Today marks the seventh week of Easter; it is also Ascension Sunday. Because it’s Ascension Sunday, we want to take some time and look at how this event spoken of in Scripture is central, not only to the work of Christ, but central to our lives even now.
Mark and I been using this Eastertide season to look at the “I am” statements found in John’s Gospel. But in particular (especially since Easter), we’ve been seeking to look at these statements through the lens of Christ’s resurrection. In other words, in light of the empty tomb, in light of the stone that was…
Since the first of the year, we’ve been working our way through the stories of our Savior that are found in the Gospel of Luke. Today we’re looking at Christ’s identity, His work of redemption, and what it means for us to follow Him. Notes
As Mark shared last week, we are using these summer months to look at the Psalms of Ascent—these fifteen psalms from Psalm 120 to Psalm 134 that were sung by Jewish travelers as they journeyed from their homes to the city of Jerusalem in order to participate in the annual feasts. Today we’re looking at…
Last Monday families and friends gathered, ate food, opened gifts and enjoyed Christmas Day. Now that it’s all over, some of us will begin saving for next year. For some, the decorations will be put up in the next few days or they’re already in boxes. Bottomline, we’ll all be moving on to the next…
We’ve been spending these fall months working our way through Peter’s first epistle. The section we’re looking at today is deeply theological, wonderfully practical, and (for the most part) pretty straight forward. Peter mainly focuses on our call to walk with Christ, not only individually but also as a community. Samantha already read our text,…
Today we’re looking at the 3rd of the 7 “I Am” statements of Jesus in John’s gospel. When Lou opened this portion of the series, he told us, these statements are a callback to Exodus 3:14 when God introduced himself to Moses with the expression “I am who I am.” In using this expression, Jesus…
