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Weekend: Men’s Event and Church Picnic

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Had a busy weekend at Crestview with a men’s gathering Saturday night…

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And, on Sunday night, we had our annual church picnic.

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These are just a few of the shots I got.  It was encouraging to unwind with some fellowship.

Weekend Recap – Help

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My 9/18/16AM sermon, Neither Be Afraid from John 14:15-31, is now online.

The point of this sermon?  Jesus is giving assurance to followers who are afraid, encouraging them through promises that He’ll send help, He’ll be near, and He’ll continue to teach His followers.  I hope this sermon encourages you.

Weekend Recap – Home As Mission Center

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On Sunday, I finished leading our adults through Book Three of BILD International’s First Principles series — Participating in the Mission of the Church.   We’ve enjoyed studying these books during the summer the past 2 years.  I like the simple layout of the curriculum: consult the Scriptures, consult the scholars, consult your heart.  There’s much content that is driven in these short books.

Sunday’s wrap got at Acts 10:1-33 and how God used Cornelius (and his home) as a mission center to advance the Gospel.  We were all challenged to dream of ways that our lives could incorporate more intentionality to the mission that God has given us.  So, I’d recommend you consider this resource, but, in a deeper way, if you’re a believer, dream of ways you could strategically help spread the Gospel through your home.  This coming Sunday, new adult Sunday School classes will begin: one on the (not so) Minor Prophets and a class going through Paul Tripp’s DVD curriculum Getting To The Heart of Parenting.

Weekend Recap – He Washed My Feet

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I’m still reeling after the amazing weekend at Crestview.  We look at John 13 and Jesus washing His disciples feet.  Here’s a Southern Gospel song that I recalled today, helping me praise Jesus for His grace to me.  Enjoy…

Verse 1
The moment our eyes met I knew this was the night
That I would betray Him the precious Lamb of God
No other disciple was aware of my plan
‘Til He rose from the table
With something in His hand
His Holy eyes pierced through me
Revealing all my sin
I knew His wrath was coming
And this would be the end
Chorus
But He bowed and He washed my feet
Knowing that I was the cause of His grief
When He should have scolded He whispered peace
As He bowed and He washed my feet
Verse 2
Judas would fail Him but He’s no worse than I
The moment I gave in to Satan’s compromise
Ungrateful that Jesus had saved me from hell
I was walking so proudly
And that’s when I fell
His Holy eyes pierced through me
Revealing all my sin
I knew His wrath was coming
And this would be the end

CCLI Song # 5505320
Rodney Griffin
© 1998 Songs of Greater Vision

Weekend Recap – Love To The End

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My 9/4/16AM sermon, Love To The End from John 13:1-38, is now online.  This wrapped up a busy Sunday morning this Labor Day weekend.  And, this sermon helped continue to move the direction we’re heading in the Gospel of John forward.  In this sermon, we have that classic scene of Jesus in the Upper Room with His disciples.  He washes their feet.  He exposes betrayal.  He gives them a new commandment to love another.  So, Jesus is on the move in this sermon to love His closest followers to the end.  In this passage, Jesus moves us to love, too.  I hope it stirs your heart and moves you to action.  Have an enjoyable Labor Day.

Weekend Recap – Funeral / Jesus’s Hour

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Had a busy weekend at Crestview.  First off, David Gaeddert passed away and our church hosted the viewing on Friday evening, following by a funeral service Saturday morning, with graveside following.  The family had asked me to preach the Gospel, and I used the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead to remind people of the compassion Jesus has for us in these moments, how Jesus gives life, and what Jesus being the resurrection means. I closed trying to read Romans 15:13 pointing to Gospel hope.  (We’re still editing the audio, but you can click on the Dave Gaeddert Memorial on our live stream page to watch the video captured).

Then, Sunday quickly came.  I preached on Jesus’s final words in a sermon entitled Come To This Hour from John 12:20-50.  This sermon unpacked Jesus’s final exhortation to the crowds before the upper room, arrest, and crucifixion.  To put it simply, He calls us from ourselves, to believe in Him, live for His glory, and escape judgment.  I hope the sermon encourages you.

This was the weekend.  Feel free to take advantage of any of these resources.  Have a great week.

Weekend Recap – Haters Gonna Hate

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My 8/21/16AM sermon at Crestview Bible Church is now online.  This sermon continued our series out of the Gospel of John, focusing in on John 11:55-12:19.  I was intrigued by the sinister motives that emerged in this section that kept people from following Jesus.  Things like religious zeal, love of money, being threatened, and jealous envy can easily distract us from Jesus.  I summarized this in the title of the sermon: Haters Gonna Hate.  I hope it encourages you.