Tag Archives: Bible teaching

Getting Jesus Wrong — Even When We Sound Right! (Matthew 16:21-28)

I don’t know exactly why discipleship always has to take this path of pain. I don’t even fully understand why Jesus had to suffer the way He did. Even so, I think we all know that at the end of the journey, we’ll look back and know it was worth the effort! Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jesus Unmasked! (Matthew 16:13-20)

Our superhero has been unmasked, His majesty revealed and His powers passed on to His people even though we were never ready for all that power or for the responsibility that came with it. Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Kingdom is in the Small Things! (Matthew 13:31-33)

The seed will become a bush, and the dough will rise – that’s the promise! We don’t know exactly how or when this will happen. It’s all quite mysterious, even magical. Even so, we trust the process, and so we keep planting those little seeds and kneading that dough because we know that one day … when we least expect it, the Kingdom comes! Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

God Asks for Faithfulness, Not Success! (Matthew 13:3-9)

“Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Would You Know If God Spoke to You?

It was early morning; Abraham rose in good time, embraced Sarah, the bride of his old age, and Sarah kissed Isaac, who had taken her disgrace from her, was her pride and hope for all generations. So they rode on … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Old Testament | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Living Your Best Life! (Romans 6:1-4)

“What shall we say then? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1) As you may know, I’ve just moved house. I’m now in a quiet little place in Concord, tucked away at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment