9/11/2001 was a wake up call for America! That morning, America awakened out of her slumbering sense of false peace and security to a new awareness and a new world. The church is like America on 9/11! She needs to awaken out of her slumber! Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and God says to us,…
In this sermon, Martin referenced the book Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller. Primary bible references: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Other bible references: James 4:14 2 Corinthians 5:8 Revelation 7:15-17 Revelation 14:13 1 Corinthians 15:38-50 2 Corinthians 5:1-2 Philippians 3:20-21 1 John 3:2 tragedy, tragic, Woody Moore, mess, parkour, invulnerability, pain, painful,…
Bible references: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 James 4:1 1 Peter 4 Philippians 2:1-4 community, 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, relationships, sin nature, distortion, sociologists, adults, friends, connected, frontstage, backstage, church, society, small groups, community groups, accountability groups, forgiveness, Thessalonians, reconciliation, love, Samaria, unclean, Jews, Jewish, Jesus, rejected, family, brothers, sisters, compassion, grace, identity, forgiveness, pain, hurt, betrayal, James…
Martin quoted a few books in this sermon. The first was To Own a Dragon by Donald Miller. The second was Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas. Bible references: Exodus 20:12 Malachi 2:15 Deuteronomy 6:20-25 Genesis 1:27-28 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 2 Corinthians 7 mothers day, mother, father, parents, Hallmark, Donald Miller, “To Own…
Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 Other Bible references: John 13:34-35 James 4:1-2 1 Corinthians 6:20 2 Corinthians 5:17 1 Peter 2:9-10 Philippians 2:1-4 1 Thessalonians 4:8 1 John 3:14 church body, community, relationships, John 13:34-35, crucifixion, upper room, wash feet, washed feet, washing feet, love, disciples, circumcision, command, brothers, sisters, husbands, wife’s, neighbors, friends, children,…
Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 Other Bible references: John 13:34 Colossians 3:8 Philippians 4:2-3 John 13:1-17 2 Peter 1:2 In this sermon, Martin mentions the book Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer church body, community, identity, grace, followers, oasis, renewal, Paul, disciples, persecution, Timothy, love, taught by God, Macedonia, cross, gospel, Jews, gentiles, Samarians, relationships, transformation,…
Martin mentioned a few materials in this sermon: The article Why Can’t Men Be Friends? by Westley Hill The article An Open Letter to the Church from a Lesbian The book Victory Over Darkness by Neil Anderson Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Other Bible references: Matthew 7 2 Corinthians 3:18 Ephesians 4:29 Luke 15 questions,…
Primary passage: John 21:1-17 Other Bible references: 2 Corinthians 5:21 Easter, cross, resurrection, Mary, Jesus, grace, empty, tomb, Thomas, doubting Thomas, disciples, Peter, John 21:3-17, fish, fishing, grace, denied, denial, Simon Peter, love, condemn, condemnation, Brennan Manning, redemption, sin, rebellion, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Death by Love, righteous, holy, blameless, follow, baptism, Good Friday, death, revolution
Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Other Bible references: Ephesians 1:4 2 Corinthians 5:15 Galatians 4:9 2 Corinthians 3:18 2 Corinthians 6:19 Romans 8 1 Peter 2 community, passionate, moralistic, delight, Jesus, sex, redemption, redeem, redemptive, sexuality, distorted, humility, depravity, rebelled, rebellion, corrupts, corruption, corrupted, change, physically, morally, addictive, slave, pornography, spiritually, conscious, relationally, physical, moral,…
The 4 part book series Brian mentioned is God’s Design for Sex by Brenna Jones. The video we showed at the start of the sermon can be seen here. Primary passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-6 Other Bible references: Genesis 2 Matthew 19:4 1 Corinthians 6:16 Matthew 19:6 sex, Paul, sexuality, confused, culture, church, play, Mark Comer,…