Bible, theology, culture, etc.
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y1OKhGYNHA Transcript: During your teen years, you are at this interesting crossroad where you are making decisions about what kind of person you will be, what values you will stand for, and what you want your life to be known for. With the myriad of different options of what kind of identity we will embrace, … Continue reading How to Be Righteous (Matt. 5:20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69wDbcd9tTQ Transcript: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” – Matt. 5:6 When was the last time you remember being incredibly hungry or incredibly thirsty? Once, back in Washington, some friends and I were planning on floating down the Yakima River on a Sunday afternoon. We parked … Continue reading Those Who Hunger & Thirst (Matt. 5:6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHCMYWay-c “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” The Bible is strange. I think sometimes we forget just how weird it really is. For the past few weeks we have been looking at the beginning of Jesus’ teaching of the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, and if we have been … Continue reading The Meek (Matt. 5:5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9w8-Xu12Q Normally, I have the transcript of my sermon below - but it would appear that I forgot to save my transcript, and it is lost. So the audio recording above will have to suffice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvnnqMHMlKQ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Last week we began our series on the Sermon on the Mount with an overview of what the Sermon is about and how we should interpret it. This week we actually begin the sermon with what is famously called the “Beatitudes”, … Continue reading The Poor in Spirit (Matt. 5:3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwou_iru_Q Notes: Tonight we end our very short series on the book of Jonah, and tonight we see just how wide the arms of God’s love is held out, in extension to our sinful world. I was not raised in a Christian home, which means that when I first started really coming to church, I … Continue reading Jesus and Nineveh (Jonah 3-4)
I love listening to Ray Ortlund Jr. If you've never heard the man preach, you are missing out on one of the most Christ-exalting, joyfully serious preachers alive. He frequently quotes songs or poems in his sermons, but in his most recent sermon, entitled "The Humility of God" on John 1:1, 14, he quoted something … Continue reading The Humiliation of God
27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask … Continue reading Puncturing Pretensions (Mark 11:27-33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDLpBNLKkTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vecsIgsqX0 Notes Second to the Bible, which book in the English speaking world do you think is the most popular? Go ahead, tell your neighbor what you think. Believe it or not, it isn’t Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings, or Chronicles of Narnia, not even close. Actually, the most popularly sold English … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Depression & Anxiety
Marc Sims 