Category: discipleship
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Applying Philippians 4:8 to one another
What if Christians dwelled on the good, the true, and the beautiful God has formed in one another?
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Saved to Serve: A Sermon on Mark 1:29-31
The one where I talk about St. Peter’s mother-in-law’s healing—and ours; and the ‘80s band Crowded house.
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Mary Magdalene at Easter
The one where I talk about the men who didn’t believe Mary Magdalene on Easter morning, and the men who still deny the resurrection.
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Does Matthew 25:31-46 teach salvation by works?
A popular songwriter once explained that “the only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did or didn’t do.” Is that really the point of the parable?
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Mary and Martha: Discipleship and church culture
What does the story of Martha and Mary teach us about cultivating a church culture, and the kind of disciples church cultures will produce?
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Defining Discipleship: Romans 12:1 and Ephesians 4:11-16
Discipleship is what happens when the words of Romans 12:1 and Ephesians 4:11-16 become flesh in the lives of ordinary. everyday sainted sinners.
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If all we needed were …
Jesus once asked His disciples: “Who do you say I am?” He still asks that question. What answer are we giving? Is there any Good News in it?
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Deciphering Christianese: “God really showed up today!”
The one where I challenge a bit of popular Christian slang that undermines the omnipresence of God.
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Teach us to Number our Days: A Sermon on Psalm 90
It’s back-to-school time, and already our kids are counting down the days until summer vacation, or graduation. But Psalm 90 teaches us to number our days, not in view of summer vacation or graduation, but eternity.
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“I am my Beloved’s, and He is mine”: Christ and the Church in the Song of Solomon [sermon 6-18-23]
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In recent years there’s been a tendency to read Song of Solomon as erotic poetry for Christians. But for most of Christian history, it was read as an allegory of Christ’s love for His Bride, the Church. What do we gain when we return to the traditional way of reading the Song of Solomon? This…
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