Tag Archives: Mars Hill

Sunday and the Rapture

18 Mar

It seems like I have been handed some of the more challenging passages of Scripture over the past four years.  I love being a part of the teaching team at Creekside Church, but so far I have talked about Circumcision, Talking Donkeys, and the like.  Last sunday was no different.  I spoke on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 a large part of that section of scripture is about the Return of Christ and the rapture.  Many people have said many things about the return of Christ, and growing up I was terrified of Jesus coming back.  Paul wrote this passage to talk encourage the Thessalonians and to show that the return of Christ should inspire hope.  So here is the sermon from last sunday morning:

more about “FCF pt. 6 don’t give up“, posted with vodpod

A very helpful resource on all this stuff was from Mars Hill, when Mark Driscoll did a series going through Revelation.  This series was different than any other Revelation sermons I had heard before because it focused on Worship throughout the book of Revelation.  Check it out.

Great Worship Music

8 Sep

One of my current projects that I’ve been working on is updating our website.  So part of what I’ve been doing is looking at some of the top church websites, features, content, and all that.  And I was clicking around at marshillchurch.org, which is one of the multi-site churches in the puget sound area.  They have a collection of their original worship music that is incredible.  Check it out here.

I think Mars Hill is one of the most influential forces in the greater Seattle area, and I think the fact that they are willing to give away so many great resources to be very encouraging.

I’ll try to continue to post great church resources on my blog.  Partly so I have my own little record of what I like.  But also to pass along the goodness.

Jim and Casper Go To Church – Review

15 Jan

Jim and Casper Go To Church is written by Jim Henderson of Off-The-Map and Matt Casper, an Atheist.  Jim is the dude who bought a soul on eBay and sent that atheist soul to Church, for their honest responses to the church.

This is a follow-up project, where Jim and Casper actually went to 12 churches together and reviewed each church.   Some of the churches made both Jim and Casper angry, and the question that keeps coming up throughout the book is, “Is This what Jesus called you guys to do?”

When they encountered the churches with light shows, and fog machines, Casper thought the production was cool, but he did feel the connection between faith and flashy lights.  On the other hand when they encountered churches that were more involved in the community, and actually changing lives through service and engagement.  Those churches seemed to get rave reviews.

This book is definitely worth the read.  It’s a short quick book, written as a conversation.  I said in a previous post that every church leader should read this book, and I still feel that way, especially the church leaders who lead these churches.

Rob Bell Article

17 Dec

Interesting Article from Time Magazine on Rob Bell and Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI. I really enjoy listening to Rob Bell speak and I have read both of his books.  I think he truly is speaking the language of my generation.  Many have questioned his theology on some points but generally those folks are not nice so I tend to question their theology on that point.  Anyway, it’s an interesting article and I think everyone should read it.  

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