My 3/11/18AM sermon, The Obvious Work of the Holy Spirit, is now online. In this sermon, I dug into John 16, 2 Corinthians 3, 1 Corinthians 12 and back to John 16 to expose some of the familiar things the Holy Spirit does. He convicts of sin. He transforms our lives spiritually. He gives gifts to build up the church. He glorifies Christ. My hope is that as you lean into these familiar works, you would exhibit the fruit of what the Spirit is doing in you.
My 3/4/18 sermon, Why the Holy Spirit? from John 14:15-31, is now online. This sermon launched a short series our church is doing during the month of March on the Holy Spirit. This opening sermon got at why He tends to be “unknown” or “forgotten” by many of us. And, it ended with a call to look to Him not ourselves for real progress and living.
During my introduction, I also mentioned a short children’s book by Francis Chan entitled The Big Red Tractor. Here’s a video with the content of that book:
I hope these things encourage you and put a hunger for the Holy Spirit within you.
My 2/25/18AM sermon at Crestview, The Mission of Life Together, sought to wrap our life together series as well as propel us outward, engaging our world on mission. There are ways we’re propelled outward horizontally to our world. But, in the Bible, we’re also propelled outward and upward to bring glory to God. I hope this sermon encourages you to this end.
My 2/11/18AM sermon, Overcoming Objections to Life Together, is now online. This sermon sought to dig into some narratives that loom large in Christian circles and how we can press what the Bible says about life together into them. I was hoping to renew minds around the truths of life together. I hope it was encouraging and revealing.
In the evening, our Men/Boys enjoyed a night together at Crestview’s annual Men and Boys Chili Supper. Luke shared and we had a good time together.
We had a great day Sunday at Crestview Bible. First off, we introduced a new song, O How Good It Is, which tied in very well to our Life Together emphasis for the month. Also, Luke preached a sermon on The Picture of Life Together from Acts 2:42-47. The upshot of this morning was a digging into the rhythms that will characterize our lives as we intentionally live together on mission.
In the evening, I enjoyed the game with some friends. It was an entertaining game and a fun night to relax with people and enjoy this big part of our culture. I hope you had a great day.
On Sunday, 1/28/18, Luke preached the next sermon in Crestview’s Life Together series entitled The Purpose of Life Together. This sermon unpacked Ephesians 4:11-16, showing what God’s heart is for us as a “together” people. There were so many applications that extend to leadership, how we view leadership, and even how we step into living this way. I was both helped and challenged hearing Luke’s heart and how it ties to a larger mission and vision. I hope you’ll take some time to dig into this sermon if you didn’t get a chance.
My 1/21/18AM sermon, God Builds Life Together, is now online. This sermon helped kick off Crestview’s Life Together series. We want our life together to direct us to mission and growth. And, this sermon was my attempt to get the ball rolling. We overviewed the Bible’s storyline to see how this notion of community was always in God’s heart. I do hope my sermon was helpful and encourages people to consider this. We will add content for these next few weeks to see what this might mean for us.
I enjoyed a great Sunday at Crestview. As we jumped into a new year, I preached a sermon that launched our Week of Prayer. Yesterday, Luke preached a sermon, As He’s Promised, helping remind us of the importance of God’s Word, specifically how what God has promised matters in our lives. This sermon reminded me that Bible intake is not merely about rushing through a list or even checking it off a list. This year, I need to take time to settle into the promises of God’s word.
This day was also fun as we kicked off some new adult Sunday School classes, a new discipleship/mentoring program with our elders, and enjoyed a Noon Meal together. I hope you had a good Sunday, as well.
Here’s the Week of Prayer devotional if anyone still needs it: Week of Prayer Devotional 2018
My 12/31/17AM sermon, Praying to Our Father from Matthew 6:9-13, helped remind us who we’re talking to in prayer and also kicked off Crestview’s Week of Prayer.
There’s a devotional that goes with this week: Week of Prayer Devotional 2018
Further, there are gatherings each weekday at 7 AM to pray as well as a gathering at 9 AM on Saturday morning. We hope you’ll join us to dig into God’s heart.
Hope you’re having a Merry Christmas. I thought I’d go ahead and put out my sermon from yesterday and all the other sermons in our Advent 2017 series. I hope these sermons encourage your heart to magnify the Lord and be grateful that Immanuel, God With Us, has come.
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