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Weekend Recap – Suffering Leads To Glory for the Church

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My 9/30/18AM sermon, Suffering Leads to Glory for the Church from 1 Peter 5:5-11, is now online.  On top of wrapping up the book of 1 Peter, this sermon helped give clarification and application for what we do with the book itself.  God is moving His people to glory, even if it takes bringing them through suffering.  And, these movements include: embracing humility, stepping into spiritual alertness, and anticipating glory.  It’s all active and calling for us to follow Jesus.  I hope this sermon encourages you.

Weekend Recap – Evangelism and Missions

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My friend Thad Bergmeier preached for me on 9/23.  I asked him to do some training on evangelism during the Sunday School hour.  He did some My Circle Training, which is a simple method for intentional Gospel engagement.

During the AM sermon, Thad preached 1 Corinthians 10:23-31 on Glorifying God in Your Life.  I appreciated the application for how we need to think intentionally about engaging our unbelieving friends.

Weekend Recap – Shepherding Elders

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My 9/16/18AM sermon, Suffering Leads to Glory for Elders (1 Peter 5:1-4), is now online.  This sermon got at the work that elders do.  They share in the sufferings of Christ.  They also shepherd out of the example of Christ Himself.  And, for those who are faithful, they can anticipate being honored with glory.  So, there are high stakes for the church in these verses.  I hope it encourages you.

Song for September 2018 – Living Hope

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In the month of September at Crestview, we’re teaching the song Living Hope by Phil Wickham.  Here are the details:

Lyrics:
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness, Your loving-kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Chorus:
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory, whoa!
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Oh God, You are my living hope
Songwriters: Phil Wickham / Brian Johnson
Living Hope lyrics © Essential Music Publishing, Bethel Music Publishing

Weekend Recap – Suffering Leads To Glory

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My 9/9/18AM sermon, Suffering Leads To Glory from 1 Peter 4:12-19, is now online.  This sermon introduced (and dug in) to this big final section of the book of 1 Peter.  And, the theme of this big final section is about suffering leading to glory.  This sermon dug in to the reality of suffering and what God might be up to in the midst of it.  I hope it encourages you.

Weekend Recap – God Glorified

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My 9/2/18AM sermon, God Glorified in Everything from 1 Peter 4:7-11, is now online.  The sermon sought to engage the way we live.   There’s a tension between the two realities of Christ’s return and how we can glorify God in everything.  In the middle of this tension, we prepare ourselves to live by preparing for prayer, sin, the family, and grace.  I hope this sermon encourages you.

Books I Read in August 2018

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Like I mentioned in July, I’m trying to do a better job this year of keeping track of books I’ve completed reading.  As usual, there are some books/things, I’m always working in like the Bible (praying through the Psalms of the Day and doing lots of reading in  Ecclesiastes in different translations), Sonship, as well as Crestview’s Leadership Pipeline material.

Some titles I worked through in August:

Peril and Peace (Vol 1: Chronicles of the Ancient Church) – Mindy and Brandon Withrow
Childhood Disrupted – Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Lost Connections – Johann Hari
My reading pace slowed a bit with another sermon series looming on the horizon.  How’s your summer reading gone?

Weekend Recap – Encouragement in Suffering

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We had another baptism yesterday morning and my sermon, Encouragement in Suffering from 1 Peter 3:18-22 is now online.  This section of Scripture is challenging.  Most commentators do not agree on the meaning.  But, I think we found some clear truths that encourage us.  Specifically, we saw that Jesus’ victory and our salvation are sure things.  I hope this day encouraged you.

Weekend Recap – Ready to Suffer

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My 8/12/18AM sermon Ready To Suffer for Doing Good from 1 Peter 3:13-17 is now online.  It’s difficult to preach a sermon like this.  The heart of the passage is that we should expect suffering.  But, the passage didn’t leave us there.  It showed us a compelling way to live in light of suffering.  We are realize we’re blessed.  We set Christ apart, utmost in our affections.  And, we voice the hope we have with humility.  Finally, this passage called us to trust God, who can deal with our “opposition.”  I hope this sermon encourages you.