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I recently posted something on my Facebook that led to some questions: "For what shall it profit a man, if he gain conservative supreme court nominees, and lose his own soul?" This led to people asking me to elaborate what I meant by that, so I jotted down a few thoughts. I haven't had much … Continue reading 12 Quick Thoughts on Voting in 2016
Today we celebrated the life of Samson Charles Bidan. Here is the audio recording of my message I gave at the service. (To listen to the entire audio of the service, click here). To learn a little bit more about Samson, you can read my previous post about him and my response to the news of … Continue reading Hope in the Face of Tragedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e-a2xFJ1yw Manuscript: What is God like? What comes to your mind when you think of Him? We Christians believe that God has revealed what He is like to us in His Word, the Bible. So when reading our Bibles, before we ask the question, “What is this telling me to do?” we should be … Continue reading God’s Heart for Us (Ps. 103)
I don't rightly understand how to process the death of a friend. Death has always been like lightning to me; something powerful but always viewed from a distance. I've heard about lightning strike right next to people, but never seen it. Likewise, I've heard about people losing immediate family, spouses, or close friends, but … Continue reading Goodbye, Brother
One night, a matter of a few hours, was all that separated Christ from the brutality of the Cross. The pain of His closest friends abandoning Him, the horror of the Father's wrath towards sin. What did Jesus do to prepare Himself, to steel His courage for Good Friday? How did He emotionally and psychologically calm Himself … Continue reading When Unity Hurts the Church
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better … Continue reading Fighting Sin by Seeing Rightly (Matt. 5:29-30)
Two weeks ago my wife and I announced to our church that come this Fall, we would be leaving so that I could attend Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Last week we announced that we were also expecting our first child. Never a dull moment in the Sims house! We feel like we need … Continue reading Further Still
You can listen to the sermon audio (titled "Parenting" on 6/19/16) here. Well, the irony that the only person on staff without children is the one teaching on parenting today is not lost on me. Don’t get me wrong, with how many children have been born in the last year, Hillary and I have had … Continue reading God’s Family: Parenting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM-yNf5no8Y Manuscript: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. ’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on … Continue reading Love Your Enemies (Matt. 5:43-48)
You can listen to the audio of this sermon from 6/12/16 titled "Marriage" here. As we jump into the sermon today, let me begin with a few introductory words. First off, this passage we are looking at it probably deserves to have a couple months of sermons dedicated to it, and I don’t have that. … Continue reading God’s Family: Marriage
Marc Sims 