We take the phrase often repeated in the Lord’s Supper for granted: Do this in remembrance…. We so often read or quote 1 Cor. 11:23ff that we do not feel the disconnection. Do you know that the phrase also appears in Luke’s gospel? Jesus says to his disciples—before his death!—do this in my remembrance. What …
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It’s Sunday Again: Resurrection
On a day that celebrates resurrection, or perhaps more properly on the day that celebrates resurrection, we should stop and ask ourselves what it means to live resurrected lives. Certainly Jesus’ resurrection is the promise of our future resurrection (read 1 Corinthians 15). But Paul also reminds us that Jesus’ resurrection is already at play …
It’s Sunday Again: The Local Church MUST Act
It’s Sunday again–I am scheduled to preach this evening as part of a mission focus on the upcoming summer 2011 mission trip. I will probably not be as bold in person as I am in my thoughts this morning as I review what I have prepared. The church is many places is mired in either …
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It’s Sunday Again: Celebrating the Church
The song says “Celebrate Christ”. Because Christ values the church as his body, because he died for the church, because he claims the church and it wears his name, we can also “celebrate church.” The church for which Christ died is described in Acts 2 where we read of its beginning as the first to …
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It’s Sunday Again: Time
Time. Allow me a preacher’s perspective. Today is the Sunday of the “bad time change.” Yes, we “lost” an hour, but even worse, people have trouble getting up and around. People are late to church; some fail to attend at all. The worship often lacks energy (like the people in attendance). I like the practice …
It’s Sunday Again: Gushing From Within Us
I was recently asked to preach from the text in John 7:37-39, to say something about the living water that is promised to believers. I am pleased to be asked to say something about the Holy Spirit. It has been an overlooked, ignored theme in my fellowship. It is a topic I have not preached …
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It’s Sunday Again: Living Water–Agua Viva
I have the privilege of joining the Park Plaza Iglesia de Cristo again today. I will preach on John 7:37-39. We have overlooked and ignored the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is misunderstood by many. John’s view of the Spirit is interesting. In John’s Gospel, the Holy Spirit is less a miracle worker and more …
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God Sightings: Seeing God Every Day Everywhere
Some days I am not very good at seeing God. That is why I am working and writing on two new blog categories: “God Sightings” and “Life Savors”. I admit that some of my purpose in establishing these two categories is selfish. For most of us who live in the U.S. the last week has …
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It’s Sunday Again: People Matter
God’s plan is people-focused. God’s plan is for re-creation of a marred humanity–a humanity twisted and torqued by sin. Simply put, God’s plan is to save people and keep them saved. An oversimplification might suggest that Christ’s mission was to provide salvation and the Spirit’s mission is to secure and preserve. Jesus taught the value …
It’s Sunday Again: Bible Reading
How are you doing on your Bible reading for 2011? Even though we are half way through the first month (in fact, only about 95% of 2011 remains), and despite the fact that some have already given up on their resolution to read the Bible through in 2011, it is not too late to develop …