I’m happy to be participating in a You. Lead. Now. experience this week at the Kansas Leadership Center with the 2016 Leadership Reno County class. We’re hoping that our participants are equipped with tools to help them make progress on issues they care about.
Had a busy weekend at Crestview with a men’s gathering Saturday night…
And, on Sunday night, we had our annual church picnic.
These are just a few of the shots I got. It was encouraging to unwind with some fellowship.
On 10/9 at Crestview, I was privileged to be freed from pulpit responsibilities and hear Kole Farney preach on Psalm 63. The sermon, entitled Behold God in the Wilderness, walked through David’s time in the wilderness and drew out applications for us. I’d encourage you to grab the audio and receive the benefits of God’s Word.
I love the picture of redemption we get in Colossians 2…
In Jesus, God has forgiven our trespasses “by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.” (Colossians 2:14)
Will you rejoice in this amazing good news today? You are free.
Yes, please join us for Sunday School (9AM) and Worship (10:15AM) this coming Lord’s Day. On top of this, we’re having our church picnic in the evening. Plan to join us. All are welcome.
Our new song at Crestview for the month of October is Jesus is Lord by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty (listen here). We hope this song helps you praise Jesus for who He is.
This week, I’m participating in the Simeon Trust Workshops on Biblical Exposition. I love the aim of this conference: The purpose of the workshop is to increase the participant’s confidence and ability in rightly handling God’s Word. We also want each person to leave convinced that God’s Word is powerful and eager to teach it to their people.
Would you pray this would be productive for me as I seek to be a better preacher.
My 10/2/16AM sermon, Closing Communications, out of John 15:12-27 is now online. The sermon got at the fear that freezes so many of us in life. We’re stuck because some life circumstance freezes us. Jesus speaks, though. And, His speech drives us to love, understand the world’s hate, and bear witness to Jesus. I hope it encourages you.
You may wake up today overwhelmed, wondering God’s thoughts of you, or even not caring about Him at all.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:4-5)
Drink deep from this as we jump into our weekend (and October).
This weekend at Crestview, we’ll continue making our way through John’s Gospel, specifically landing in John 15:12-27. It’s an amazing passage, really. After all that happens in the Upper Room, you’d wonder what else Jesus has to say or do. And, in this passage, He draws our attention to love and hate. Jesus’s followers are to be marked by love. And, Jesus’s followers will be hated by the world. But, Help has been sent by Jesus.
So, I hope you come prepared to worship, marveling at the love the Father has for us in sending us His Son who sends the Holy Spirit. See you Sunday.
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