Temptation Island: Standing Firm in God’s Will
Paul’s shipwreck story is actually about the Lord sending him to Temptation Island! And it’s one of the greatest stories of faith you’ve never read.
A Way in the Will: Seeing Is Believing Is Sharing
Paul recognized the Gospel’s supremacy and its sufficiency and our significance, and that’s what pushed him to feel “obligated“ and “eager“ and “unashamed“ to share.
Saints Alive: Obedience That Comes From Faith
Obedience that comes from faith is when you know what you’re supposed to do, but it doesn’t make sense to you.
Twisted Truth: Guarding God’s Good Name
Whenever anyone uses God’s good name to shore up their less-than perfect reputation of reliability for being trustworthy, they’re buying trust on His credit.
Inside Out: Putting Anger in Its Place
Anger is simply defending something you love. Without even trying, our anger provides an honest snapshot of whatever is in our heart.
Heart Failure: How to Attack a Heart of Hate
You can’t ignore physical murder, but we sure deceive ourselves about heart murder. Especially if it feels like nothing more than a wish someone would just disappear.
Sacred Hatred: When to Hate What and How
Turn the other cheek, but don’t be a blockhead! In every situation we need to first turn and read the room and ask the Lord: What time is it?
Loved to Death: Beholding the Power to Die to Self
Last Sunday we talked about “dying to self” so we won’t “remain in death”. However, there is a necessary prep step to that: It’s called beholding.
Dying to Live: Offering Ourselves as Living Sacrifices
A living sacrifice is an ongoing commitment of complete surrender to live and love as the Lord loves us, rather than trying to save your bacon!