Well, this week we wrap up our summer series on the One Another commands of the New Testament with 1 Thessalonians 5:11-18 and the command to "Build Up One Another." In many ways, this is the summary passage for all the rest of these commands. They should all have the effect of building up the church. Have you ever heard someone say that "Christianity is not a list of rul...
Keep ReadingWell, I'd like to say that it's good to be back after two way-too-short weeks at the beach. But honestly, it was hard to leave the beach. Very little relaxes me more than getting a little sand in my sandwich, letting that cold Diet Coke get warm, and finding the spots I missed with the sunscreen. Not to mention how wonderful the twelve-and-a-half-hour drive home was. While...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday I will get to share the Word of God with you all again as your one and onlycurrentpastoral intern. And, as part of our summer One Another sermon series, the topic at hand will be "forgive one another." Forgiveness is one of those things that is at the same time difficult, costly, even scandalous, and also beautiful and life-changing. And it's a tricky topic to...
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