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Romans 5:1-5 September 23, 2018

Studying the Bible with Brother Jack Part III: Does Prayer Work? July 24, 2011 Q Do you know what one of my biggest insecurities has been? Prayer, especially praying out loud. I have worked with pastors who are eloquent and insightful; I am stumbling and clumpy (whatever that means). · I know that it…

During Advent we stand so close to Christmas that we almost exclusively think of Christ sleeping in His manger, cradled in Mary’s arms. We think of “Peace on earth, good will to men!” We get ready for snow, and while cleaning it up may be a pain, the peaceful falling, the beautiful calm of it lying so…

Studying the Bible with Brother Jack Part II: Screwtape Letters; Peaks & Troughs July 17, 2011 An introduction to Screwtape We are in a short series looking at what the Bible through C. S. Lewis’ eyes, or “Brother Jack,” as I like to call him. Lewis had such a broad understanding of literature, philosophy,…

Studying the Bible with Brother Jack Part I: The Silver Chair: Sin’s Enchantment July 10, 2011 Prayer Scripture reading: John 8:31-36 The next series I created a survey online for what to preach. Turns out, the first two picks were ones I’m preaching in the fall, and the next will be part of the Inscription…

The Joy and Meaning of Christmas December 12, 2010 Prep: · 135 (Homesickness), Christmas packet Scripture reading: Luke 2:1-20 Sarah Dunn Intro · That’s got to be the classic Christmas passage – how many people thing of “Charlie Brown Christmas” when they hear it? Prayer · Traditions and holidays are…

Hell as a Kindness September 13, 2009 Main Point(s) of sermon: · The ultimate choice we make is “Thy will” or “My will,” to love God and Jesus, or hate them (15:23) · Biblical descriptions of Hell are symbols to help us understand its undesirability, and it is best understood as the place where God is…

Every year at this time Why is the resurrection such a target? Some say it is incidental But then why be adamant that it could not have happened? “Jesus didn’t really DIE on the cross” “Jesus was killed on the cross and his body was taken by his family.” “Jesus’ human appearance died on the cross” All…

Power comes in different forms. We are all familiar with power-over physics. As a civilization we have excelled in developing and deploying huge cause and effect mechanisms by which we can shape and control this world according to our desires. We have devised amazing networks of our machines, corporations,…

American Idols • April 15: Respect • April 22: Money • April 29: Power • May 6: Sex Idols • Good things in this creation that our hearts grab hold of, turning them into ultimate things that we build our identities on. • In each case we’ll see that idolatry is the pursuit and grasping after these things,…