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How to Build and Maintain a Spiritual Fire for the Lord

May 10, 2013 — Leave a comment

We recently noted that Titus 2:11-14 draws a Scriptural connection between the grace of God and the zeal God wants to see in his people.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Zeal is defined as “great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.” In the Bible, zeal (zelos) is presented as a burning desire to please and glorify God.

The question brought up by this sermon is a very practical one: HOW? How do we build and maintain a spiritual fire for the Lord?

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Around the Web (5/10)

May 10, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day: A Mom After God’s Own Heart (Elizabeth George) – $1.99 (86% off); Disciplines of a Godly Woman (Barbara Hughes) – $4.99 (69% off); Through His Eyes: God’s Perspective on Women in the Bible (Jerram Barrs) – $5.99 (73% off).
Roger Shouse has been drawing some great analogies and applications from weddings these week.
Rhodes Davis puts Jeremiah 29:11—an often misapplied verse of Scripture—back into its proper context.
Ethan Longhenry takes a balanced look at the ever-present danger of “soft” preaching.
Gary Henry reminds us, “Every path leads somewhere. Every action in which we engage — indeed, every thought that we think — takes us one step further down a road that leads to some destination.”

Around the Web (5/6)

May 6, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day: And Then I Had Kids: Encouragement for Mothers of Young Children (Susan Alexander Yates) – $1.99 (88% off); What Women Fear: Walking in Faith that Transforms (Angie Smith) – $3.79 (75% off); Feathers From My Nest: A Mother’s Reflections (Beth Moore) – $4.99 (67% off).
Doy Moyer reflects on the relationship of obedience and grace. “Obedience does not mean that one is trying to earn salvation. To say that obedience is necessary is not a contradiction of grace, but a complement to grace.”
Jennifer Gerhardt has a confession: “I’m a preacher’s wife, and to be honest, I don’t always love Sundays.”
“Well, since we’re all Christians, let me tell you this joke.” Rhodes Davis reminds us, “We should shine as lights into the dark world and demonstrate the holiness of Christ in our lives so that all will know we are Christians. Especially among fellow Christians.”
Gary Henry’s Daily Family Bible Study for the week emphasizes that apart from God, life is empty.

The Nature of God [Lesson 3]

May 4, 2013 — Leave a comment

In April-June of 2013 we’re engaged in an adult Bible class at Laurel Canyon called The Nature of God. Video of Lesson 3 (God is the Eternal Creator [1]) can be viewed below.

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Knowing and Being Known by God

May 3, 2013 — Leave a comment

Nothing in the universe matters more than knowing God. He has revealed himself in striking ways that call for complete realignment of our lives around him.

Jude 24-25 speaks to the IDENTITY of God

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

He is the eternal God — “before all time and now and forever.”
He is the absolute and exclusive God — “the only God.”
He is the saving God — “our Savior.”
He is the reconciling God — “Jesus Christ our Lord.”
He is the approachable God — “through.”
He is the caring God — “him who is able to keep you from stumbling.”
He is the sanctifying God — “to present you blameless before the presence of his glory.”
He is the fulfilling God — “with great joy.”
He is the exalted God — “be glory, majesty, dominion and authority.”

Romans 16:25-27 speaks to the ETERNAL PURPOSE of God

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Overcoming Adversity Series

April 30, 2013 — Leave a comment

Last week at Laurel Canyon, Don Wright presented a special series of lessons on Overcoming Adversity. Resources from each sermon are available below.

PART 1 – Understanding Why

PART 2 – Anchors for the Storms of Life

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The Last Words of Jesus and Why They Still Matter

April 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

Famous “last words” are a special form of quotation and perspective that fascinate many people. Have you ever considered the last words of Jesus and what we can learn from them?

Words from the Cross

Luke 23:33-34 — words of forgiveness that encapsulate his entire mission.
Luke 23:39-43 — words of assurance that there is more than meets the earthly eye.
John 19:25-27 — words of compassion that reveal his concern for his loved ones.
Matt 27:45-46 — words of anguish that convey the horrific consequences of sin.
John 19:28 — words of suffering that demonstrate his relatable humanity.
John 19:30 — words of victory that reflect the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose.
Luke 23:45-46 — words of submission in anticipation of a reunion with his Father.

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Around the Web (4/29)

April 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

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Gary Henry’s Daily Family Bible Study for the week is on developing a constant will to do what is right.
Ken Weliever finds seven reasons why we praise God from Psalms 146-150.
Doy Moyer explores, “How does the cross manifest the wisdom and power of God?”
Steve Higginbotham asks, “If you were a member of a persecuted church, how would it change you?”

May 2013 Bible Reading Calendar

April 28, 2013 — Leave a comment

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Pet 3:18).

That’s our prayer and goal for 2013 at Laurel Canyon. To that end, our Bible reading plan for the year focuses on the Psalms, Proverbs, and the New Testament. Each Sunday we’ll read a psalm. Each weekday we’ll read a psalm (to focus our hearts on God), a chapter from the Gospels or the Book of Acts (to fix our eyes on Jesus), and a chapter from one of the New Testament epistles (to refresh ourselves on what it means to be a disciple of Christ).

“Man shall not live by bread alone” (Matt 4:4). Those were our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2013.

Click here for the May 2013 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the beginning of June for the continued schedule.

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Around the Web (4/25)

April 25, 2013 — Leave a comment

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Exploring Bible Lands gives us a modern-day glimpse into what the Bible frequently describes as “the early and latter rains” in Israel.
The Time Management Ninja suggests 10 time management rules you’re probably breaking.
The newly redesigned ESVBible.org can connect with Evernote to store your notes.
Gary Henry writes, “One evidence of how little regard we have for God is the flippant way in which we sometimes use his name.”

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