A RESOLUTE LIFE

 Isaiah 63:7-9
 With a new year upon us, we will soon come to realize that there is no wanting for resolutions.  It is resolve that we lack.

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MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORE

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

While all other stores promise to fulfill your holiday needs, God’s restore redeems our eternal need.

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A JOYFUL REALIZATION

Matthew 11:2-11
The journey of faith is an ever-unfolding saga of new discoveries and joyful realizations.

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THE BLESSING OF PEACE

Romans 15:1-13

If peace is the blessing God desires to bestow upon us then it will be realized only when we are at peace with ourselves, one another, and him.

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Lord's Supper

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SUITING UP

Ephesians 6:10-17
Once the game plan has been established there is nothing left but to suit up and play the game.

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THE GAME PLAN

Hebrews 12:1-3

The barbell at the gym is suppose to be heavy; running the track hard; the Christian life challenging.  Everything we desire to see accomplished requires a plan.

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THE PROCESS

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Athletic metaphors had a long history in the Greek philosophic tradition.  The apostle, Paul, borrows from that tradition to talk about the life of faith.

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THIS IS OUR WHY

John 20:19-23

The “why” of the church’s existence isn’t to embark upon a new mission but to continue the one established by Jesus.

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A RUNNING FAITH

John 20:1-10

A running faith emerges from the shadow of the cross into the glory of the resurrection.

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FINISHING UP FINISHED BUSINESS

John 19:30

“Tetelestai”—it is finished—carries many yet unfinished implications.

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THE TRIAL OF THE AGES

John 18:12-27

The credibility of Jesus can never be determined by secular courts or the institutional church.  No, Jesus is on trial every day by the way we live our lives.

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MISSIONAL PRAYING

 John 17

By hearing this prayer of Jesus, we discover what was closest to his heart as the cross looms near.

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ABIDING LOVE, Part 2

John 15:9-17

We are born to love but learn to fear.  Much of our faith journey is unlearning fear and practicing love

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ABIDING LOVE

John 15:9-17

We are born to love but learn to fear.  Much of our faith journey is unlearning fear and practicing love.

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THE ROOT OF A FRUITFUL FAITH

John 15:1-17 

At the very heart of the Christian faith is the person of Jesus Christ.

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THE SPIRIT OF GOING

John 14:15-31

Too many think the Holy Spirit is about self-expression when in reality He is the means by which God expresses himself.

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MEMORABLE LEADERSHIP

Numbers 13-14

Out of twelve leaders called to spy out the Promise Land only two are remembered.  What distinguished them from the others?

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THE BETRAYER WITHIN

John 13:21-30

The life of Judas comes as a warning to each of us to beware of the betrayer that lurks within.

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THE GRACE OF NEVERTHELESS

John 12: 37-50             

Following the hard words of Jesus regarding the condition of unbelievers, He offers hope in the transitional word “nevertheless.”  It is a word of amazing grace.

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AN OFFERING THAT MAKES SCENTS

  John 12:1-8

When something is said to smell fishy it means something’s not right.  Jesus uses the sacrifice of Mary as an example of an offering that smells good and right.

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THAT HE IS, Part 2

John 10:11-21

With the many varied opinions of who Jesus is and how he is understood, His “I am” statements offer the most definitive word.

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THAT HE IS

John 10:11-21

With the many varied opinions of who Jesus is and how he is understood, His “I am” statements offer the most definitive word.

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LET’S MAKE A DEAL

John 10:1-10

Spiritual thieves and robbers present other ways to God; making deals with the devil while it our souls that are at stake.

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TRUE DISCIPLES

John 8:31-36

Discipleship is to learning as belief is to salvation.  If not diligent, we can have the one and miss the other.

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UNNECESSARY REGRET

John 8:21-30

While life has many regrets there is none more haunting than having rejected God’s grace.

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AN ILLUMINATING EXISTENCE

John 8:12-20

An age is called dark not because there is an absence of light, but because people refuse to see it.

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BUMPER STICKERS, T-SHIRTS, AND CLICHES

John 7:25-39

Cheesy stickers, t-shirts, and clichés, while well-intended, reduce the great act of God in salvation to a religious expression outside of ourselves instead of a faith that flows from us.

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THE CLASH OF CULTURE AND CALVARY

John 7:1-13

Jesus had no such notions of his church being a market-driven spectacle but a cross-bearing army.

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GOING OR STAYING: The Seven Saddest Words

John 6:60-61

You are going to believe in something.  What you believe in will determine whether you go or stay.

FAITH’S FALSE IDOLS

John 5:39-47

You and your bible may be the two things that keep you from discovering life in Christ.

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A COMPELLING ARGUMENT

John 5:31-40

After making an objective claim regarding His divine status and equality with God, Jesus offers subjective arguments that make for a compelling argument.

A DIVINING MOMENT

John 5:17-30

To realize that in Jesus you have found God is a Divine moment that will define you for the rest of your life.

A MIRACULOUS FAITH

John 4: 43-54

While we tend to pray for miracles out of concern for the moment, Jesus performed miracles with an eternal expectation.

EASTER: From Reservation To Resolve

John 20-21

While Jesus said, “It is finished,” never has there been a declaration that has left behind so much unfinished business in the life of so many.

AN INFECTIOUS FAITH, Part 2

John 4:27-42

In assessing one’s life, all we really want to know is that our existence mattered.  This assurance is realized only as we embrace and live a missional faith.

AN INFECTIOUS FAITH, Part 1

John 4:27-42

In assessing one’s life, all we really want to know is that our existence mattered.  This assurance is realized only as we embrace and live a missional faith.

SERVANTHOOD: An Increasing Decrease

John 3:23-36

We must realize that if our passion is to truly serve Christ then there can be no hidden aspirations.

PASSION FOR THE CHURCH

John 2:13-22

Is your passion truly that the church be about the business of God or that it’s business be your bidding?

IDENTITY THEFT

John 1:19-34

The qualities of an ideal witness are captured in the life and ministry of John the Baptist

THE FIRST AND FINAL WORD, Part 2

John 1:1-18

When God spoke the Word of Jesus into the world it was the embodiment of everything he wanted to say.

THE FIRST AND FINAL WORD, Part 1

 John 1:1-18

If we count John’s as the pearl of all accounts of the Gospel, then the prologue is the overture to the symphonic expression of this gospel.

THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY

John 21:15-25

While it is significant to profess one’s love for Jesus the responsible way that this is acted out in one’s life is of far greater significance.

THE QUESTION OF FISHING AND CATCHING

John 21:1-14

The ascended Lord continues to manifest himself through the life and ministry of his church.

THE INVITING QUESTION

John 20:24-31

THE QUESTION OF RECOGNITION

John 20:11-18

Startling moments of recognition can change the course of one’s life.

A NEW YEAR MAKEOVER

Colossians 3:1-17

A makeover of the soul extends far beyond the superficial makeovers of turning over a new leaf.