This past Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Creekside Church. We are working through a series called “Can You Trust the Bible.” On Sunday I talked about how to read the Bible as a narrative. Too often I think people approach the Bible with the wrong motives or assumptions about the text. My understanding ofContinue reading “Sunday’s Message Had Legos”
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Baptisms
We are getting ready to do a baptism celebration this Sunday. We are combining all of our gatherings into one 10 am gathering. We are going to celebrate the work that God is doing in drawing people into his grace, that is made available through Jesus’s death and resurrection. We will hear the gospel storyContinue reading “Baptisms”
Whirlwind weekend
I’ve been crazy busy this weekend. But busy in a good way. On Friday I met my niece, Violet. She’s adorable. We had dinner with my Brother and sister-in-law. On Saturday I had an early breakfast with the head’s of NU’s MATC (Ron Herms) and MAML (Alan Ehler) programs, and the Provost (Jim Heugel), andContinue reading “Whirlwind weekend”
Groups Coach
Yesterday I talked about the importance of starting and maintaining the projects that you know you can pour yourself into. One of the projects that I have started and I want to make sure that I can keep focused on and maintain a strong level of commitment to is Groups Coach Groups Coach is aContinue reading “Groups Coach”
Fear God, not the world
I received Church Dogmatics for Christmas, and when I have a few moments I like to read a bit. Also, I can only digest a little bit at a time. Today I read this and I was encouraged and challenged. The Church should fear God and not fear the world. But only if an asContinue reading “Fear God, not the world”
Thoughts On Vision Prayer
Thanks to everyone who came out to vision prayer last night. Such an encouraging time of community prayer and worship. Events like vision prayer are where the church gets to be the Family of Christ. Sunday gatherings are designed for guest. It’s like inviting the neighbors over for the party. Vision Prayer is where weContinue reading “Thoughts On Vision Prayer”
Getting Over Myself, or, Let Jesus Do His Work
I recently came across a website for a ministry that my gut reaction to was, “Really?!” It had something to do with men beating each other up in tight shorts and Ed Hardee style clothes. I’ll be the first to admit, I really don’t get the appeal of UFC or MMA or any of thoseContinue reading “Getting Over Myself, or, Let Jesus Do His Work”
The real thing
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to speak. My portion of Scripture was 1 Cor 16.5-24. This chunk is Paul’s closing statements to the church in Corinth. It’s kind of a hard type of text to preach from because Paul uses a lot of short ideas, expresses greetings and prayers, and stuff like that.Continue reading “The real thing”
The Power of Stories
One of the best parts of my job is talking to people who are new to faith. Over and over again, the same thing that people say moved them closer to Jesus was when someone shared their story with them. That could be sharing a faith story during a Sunday morning gathering, or it couldContinue reading “The Power of Stories”
Calibrate NW session 7 – Judah Smith
Pastor at City Church in Kirkland, WA Talking about Honor Matthew 20:20 If you want to talk about honor you have to start with humility You can do all kinds of things that are nice to the past generation, but still not honor them. Honor comes from the heart. Jesus connects greatness to being aContinue reading “Calibrate NW session 7 – Judah Smith”
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