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Around the Web (5/6)

May 6, 2013 — Leave a comment

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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.

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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Two HUGE LIES in Modern Culture and Why We Can’t Afford to Believe Them

April 24, 2013 — Leave a comment

Our culture and its dialogue are absolutely immersed in two enormous lies.

If you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must either hate them, fear them, or be intolerantly and irrationally prejudiced against them.
If you love someone, you must agree with or silently tolerate everything they believe and do.

These are lies that disciples of Christ simply cannot afford to believe. Why?

These lies fail to acknowledge the objective standard given by our Creator.
These lies elevate our definition of happiness above God’s prescription for holiness.
These lies distort the nature of God’s written revelation to mankind.

This sermon seeks to hold these increasingly common lies under the microscope of divine revelation.

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Around the Web (4/24)

April 24, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen and Listen So Your Husband Will Talk (Rick Johnson) – $2.99 (77% off).
The Digital Public Library of America is working to create a large-scale digital public library with scientific and cultural materials available to all. Incredible resource.
“Just as there are special challenges for those who are young in the faith, there are also some for the older.” Gary Henry reflects on the dangers of having been here longer.
“I remember a college professor that used to say, ‘The only exercise some folks get is jumping to conclusions.’ In the past week, in the aftermath of the Boston bombings, lots of folks got plenty of exercise!” Ken Weliever reminds us of the danger in jumping to conclusions.
Rhodes Davis encourages us to quit sawing spiritual sawdust. “Some people have made decisions (or failed to make a decision), then spend long periods of time reliving the decision, digging up the pain and memories, and will not let the past go.”

My Modern Met gives us an idea how the night sky would look if the planets were as close as the moon.

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The Nature of God [Lesson 2]

April 22, 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 2 (The Names of God) can be viewed below.

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Around the Web (4/17)

April 17, 2013 — Leave a comment

FREE eBook Deal of the Day: An Expose on Teen Sex and Dating: What’s Really Going On and How to Talk About It (Andy Braner) – FREE (regularly $9.99).
Who knew wind was such a beautiful thing? Take a look, then read Psalm 135:5-7.
Roger Shouse has some encouraging words for parents — “God’s way works. It always does. Hang in there young parents. Don’t lose heart. The world is dark, indeed. But don’t forget that God is great.”
Kyle Pope takes us to the Hinnom Valley and reminds us of Jesus’ teaching on final punishment.
“One of the highest reasons for doing what is right is that we desire to be exactly what our Father wants us to be.” Gary Henry goes on to challenge us to learn to love our Father’s desires.

For those of us who find it easy to be our own biggest physical critics…

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Why Your Knowledge of God Matters

April 16, 2013 — Leave a comment

Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD. (Hos 6:3)

In 2 Peter, an inspired “servant and apostle of Jesus Christ” (1:1) shows us why our knowledge of God matters.

Grace and peace are multiplied to us in the knowledge of God and Jesus (1:2).

Vital God-breathed connections to knowledge in the Bible:
- Acknowledging God’s existence and authority (Rom 1:28; Prov 1:7).
- An indispensable compliment to zeal for God (Rom 10:1-3; 2 Tim 3:6-7)
- Putting to death what is earthly and putting on what is godly (Col 3:5-17)
- An escape from the defilements of the world (2 Pet 2:20)
- Experiencing the unity of the faith and spiritual maturity (Eph 4:11-16)
- Manifestations of abounding love to the glory and praise of God (Phil 1:3-11)
In these real-life ways, grace and peace are multiplied to those who are of Christ.

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The Great Commandments Apply at Home

April 9, 2013 — Leave a comment

“Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:28-31)

If no commandment is greater than these, no environment needs them more than our homes. When God first commanded the children of Israel to love him with all their heart, soul, and might, he directly attached his expectations to everyday life at home.

“These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” (Deut 6:6-9)

By God’s design, home is “where the children are led to know Christ in his beauty who loves them so.” Home, as God envisioned, is “where the altar fires burn and glow” (B. B. McKinney). Home may be “where the heart is,” but nothing matters more in Christian homes than the heart of God.

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