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A rabbi, a miracle, and Jesus–not a joke

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I have had the privilege of teaching through our statement of faith article by article since Feb.  One of the most convicting lessons was on the fall of man.  According to the article, we have inherited “a nature corrupt and wholly opposed to God and his law.”  This means we rebel against God with every breathe, every action, every thought.  Even our best motives are tainted with sin. This should help us only see our need for Christ more and praise him that his blood covers every sin.

My Prayer This Monday Morning

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Yesterday, we considered together that the choice facing Rahab to align herself with the unbelief of her people or to align herself with the one, true, God mirrors the choice facing all people. Jesus Christ is coming. For some, his arrival will be a day of rejoicing. For others it will be a day of judgment. The only way to avoid the judgment of that day is to switch our allegiance from sin to God. My prayer this morning is that Third would be increasingly marked by an evangelistic zeal that appreciates the certainty of Christ’s coming and that we would see many come to saving faith through our bold proclamation of the Gospel, both from the pulpit and in our relationships.

What is our role in suffering?

Friday, February 20th, 2009

This blog is based upon a meditation of I Pet 3, my self-loathing, the blessing others’ suffering has brought to my own life, and John Chrysostom.

Is faith for faith’s sake beneficial?

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

A friend’s blog sent me to this article by an atheist who thinks Christianity is good for Africa.  I appreciate the atheist’s thoughts and observations that people seem more at peace because they were converted.  He even credits the reformed tradition that emphasizes the direct connection man can have with God specifically (see priesthood of every believer).  He also realizes that a major breakthrough must take place in one’s philosophical/spiritual framework in order to make the kind of changes that he sees in the African Christians.  The question I have is what event, fact, or experience can change someone’s worldview?  And are they really better off for believing in Christ if you are truly an atheist?

Pastor Kurt’s 3 AREAS FOR PRAYER AND ACTION

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

1) Church Life….We have a wonderful church. We have wonderful fellowship…But people still fall through the cracks – members and visitors…

Pastor Kurt’s Year in Review

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
  • 9 births
  • 7 current pregnancies
  • 3 planned adoptions
  • Opies were married
  • Jackie Keith got engaged

Church, Cowboys, Comfort, and Brett Favre’s Wranglers

Friday, January 9th, 2009

I will kick off the New Year with some reflection from an article I read at NBC.com on cowboy churches.  YEE-HAW.  There is apparently a network of cowboy churches started by the denomination of the SBC’s missions organization North American Mission Board.  If that was confusing, it was intended to be.  The churches are targeting cowboys by meeting in barns, having rodeo events, and playing country style worship.  I am actually all for these things.  What stood out was what seemed to be a justification for having a church built specifically for cowboys.  The rational was repeated a couple of times–”You don’t feel judged based on how you’re dressed, how you talk, how you look. We’re not asking somebody to be something they’re not.”  

Upcoming Sermons

September 12
Title: It Begins
Text: Matthew 4:12-25
Speaker: Greg Gilbert

September 19
Title: Let Them See
Text: Matthew 5:1-16
Speaker: Greg Gilbert

September 26
Title: It's Harder Than You Think, pt. 1
Text: Matthew 5:17-32
Speaker: Greg Gilbert

October 3
Title: It's Harder Than You Think, pt. 2
Text: Matthew 5:33-48
Speaker: Greg Gilbert

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