Tag: Jesus Christ
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True Happiness, Contentment and the Coveting Thief
Don’t steal or covet. So says God. Why not? This sermons explores that answer and relates it directly to the modern lust for bigger, better more. Roy Oswald says: “The truly happy person is the one who wants, more than anything else, what he already has.”
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Adultery, Lust, Porn and Throwing the First Stone
Adultery, marriage, pornography, and sexuality. Attitudes have certainly changed. Why was the 7th command “the great sin”? Why did Jesus say even that lust was adultery in the heart? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores difficult but essential topics including the modern health emergency that no one wants to discuss. One thing…
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What does it mean to not take God’s name in vain?
Attitudes have definitely changed about how we use God’s name. But this is about so much more than swearing or thoughtless chatter. Taking (i.e. carrying) God’s name with you is related to what is doing around the world. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores the third commandment in Exodus 20:7.
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Keep Calm and Follow Jesus (As the Apocalypse Nears)
The apocalypse is a hot topic. Some obsess, some dismiss. But what did Jesus say about what will happen and how to prepare? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks the “little apocalypse” of Mark 13.
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Shouldn’t it be called Sad Friday?
Several years ago a child asked me that question at church. Good question! Here’s my response.
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Pandemonium and God’s Plan in the Blood of Good Friday
The word pandemonium literally means “demons everywhere.” That’s surely how it must have felt to the disciples when Jesus was “convicted,” tortured and crucified. But when you pull back you discover there is much more happening than first meets the eye. It gives stable hope, then and now. This Good Friday sermon on Mark 14:53…
