My 10/9/22 sermon at Crestview Bible Church, Mercy at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 19-26), is online. This was the most significant chunk of Deuteronomy I was handling while studying this book. In it, I explored the gist of numerous commands in this section. There was a residue of mercy all over this section, so I brought that nuance out. Mercy came to God’s people, spread through God’s people, and even showcased Jesus. I hope the sermon encourages you.
My 10/2/22 sermon, Messiah at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22), is online. This sermon showed that one day the nation of Israel could expect a certain kind of priest, a king, and a prophet. I connected to how Jesus fulfilled each of these and drew us to worship and love Him more. I hope this encourages you.
The lives of believers in Jesus are often filled with things held in tension. Think of how some people understand truths and to others things are hidden or how our faith is an already – not yet thing, where some promises are realized, and others are to come. In this sermon, Worship and War at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 12-13), the themes of worship and war come together in light of God’s calling on the nation of Israel. I hope this sermon encourages you.
My 9/11/22 sermon, Invitation at the Crossroads (Deuteronomy 10-11), is now online. After the warnings of Deuteronomy 7-9, in these chapters, we see God give us a picture of Himself that might prove compelling to what He’s inviting His people into. Specifically, the invitations relate to loving others and perfectly obeying Him. In this sermon, I tease out what this means for you and me and hopefully encourage us to move forward with these invitations. Enjoy!
My 9/4/22 sermon, Crossroads (Deuteronomy 7-9), is online. This sermon unfolded some warnings in chapters 7-9 of Deuteronomy and how they help us as we try to live in the here and now. Specifically, we were warned about the influences upon us, how prone we are to forget God’s care for us, and how we tend to think way too highly of our own righteousness. I hope this encourages you.
My 8/28/22 sermon, The Great Commandment (Deuteronomy 6:1-25), is online. What an excellent text! Jesus showcased how formative it is — He called it the Greatest Commandment on which hang all the Law and the Prophets — when He answered the Pharisees’ lawyer in Matthew 22. We used this text to springboard into how this commandment impacts our lives, expressly directing us to the paths of blessing, discipleship, and worship. I hope this sermon encourages you.
My 8/21/22 sermon at Crestview Bible Church came from Deuteronomy 4-5. The sermon was entitled A Beautiful God and His Words. So often, many think God’s words are in the Scriptures because He has nothing better to do than make His people miserable. But, what Moses is doing in these chapters is helping us see that God’s words emerge from a God of a substantially different quality than anything this world offers. So, I hope this sermon not only produces doxology but leads you to deeper listening to what this God has to say.
On August 14, 2022, I preached a sermon entitled Approaching the Crossroads from Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:29. This began a new series for Crestview from the book of Deuteronomy. There are a few reasons that I’ve chosen this book.
So, I’m excited to begin a new series. I hope this sermon blesses you.
I previously posted earlier this year about having my left knee replaced. Those who have been close to me in recent years have known the struggle. I had both knees scoped in the glory days of high school and college sports, and I was assured this would lead to arthritis in my 40s. Well, here we are. On top of that, in my pre-op work, x-rays revealed that both knees were bone-on-bone and would need to be replaced.
So, as if the excitement of February and March’s replacement wasn’t enough, I scheduled my right knee to get replaced the week before Memorial Day. Two weeks removed from that surgery, I was going to check the mail and step off the curb. Instead, I fell, tore open the wound, and felt a lot of pain. X-rays and MRI’s a week later would show that I tore my patella tendon and my quad tendon. So, I had ANOTHER surgery and was locked into a 0-degree movement for a few weeks to let all this damage heal well. I’m still in a brace that limits me to 20 degrees. So, this is my short explanation/attempt to explain why I haven’t been consistently posting here.
This past Sunday, 7/17, I was able to return to preaching. My sermon, The Groundwork of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 16:1-12), is online. This coming Sunday, Lord willing, I get to finish the book of 1 Corinthians.
I’d continue to desire prayers. It’s been a long road this summer. I’d love my brain to return to working mode and my body to heal. I trust God knows what is best, but I appreciate the support and love shown by so many who have helped me get through this. Blessings.
My 5/22/22 sermon at Crestview, Body Speak (1 Corinthians 14:20-40), is online. This sermon wrapped up a series of sermons on chapters related to spiritual gifts. The upshot is that God hasn’t left His people wondering what it looks like to speak or serve in the body. He’s given clarity. God calls us to higher modes, whether speaking in ways that don’t intentionally confuse unbelievers or speaking to build up or reflect a humble maturity in our words and actions.
I mentioned how Christianese is a language we speak in the church that often makes concepts confusing for those who wouldn’t call themselves Christians. Intervarsity had a great post, and I also used a satirical post to point out how Christians do this (often unintentionally). At any rate, I hope the sermon encouraged you.
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