The Incarnation of Jesus
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.” -Matthew 1:18...
View ArticleDo you REALLY know the story of Jonah?
This Sunday I am going to begin preaching through the book of Jonah. If you have been in the church for very long you know the basic story. The prophet Jonah runs from God and gets swallowed by a large...
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17 Of My Favorite Quotes From “The Simplest Way To Change The World: Biblical...
Here are 17 of my favorite quotes from “The Simplest Way To Change The World: Biblical Hospitality As A Way Of Life” by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements Too dependent on the mega church? Can you...
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Everyday Life Is Our Mission Field
As the weather turns warmer here in South Dakota we are now able to be outside for more than 5 seconds without fear of freezing to death. This makes me very happy! The warmer weather, besides making me...
View ArticleThe Mission of God (Jonah 1:1-7)
We do terrible damage to Scripture when we take it out of context. Let me explain what I mean. Many of you know that there are four words used to describe the story of Scripture:...
View ArticleBeing Religious Is A Good Way To Waste Your Life
THE STORY CREATION-God spoke and the universe was brought into existence. FALL-Man rebelled against God. Sin infected the entire universe. Death and hell are now enemies of every person born on earth....
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Main Takeaways From EFCA One 2019
We voted as a denomination to amend article 9 of our Statement of Faith. You can see below that we removed the word ‘premillennial’ from our Statement of faith and replaced it with the word...
View ArticleChurch, we must seize this pandemic moment!
I just participated in an online meeting where JD Greear and Andy Crouch were talking about “Ministry During and After a Crisis.” The meeting led me to this thought, it would be a catastrophe for...
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Creating Disciplemakers, Not Consumers
This is an article that I wrote for the Evangelical Free Church of America. I don’t know any pastors who would say that making disciples is not important. After all, making disciples is called the...
View ArticleThe Implications Between The Gospel And Everyday Life
“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus…” 2 Timothy 2:1 “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us.” Ephesians 5:2 “But when I saw that their...
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