Yesterday, I was freed up from a Sunday of preaching. I’m grateful for Luke stepping in. He preached Ephesians 2:1-10 in our Solas series on the notion of Grace Alone. I love the way this sermon got after some ways we might not readily think we’re denying grace alone but actually, we’re drifting into our own self-sufficiency. Engage with these truths.
I also enjoyed unhurried fellowship in Small Groups last night. What a full weekend! I hope yours went well, too.
This past Sunday, we started a series on the Solas (a Latin word meaning alone) of the Reformation. Why? Well, October 31 marks the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s opening a debate about the nature of salvation by posting 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Solas speak to the protest that was being mustered toward the establishment.
Things like:
Faith alone – we’re not made right with God by works but a righteousness we receive through faith
Grace alone – God’s grace is the decisive factor, not our merit
Christ alone – He’s the one Mediator between God and man
Scripture alone – God’s Word, not tradition, holds the message the makes us right with God
to the Glory of God alone – the all emcompassing focus of our lives
At Crestview, our aim isn’t to venerate church history or the figures found therein, as helpful as they were. We’re attempting in this series to test these truths in the Bible. Does this way of relating to God prove true? I hope this series helps you.
My 10/15/17AM sermon, Faith Alone, is now online. In Genesis 15:6, we see that, in response to the promise of God, Abraham believed God and God counted it as righteousness to Him. This sermon, teased out this passage and how it is used in the NT (in Romans 4, Galatians 3, and James 2). I hope it encourages you and helps you see that anyone can be made right with God through faith, apart from works, and true faith will lead to good works. I hope it encourages you.
My 10/8/17AM sermon, Final Calls from Galatians 6:17-18, is now online. This officially wrapped up our series on the book of Galatians. The sermon unpacked calls to unity, to the reality of suffering, and to lives shaped by grace. I hope you are helped by both the series and the sermon, in particular.
This coming Sunday will be my last sermon in the 2017 Galatians series at Crestview Bible Church. On April 23, we began this journey in Galatians 1:1 and this coming Sunday, 22 sermons later, we’ll explore Galatians 6:17-18. We’ve been hit with a category 5 Gospel bomb in this book. And, I’m hoping the effect of it upon our lives is long-reaching. I look forward to seeing you at Crestview this Sunday.
My 10/1/17AM sermon, One Last Time from Galatians 6:11-16, is now online. In this sermon I try to unpack some final reminders toward Gospel-centrality from Paul: avoid those who put confidence in the flesh, boast only in the cross, and center in on the new creation. One of my favorite verses is Galatians 6:14. I was so encouraged to preach this passage. I hope the sermon encourages you.
Hopefully, tomorrow at Crestview, when we gather for Sun AM Worship (at 10:15), we’ll be learning the song Lamb of God. If you get some time, give this a listen, so you can be familiar with it:
You came from heaven’s throne
Acquainted with our sorrow
To trade the debt we owe
Your suff’ring for our freedom
The Lamb of God in my place
Your blood poured out my sin erased
It was my death You died I am raised to life
Hallelujah the Lamb of God
My name upon Your heart
My shame upon Your shoulders
The pow’r of sin undone
The cross for my salvation
There is no greater love
There is no greater love
The Savior lifted up
There is no greater love
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What a great thought for Friday! This coming Sunday, we’ll be looking at Galatians 6:11-16 with the brilliant focus we see in Galatians 6:14 – “Far be it from me to boast, except in the Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” Today, what’s your boast? Where do you put your confidence?
May it ever and always be the case that you boast in Jesus.
My sermon from this past Sunday, 9/24/17, Spiritual Life (2) – Galatians 6:6-10, is now online. This sermon sought to connect how spiritual people are life-giving. Specifically, this passage calls on us to be generous (v.6), sowing to the Spirit (vv.7-8), and not grow weary in doing good (vv.9-10). We hammered out some more application in small groups. I hope this sermon encourages you. You can find other sermons in the Galatians series on Crestview’s page.
I’m excited to be attending the 2017 For the Church Conference in Kansas City. It’s an amazing lineup for a serious subject matter: The Minister’s Trust. Here’s a breakdown of the sessions:
3:00pm – Welcome
3:30pm – Plenary Session 1– Jason Allen
“The Minister’s Preaching”
4:30pm – Plenary Session 2 – H.B. Charles, Jr.
“The Minister’s Prayer”
5:15pm – Dinner
7:00pm – Plenary Session 3 – Ray Ortlund Jr.
“The Minister’s Marriage”
8:30am – Welcome
9:00am – Plenary Session 4 – Owen Strachan
“The Minister’s Study”
10:00am – Plenary Session 5 – Matt Carter
“The Minister’s Mission”
1:00pm – Workshop One
2:00pm – Workshop Two
3:00pm – Worship
3:30pm – Plenary Session 6 – Jared Wilson
“The Minister’s Legacy”
4:30pm – Plenary Session 7 – Matt Chandler
“The Minister’s Gospel”
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