Sermons from November 2021
Locally Grown: Inward and Upward
Locally Grown – Inward and Upward God’s desire is to build a family/a nation/a gathering Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! Church = Gathering Colossians 1:24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. The Gathering matters Our Christian faith is a team sport Somethings are better together Worship is Better…
Locally Grown: What is Church and Why Bother?
Locally Grown – Nov. 21, 2021 What is church and why bother? Jesus invented the church Church is the Gathering Matt. 16:16-18 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.…
Convince Me: Religions
Convince Me – November 14 Religions Jesus’ message and life are completely unique Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. All religions recognize the gap All religions hope doing good closes the gap You can never close the gap by doing things James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is…
Convince Me: Science
Convince Me: Science True seekers find Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. God is the best explanation for everything God is the best explanation of Love and Justice Ecc. 3:11 He has also set eternity in the human heart God is the best explanation of our universe In 2003, the mathematician Arvind Borde, and physicists Alan Guth and Alexander Vilenkin were able to prove that…