March 3, 2019
We are almost halfway through Philippians with one final section of chapter two to go. At first read, after the glorious description of Christ’s humble condescension and sacrificial redeeming love...
View ArticleMarch 11, 2019
This Sunday in Philippians we will get a powerful reminder of a gospel truth that is easier to affirm than it is to live out. Paul reminds us that in Christ we are those who “put no confidence in the...
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March 17, 2019
“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead… (Phil. 3:13).” What lies ahead makes all the difference. In February, I had the joy (and pain!) of running a...
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In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he refers to God twenty-two times. In eighteen of those mentions, He is simply “God.” Three times He is called God “our Father.” But once, in our passage this...
View ArticleMarch 31, 2019
I’m going to date myself here, but there was series of TV commercials when I was growing up for the stock brokerage firm EF Hutton that went like this. At some large dinner party, one person would...
View ArticleApril 7, 2019
This Sunday will be our reflection service for Philippians. In place of a sermon, we will be inviting you to stand and testify to how the word of God has been at work in you through this series. Paul...
View ArticleApril 14, 2019
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Passion Week. We are calling our Passion Week service series GLORIFIED and working our way through chapters 12-20 of the Gospel of John. In...
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Guatemala Missions Trip Update
At our March baptism service, Andrew Yap shared about a short-term dental missions trip he was about to take to Guatemala with a team of Christian dentists. Here’s a word of thanks and report on the...
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April 21 2019
When we think of Passion week, we usually think of the three key events of the final days of Jesus on earth – his triumphal entry, crucifixion, and resurrection, but there was so much more that...
View ArticleApril 28 2019
In 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Paul writes: “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he...
View ArticleMay 5 2019
When you think of Jesus’ disciples and followers in the aftermath of his death and burial, you may think primarily of their sorrow, grief, and disappointment. But they were also afraid. Our passage for...
View ArticleMay 12, 2019
Two weeks ago, we saw Jesus’ appearance to Mary Magdalene turn her sorrow to joy. Last Sunday, we saw his appearance to his disciples replace their fear with peace and gladness. But not all of the...
View ArticleMay 19, 2019
“I will lay down my life for you!” In that moment, I think Peter sincerely meant every word, but it had been easier said than done. When the moment actually came, fear gripped him and he denied and...
View ArticleMay 26, 2019
“He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3).” With these appearances, Jesus was not only...
View ArticleJune 2, 2019
“This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order” Titus 1:5 This Sunday we will begin our summer series in the book of Titus. Normally we begin our book series by...
View ArticleJune 9, 2019
Paul’s letter to Titus is essentially an instruction manual for putting the churches that had been planted in Crete “into order.” So, where will that start? With good leaders. Titus was not to be a...
View ArticleJune 16, 2019
If the culture of Crete in Paul’s day was a bit like The Pirates of the Caribbean (as Jackson said two Sundays ago), the situation of these early church communities on Crete was a bit like towns in the...
View ArticleJune 30, 2019
After explaining how to deal with false teachers within the church, he urges Titus: “But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” (Titus 2:1) Not only are elders to be able to give...
View ArticleJuly 7, 2019
In Titus 2:4-8, Paul turns his attention to younger men and women and what sort of conduct accords with sound doctrine. And twice he answers the question, “Why?” “that the word of God may not be...
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