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Weekend Recap – Bread of Life

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My 6/12/16AM sermon, Bread of Life from John 6:22-40, is now online (we also discussed this in Small Groups).  You may wonder what Jesus meant by such a statement and part of what I tried to do in this sermon was to unpack what Jesus was saying.  There were all kinds of applications about coming and believing in Jesus, the nature of eternal life as Jesus raises up those who have been given to Him in the last day, and events simple worship that emerges from hearts who are dialed in to all the realities about Jesus that are revealed in this passage.  I hope it helps give you some kind of hope in these days.

Weekend Recap – Jesus Is Enough

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I enjoyed an amazing Lord’s Day yesterday, 6/5/16.  My sermon, Jesus Is Enough, was from John 6:1-21 — amazing stories about Jesus feeding 5000, withdrawing from crowd, and walking on water — and highlighted the fact that Jesus Is Enough for all of our needs.  I hope you find the sermon encouraging and it helps you deepen your trust in Jesus.

Another highlight of the day was teaching Ross King’s song Hallelujah For The Cross.  I hope it encourages a love for the Gospel in the people of Crestview.

Weekend Recap – Hearing and Believing

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“If Jesus were alive today, He’d…” so begins the meta-narrative that so many in our culture espouse.  And, the One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever has spoken.  My sermon from John 5:19-47 entitled Hearing and Believing is now online (preached on Sunday, 5/29).  Part of what I get at is that if Jesus were alive today, He’d be just as out of step with the culture as He was with first century culture.  Why?  Because what He had to say had to do with who He is and how we respond to Him.  So, do you hear and believe Him?  I hope this sermon helps you understand why you should do this.

Weekend Recap – 5/1/16

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My 5/1/16AM sermon, Exalting Jesus from John 3:22-36, is now online.  This sermon unpacked John the Baptist’s famous words: “He [that is Jesus] must increase and I must decrease” (John 3:30).  The point of all of this section of Scripture is exalting Jesus.  I hope this sermon helps you look to Him.

Weekend Recap – Water To Wine

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My 4/3/16AM sermon, Water to Wine from John 2:1-12, is now online.  Keeping in mind how this passage ends, manifesting the glory of Christ and His followers believing, it’s easy to see how this passage is meant to move us to trust in Jesus.  We have such a difficult time doing this.  We’re anxious about so many things in life, but Jesus, the Rock Solid foundation, provides One in whom we can trust.  I hope this sermon helps you see and trust Him.

Weekend Recap – Easter 2016

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We enjoyed an amazing day at Crestview on Easter.  The entire weekend from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, really drew attention to Jesus and hopefully encouraged people to praise Him for who He is and what He’s done.  My Easter sermon, Don’t Disbelieve; Believe! from John 20:24-29, examined the doubting Thomas narrative and my outline had to do with the progression to celebrating Easter from disbelief, to Jesus’ nearness, to confession, and blessing.  I hope it encourages you.

Weekend Preview – Easter

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This will be a busy weekend at Crestview.  

On Friday night, at 6PM, we’ll be enjoying the Lord’s Supper together and considering Jesus’ journey to the cross.  Plan to join us as we adore Jesus for what He’s done.
On Sunday morning, we have a church wide brunch at 8:30AM, Sunday School at 9AM and Corporate Worship at 10:15AM.  My sermon will focus on the amazing narrative we get in John 20:24-29 and Thomas’ persistence to see Jesus’ hands and side.  I hope you come ready to praise God for raising Jesus from the dead.  

Weekend Recap – John the Baptist’s Witness

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My 3/13/16AM sermon, John the Baptist’s Witness from John 1:19-34, is now online.  We also discussed this in our Small Groups.  It was a fun sermon to be a part of.  I was really affected noticing John the Baptist’s humility, his continued pointing to Jesus, and his clear verbal expression of who Jesus is and what He came to do.  I hoping this sermon brought fruit to your life.  If you didn’t get a chance, I hope you find encouragement in this free audio.

Weekend Recap – Into John and 33

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My 3/6/16AM sermon, The Word from John 1:1-18, is now online.  This sermon meant we are now actually digging in to the Gospel of John verse by verse.  This sermon, in particular, sought to answer the question, “How would you introduce Jesus?”  Many of us might go all kinds of routes in helping others understand Jesus, but John takes us to the preeminence of Jesus, carries us through creation, to the work that Jesus would come to do and how He took on flesh.  It’s much deeper than we would think someone would go.  But, that’s what made this sermon so fun.  I hope you’ll listen and find encouragement in it.

Our men continue to work through the 33 series on A Man and His Work.  I was encouraged last night seeing how Nehemiah was afraid, but that didn’t keep him from dreaming.  The work of prayer and planning, cultivating and creating, can prove monumental at times.  This series is helping me think in better ways about my work.  I hope others can join us.  The next lesson happens on April 3.