Deuteronomy 3:21-29 This morning we continue our sermon series on the book of Deuteronomy. And just so we are all on the same page here, lets remind ourselves what is going on. The book of Deuteronomy is structured as one great speech. It is a speech that Moses is making to the people of Israel. … Continue reading Looking Out From the Mountain Top →

Deuteronomy 1:20 - 3:3 Last week we began our sermon series on the book of Deuteronomy and we were introduced to a new generation that stood on the banks of the Jordan River, a border between wilderness and Promised Land. Last week, we heard the first words Moses spoke to these people on the border, … Continue reading Encountering An-other →

Deuteronomy 1:1-8 We are about to start a new series on the book of Deuteronomy, so before we jump into the text this morning, here is a little bit of context. The book of Deuteronomy is set in Kadesh-Barnea, on the banks of the Jordan River. The book is framed as a series of speeches … Continue reading These are the Words →

Acts 17:16-34 School is starting, the weather is changing, and our summer series on the Book of Acts is coming to an end. We only have one week left with this book, and while we only made it through about a third of the book, I hope you have not felt shortchanged. Over the summer … Continue reading God and the Great Debaters →

Acts 11:19-30 22 people shot and killed in El Paso, Texas. 22 lives cut short by a 21 year-old who had a gun.   680 people arrested and detained in Jackson, Mississippi. Children made to wonder where their parents are. Asking why mommy and daddy are being treated like criminals.   In the past week … Continue reading When Bodies Become Bridges →

Acts 11:1-18 Visions and Voices.  Wild Beasts and Reptiles. Circumcised and Uncircumcised. Oh My! There is a lot going on in this passage, so much in fact, it takes Luke two chapters to get through it all. And by the end of it we are left wondering: What just happened?  & What does this mean?  … Continue reading A God who Crosses the Line →

Acts 9:1-9 Inhale... Exhale… Inhale… Exhale… Our Scripture this morning begins with breathing. Inhale... Exhale…. The breathing we hear this morning, is not God’s Breath of life that animates all creation, but it is the breath of death. It is a greedy inhaling that threatens to consume everything in its path and a violent exhaling … Continue reading Saul and a Scandalous God →

Acts 8:1-4 So we are coming up to the half-way point in our sermon series Acts: Stories, Scenes, and Spirit. And while the show the Holy Spirit has been putting on has no intermission, it may be helpful for us as an audience to pause and reflect on what we have seen. The director set … Continue reading A Church Scattered and Sown →

Acts 6:1-7 This morning we will continue our summer sermon series on the book of Acts. Last week we finished chapter 4 of this book where we were given a snapshot, a photograph, of the Jewish community of Jesus followers called church. When we look at this portrait we saw a community bearing the marks … Continue reading “Division, Provision, and Diaconal Vision” →

Acts 4:32-37 We will continue our series on the book of Acts, but before we read our Scripture this morning, lets do a brief recap of what we have seen and heard the past few weeks. We are four chapters into this story and so far we have watched Jesus ascend into heaven commissioning the … Continue reading “The Cast and Crew Share the Props” →