Here is a recording from my sermon yesterday titled “The Bread of Life” from John 6:22-59 on the topic of Gluttony. The recording is from Grace Chapel, but I also preached this sermon at Redeemer. Download the Sermon
Probably my favorite thing to teach about is how the story of the whole Bible works. I love how knowing the whole story makes all the individual stories make so much more sense. So, I’ve prepared a short outline of the main story of the Bible for a small group...
Post Series on Luke 18:1-8: God Wants You to Beat Him Down with Prayer How to Seek Justice When You are Also Guilty Do You Believe in God’s Love Enough to Pray? On Monday, we began to look at the parable of the persistent widow (sometimes called the parable of...
Post Series on Luke 18:1-8: God Wants You to Beat Him Down with Prayer How to Seek Justice When You are Also Guilty Do You Believe in God’s Love Enough to Pray? The parable that Jesus tells in Luke 18:1-8 is about prayer. Specifically, Jesus tells the parable...
Post Series on Luke 18:1-8: God Wants You to Beat Him Down with Prayer How to Seek Justice When You are Also Guilty Do You Believe in God’s Love Enough to Pray? In Luke 18, Jesus tells a parable about prayer. It is not clear whether Jesus told the parable to his...
In Matthew 12, Jesus states three times that “something greater than _____ is here.” First, he says in Matthew 12:6 that I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. Second (and third), he says in Matthew 12:41-42 that The men of Nineveh will...
Genesis 2; Matthew 2; Ezra 2; Acts 2 As I noted yesterday in the reflection on Matthew 1, Matthew’s gospel is written specifically to explain to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah. What makes Matthew 2 interesting, then, is its international focus. First,...
Genesis 1; Matthew 1; Ezra 1; Acts 1 When we start a new Bible reading plan, it’s easy to become discouraged the first time we come to something in the Bible that doesn’t correspond to our 21st century ideas of “interesting” writing. Right away...
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Be Repaid at the Resurrection of the Just? (Luke 14:12-14) Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15) Do You Want to Taste God’s Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24) In response to the dinner guest’s...
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Be Repaid at the Resurrection of the Just? (Luke 14:12-14) Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15) Do You Want to Taste God’s Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24) Yesterday, we looked at Luke 14:12-14, where...