My 11/24/24 sermon, God’s Mission Advancement Plan (Ephesians 6:10-24), wrapped up a quick series we did at Crestview through Ephesians. This short 7-week series oriented our hearts around our God, who always moves and plans with intention. The residue this book left on me is a big pushback against the “rugged individualism” we are consistently pointed toward. As this series wrapped, one application was that the spiritual armor isn’t so much waking up and putting on the armor every day. It’s a way of life we experience in the church where we root each other’s identity in the good news of what Jesus has done for us. This sermon concluded with an appeal for our church to go deeper. I tried to do this with courage and gentleness. I hope the sermon encourages you.
Gratitude Guide 2024
Over on Crestview’s site, we have a Gratitude Guide that provides prompts for thankfulness to God in this upcoming season. The guide started today and I’d love for you to engage with the content. I’m also posting daily on Insta (which feeds into FB). Click the link to get this content and let’s orient our hearts heavenward as we consider all that God has done for us and do the good thing: giving thanks to Him.
Weekend Recap – God’s Life Plan
My 11/17/24 sermon at Crestview, God’s Life Plan (Ephesians 5:22-6:9), is online. If you know your Bible, you probably recognize this section as instructions related to the household code: how marriages, families, and even work realms function. And as this relates to our broader context, this sermon unpacked how God’s work to affect His people is filled with applications in the day-to-day life of His people. I hope it encourages you, especially those for whom this text might have been weaponized for dishonorable behaviors.
Weekend Recap – God’s Distinct Plan
Luke and I have been preaching through Ephesians to show God’s plan through His people, the church. My 11/10/24 sermon, God’s Sanctification Plan (Ephesians 4:17-5:21) is online. This sermon dug into how God has called His people to distinctly walk in their corporate life together. This sermon series is clipping along at a quick pace, but I hope you’re starting to see how loving Jesus means loving His bride, the church.
Weekend Recap – God’s Purposeful Plan
My 10/20/24 sermon, God’s Purposeful Plan (Ephesians 1:15-2:10), is online. I posted the architectural blueprints above because that’s what we’re getting a picture of in the passage today: what God intends to do through His rescue plan for His people. His plan is purposeful, working out in our lives to affect how we view our life together and how we walk (or live) in life together. I hope the sermon encourages you.
Weekend Recap – New Series in Ephesians
My 10/13/24 sermon, God’s Rescue Plan (Ephesians 1:1-14), is now online. This launched a new series for us at Crestview, where we’re considering God’s plan for His people in the local church. We began with God’s planning and intentions to save people. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit unite to work for the good of people, decisively changing them and propelling them into new life. I hope this encourages you.
Weekend Recap – Jesus Engages
My 9/29/24 sermon at Crestview, Jesus Engages (Luke 24:1-35), is online. Of course, the big idea is that Jesus rises from the dead. However, Jesus engages people in many ways in this passage, which intrigued me. I think it helps us see how the Risen Christ is still on the move for the good of people, helping us to really live on this side of the resurrection. I hope the sermon encourages you. Have a great week.
Weekend Recap – Exchanges
My 9/22/24 sermon at Crestview, Exchanges (Luke 23:1-56), invited us to consider all the exchanges in the passage of Jesus’s death. Of course, this points to the great exchange of 2 Corinthians 5:21, where Jesus, the One who knew no sin, became sin so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. I hope the sermon encourages you.
He Died – Sacred Warrior
We all love a good 80’s rock ballad. Back in the mid to late 80’s I rocked the mullet and listened to a lot of Christian Heavy Metal. This ballad was one I listened to a lot. And, as I was prepping Luke 23 to preach tomorrow, I remembered the lyrics that went with this song. Maybe you’ll enjoy it, too.
Here are the lyrics:
[Chorus]
He died for you and I
Oh, Jesus
[Verse 1]
On that day
As He hangs on the cross for you and I
He said “Father
Forgive them for they know not what they do”
Oh
[Verse 2]
It’s time you realize what He has done for you
Just open up your eyes and face the truth
Why don’t you realize what God has done for you?
He sent His only Son to die for you!
[Chorus]
And He died for you and I
Oh Jesus
He died for you and I
Oh Jesus
[Bridge]
And when they hung Him on the cross
His face they did not recognize
And when they saw Him hanging there
Oh the pain
[Verse 3]
And when they hung Him on the cross
His face they did not recognize
And when they saw Him hanging there
Oh the pain
[Chorus]
Oh
And He lives for you and I
Oh Jesus
Oh
Weekend Recap – The Passover Lamb
My 9/15/24 sermon, The Passover Lamb (Luke 22:1-71), is now online. The sermon dealt with a long chapter in Luke’s Gospel with everything from Jesus’s Last Supper with the disciples to His betrayal and denial. Digging through all of this narrative proved profitable, though, as we sought to see how Jesus is not just saying God loves us but proving it with action after action. I hope the sermon encourages you.
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