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Living in the Shadow of the Resurrection – The Day God Died – 2 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY Jesus had not eaten since the Passover meal he ate with his disciples nearly fourteen hours earlier. Consider Jesus’ physical and emotional condition: he’d been up all night and had endured six emotionally draining trials. He’d been punched and scourged (Matthew 26:67; John…
Living in the Shadow of the Resurrection – The Night They Arrested God – 1 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY Jesus’ sufferings begin with his prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and conclude with his crucifixion. In between we read of his arrest and the six trials that he endured. Just before all this Jesus shared…
The Flawed Life of Samson – Broken Vow, Broken Life – 4 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY Almost everyone I know, Christian, non-Christian, has a “don’t mess with me” switch. You guys know what I’m talking about. It happens when something or someone gets on your last nerve. It’s Friday afternoon and your boss dumps a bunch of work on you that has to be done right now! All…
The Flawed Life of Samson – Broken Vow, Broken Life – 3 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY When we think of Samson we tend to think of him as a great Biblical hero. He had great abilities, but he wasted those gifts. He was supposed to carry out his job description for the glory of God, but Samson was all about his own glory. His was a wasted life,…
The Flawed Life of Samson – Broken Vow, Broken Life – 2 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY The Book of Judges records the stories of thirteen different leaders called judges who led Israel over a period of about 400 years. These leaders were supposed to help free God’s people from their oppressors. During Samson’s life the oppressors were the Philistines. Some of those judges were very strong and righteous…
The Flawed Life of Samson – Broken Vow, Broken Life – 1 of 4 SERMON SUMMARY The story of Samson is painful because there is a gap between what could have been, and how they actually ended up. Samson was consecrated to God through something called the “Nazirite vow”, which is explained in Numbers 6:1-8. The Nazirite vow involved: (1) abstinence from anything that comes from a grape,…
The Peace & Wonder of Christmas – The Wonder of Christmas – 3 of 3 SERMON SUMMARY APPLICATION / CHALLENGE TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large that you will put into practice this week. (James 1:22: “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not…
The Peace & Wonder of Christmas – We Worship the Prince of Peace – 2 of 3 SERMON SUMMARY The Christmas season is supposed to be a time of peace and good will toward mankind. But too often that is anything but the case. How many of you can honestly say that your primary emotion…
The Peace & Wonder of Christmas – A Christmas Plea – 1 of 2 SERMON SUMMARY This week I took some time to read the Christmas story out of Matthew’s gospel. And I marveled at the wise men’s response as they contemplated the wonders of God’s love in sending the Christ child. Their experience should…
Faith & Work: An Uneasy Alliance – Work: A Rich Mission Field – 8 of 8 SERMON SUMMARY One of the most fruitful mission fields is the workplace. We spend a lot of time there; we have friends there, many of whom are not Christians. Think about it…we get paid to spend time alongside men…
