Posts with the category “sermon-notes”

 John 13Washing feet in this day & age…a common act of hospitalityusually performed by a servant to clean guests' dusty feet after they walked on unpaved roads (where animals also walked) in sandals. ...  Read More

Mark 25:1-13The number 10 speaks to purity. It’s not a parable about sheep and goats…it’s all christians. The lamp is the thing we all have in common.  We all have a lamp. Rich lamps, and poor lamps. ...  Read More

Most of us are educated way beyond the level of our obedience.We are the most resourced church in the most resourced country the world has ever known. You know what is most lacking? Good old-fashioned...  Read More

Acts 28:1-10Paul isn’t traumatized.  Instead of sulking and moaning and complaining, he preaches the Gospel.  He heals the sick.  He encourages, he comforts, he prays! “to live is Christ, to die is ga...  Read More

Part of spiritual growth is recognizing how we have been conditioned and allowing God to recondition the reflexes and instincts that need to change.Quote from Wild Goose Chase:“When we sin, guilt is a...  Read More

Assumption #1: It’s time to fight back! No, it’s time to shine brighter.  The Gospel doesn’t need you to FIGHT, it needs you to SHINE.  Just like Charlie, I believe.  He didn’t fight.  He just loved G...  Read More

If you let routine rule your life, you’ll never get where the Wild Goose of the Holy Spirit wants you to go.A change of pace + a change of place = a change of perspectiveExodus 3:1-5If the God of Heav...  Read More

Another dayAnother adventureMatthew 19:16-26Following Jesus is the hard part, but following Jesus is also the adventure! That’s where the MORE lies!1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is a root of a...  Read More

Another day, another adventureMatthew 4:18-2218 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the wat...  Read More