Pastor David
In Spirit & In Truth: “In the Spirit”
God’s original creative purpose for the world is for it to be His temple. As the gospel of Jesus moves out to the nations right to the ends of the […]
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In Spirit & In Truth: “Living Sacrifice”
This is an essential connection between offering a sacrifice and the worship of God. Sacrifice is pictured in the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis and culminates in the […]
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In Spirit & In Truth: “Hear”
Too often “worship” is viewed as a duty that must be carried out by us. At the same time, it is not very clear just what worship is or why […]
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Good News For The Poor: “Disrupted Discipleship”
It is always tempting to try to dictate the terms of our own discipleship. Of course, if we actually did this, what we would have wouldn’t be discipleship. No, true […]
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Good News For The Poor: “Sent Home Filled”
Too often we make a separation between physical and spiritual hunger and fulfillment. Jesus doesn’t indulge our “either/or” dichotomy. Rather, he desires to fill all people with...
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Good News For The Poor: “Untrained Faith”
What does a faith (trusting, committed, belief that leads to action) that saves look like? Do we turn to a Mother Theresa or a Martin Luther King Jr.? Jesus and […]
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Good News For The Poor: “Religiously Disturbed”
Who are the people that are automatically rejected in our thinking? In Jesus’s day these were the tax-collectors. Betrayers of their own people and collaborating with the foreig...
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Good News For The Poor: “An Unexpected Catch”
The medium is the the message. This well known axiom reminds us of the importance of how we communicate, not just what. So, it is no accident that Jesus, who […]
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Good News For The Poor: “Winning the Unpopular Vote”
God in his grace comes to the poor and the needy with salvation. But, are we prepared to view ourselves in these terms? Are we prepared to embrace The Suffering […]
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Fish Tale: Gaining Perspective
Just as we can’t always predict the route, we can’t always predict the outcome. Disappointment with God is something we all will struggle with. However, God is willing to help [...
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Fish Tale: Unusual Return
Sometimes God’s plans and our human wills do not have a “point a to point b” format. God may need to get our attention in unusual ways. But, even if […]
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Fish Tale: You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
God is not always a comforting presence in our lives. Scripture is very clear that his ways are not our ways. The result of all this is that we will […]
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Prodigal God: The Response, Grace = Judgement
Shouldn’t sonship only be for those w h o a r e deserving? Shouldn’t it only be for those who have put in the work a n d p r […]
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Prodigal God: The Restoration, Shameful Grace
At the moment we are ready to face justice, we are confronted with a grace so abundant we have no words for it. If we will only turn to God […]
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Prodigal God: The Return, Waking up
Death is not the final word. If we long for life we can have it. If we long for God we can have him. Somehow we know — even when […]
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Prodigal God: The Ruin, Hitting Bottom
Apart from God there is no life. This is the most fundamental truth of human life, yet we try again and again to live life apart from God. But living […]
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Prodigal God: The Request: Judgement = Grace
Too often we view God as angry and punishing. When we do, all of his actions appear to be judgment. However, the truth is that God’s judgment on our sin […]
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Rejoice: Keep Moving Forward
So many things can get in our way of pursuing our life in Christ. Paul’s sage advice is to keep moving forward with a single-minded focus. Don’t let anything get […]
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Rejoice: Give It All Up
Christians often have a bad reputation because we can be negative about the human person. Of course, proper Christianity has nothing to do with hating people. What we are emphas...
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Rejoice: Work It Out
Salvation is a free gift of God that cannot be earned. It comes through faith in Christ alone. However, we still have an active role to play. We must participate […]
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