiles come to the Gospel. Furthermore, He will use the Gentiles to win some Jewish people to the Gospel.

Scene 1: A nurse who worked in maternity wards once told me that Christmas Eve is the most amazing time. A special atmosphere seems to flow across the ward. An extra special feeling as mothers look down at their newborn. There is a sense of peace and tranquillity A sense of stillness and holiness that…