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But I say walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other to keep you from doing the things you want to do. … Continue reading How to Change Pt. 1 (Gal. 5:16-25)
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the third study: “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast…” … Continue reading The Aim of the Serpent
This is the transcript of my sermon "Listen Carefully" I preached on Mark 4:1-20; you can listen to the sermon audio here. In my covering of the passage, I skip over verses 10-13 in Mark 4 - I wrote a blog explaining them, which you can read here. Listen Carefully I entitled this sermon “Listen … Continue reading Listen Carefully (Mark 4:1-20)
Last night at Sola, (our student ministry) in honor of Valentine’s Day this weekend, we decided to take a look at God’s design and purpose for romance. After the sermon, we let students anonymously text in questions they had about love, dating, marriage and romance. However, in our short 15 minutes we had, we were unable … Continue reading Dating Q&A: Compiled List
The Bible Project is a non-profit organization that is working to help equip the church with good systematic, and biblical theology. Here is a blog containing the rest of the videos they have created.
In C.S. Lewis' wildly popular The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, there is a powerful allegory that Lewis employs to vividly depict the nature of sin. Edmund, one of the four Pevensie children, falls prey to an evil White Witch almost immediately upon entering Narnia. The Witch finds Edmund wandering in the forest … Continue reading Jesus is Sweeter Than Turkish Delight
This is an excerpt from U2's lead frontman, Bono's self-titled book, Bono: In Conversation With Michka Assayas. The two are in the middle of discussing the spectrum of different religions, and Bono notes the main difference: Assayas: I think I am beginning to understand religion because I have started acting and thinking like a father. What do you … Continue reading Bono, Grace and Karma
Reality of Guilt Close your eyes and think of the last time you did something you know you shouldn’t have done. It could be a big thing, it could be a small thing. Think about it – now answer me this: why did you do it? If you knew it was wrong, then why? The … Continue reading Christ, Our Deliverer (Sermon Transcript Romans 7:21-25)
How was Abraham saved? What about Noah? Adam? Moses? David? How did they get to heaven, if Christ hadn't come to die on the cross and raise from the grave yet? This is a fairly common question that pretty much anyone reading the Bible has asked (including myself). In this post I will hope to … Continue reading How Were People in the Old Testament Saved?
I recently preached through Judges 6:1-24 to my bible study, discussing the encounter between the judge, Gideon and the mysterious Angel of the Lord in verses 11-24. After I taught, there were a couple of people who approached me afterwards, asking for some clarification on two points that I made; I will be discussing the … Continue reading The Angel of the Lord: Jesus Christ
Marc Sims 