Our King and the Kingdom, part 1. Right at the beginning of Jesus’s ministry he has an encounter with Satan in a high place, but our King is obedient, and conquers the enemy.
Tag: trials & temptation
The Ruthless Elimination of Sin
The Forgotten Arts 2024, part 3. Sometimes we don’t just need to fast from things that are causing us to sin, but to completely cut them off from our lives.
The Promise Fulfilled
By Faith, part 9. Success for the people of God does not rest on their own ingenuity to make things happen, which unleashes chaos, but rests on God’s promise.
The Burden of Bits and Bobs
By Faith, part 2. Not have enough can be a problem! But so can having too much.
The Faithfulness of God
By Faith, part 1. The one constant in the story of Abraham is the faithfulness of God, and today we see that Abraham wasn’t without sin, and took a wrong turn on the journey.
How did we get the Bible and how do we know we can trust it? Week 1
Week 1 from our Tuesday night Bible school looking at where the Bible came from, how it was put together, and common questions and objections surrounding the text.
Possess Nothing, Enjoy Everything
The Pursuit of God, part 2. The things we own can end up owning us. But when we learn to let go of the need to own and possess, we can enjoy everything as a free gift of grace.
God of All Things: Dust
God of All Things, part 4. To be human is to be created from the dust of the earth, to be sown in weakness and perishable. But those who follow Jesus will be raised imperishable, resurrected in the image of … Continue reading “God of All Things: Dust”
Rebuilding in the Rubble
Encounters with Jesus, part 3. Tragedy is not unusual, it can come without a moment’s notice and leave your life in ruins. These moments, while bitter, often provide an eternal perspective on what’s important as we follow Jesus. Marcellus joins … Continue reading “Rebuilding in the Rubble”