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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.

Weekend Recap – Light of Works

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My 7/31/16AM sermon, Light of Works from John 9:1-41, just went live online.  In this amazing passage, Jesus, who emphatically refers to Himself as the Light of the World again, shows that He is doing the works of God.  Specifically, He heals a man who was born blind on the Sabbath.  There are all kinds of applications in this sermon like God’s ways being higher than ours, our hearts being drawn out, God’s glory being seen in changed lives, and Jesus bringing judgment in exposing those who are blind and those who see.  I hope it encourages you and helps you make progress in your spiritual journey.

Weekend Recap – Light of the World

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My 7/24/16AM sermon, Light of the World out of John 8:12-59, is now online (with Small Group Questions).  In this sermon, I wanted to unpack what Jesus meant when He said He was the light of the world, that whoever followed Him would not walk in darkness but have the light of life.  To put it simply, Jesus was seeking to move us.  He wanted our lives to be affected with this truth of who He is.  Therefore, this passage demands things from us and our lives.  I hope it encourages you.

Weekend Recap – Is Jesus Really The Christ?

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My 7/17/16AM sermon from Crestview entitled Is This The Christ from John 7:25-52 is now online.  This sermon sought to answer that question.  Another feature of this amazing passage was Jesus’s offer to come to Him and drink, that if we believe, then out of our lives would flow rivers of living water.  I hope you engage with this sermon and it helps you progress in the way you live.

Weekend Recap – Judging Jesus Rightly

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My 7/10/16AM sermon, Judging Jesus Rightly out of John 7:1-24, is now online.  This sermon helped us unpack Jesus’s command of John 7:24 — “Don’t judge by appearances, but judge rightly.”  It’s a command. From Jesus.  To Judge.  And, this passage helps us judge Jesus rightly be helping us focus on God’s timing, helping us see that Jesus’s teaching is from God, and calling us to not judge based on appearances only but rightly.  I hope this sermon helps you, as well.

Weekend Recap – Day of Prayer

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I tweeted about my amazing, terrific, horrible, awesome, and awe-inspiring day on Saturday:

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This led me doing something I don’t do often, scrapping my sermon and humbly sharing my struggles with the people I love dearly.  I called this a Day of Prayer.  The first few minutes recap my story and it leads into some prayer points that I directed our congregation through:

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Maybe this might serve you as a time to reflect on your relationship between you, God, others, our country, and Jesus Himself.  I hope it profits you.

Weekend Recap – Bread from Heaven

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My 6/19/16AM sermon, Bread from Heaven out of John 6:41-71, is now online.  This sermon unpacked what the big deal was in the controversy about Jesus being the bread from heaven.  Specifically, it showed how the Spirit gives eternal life through Jesus–Jesus alone.  I hope it encourages you.  We also had a baby dedication and took the Lord’s Supper together.  It all proved to be a great morning.  Crestview’s VBS starts at 6:30PM on 6/19/16.  Hope you have a great Lord’s Day.