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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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ZEAL: What, Where, Why?

May 6, 2013 — 1 Comment

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 is presented as a burning desire to please and glorify God.

This sermon explores God’s revelation to mankind in an effort to understand zeal: what it is, where it comes from, and why it matters.

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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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Around the Web (4/27)

April 27, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free (Tim Chester) – $2.99 (80% off).
Doy Moyer writes, “Repentance and confession are fundamental to the Christian’s relationship to God. These are not merely one time ‘steps’ in a plan of salvation, but are necessary components in an ongoing fellowship in which God’s grace grants forgiveness and hope.”
Dene Ward asserts, “It’s time we older Christians stopped endorsing fairy tales. It’s time we told it like it is. Life can be hard and it doesn’t necessarily mean you are at fault. Even when you are at fault, it doesn’t mean you are worse than anyone else, no matter what image others try to present.”
The Scriptures have a good deal to say about the danger of idolatry. “But,” Gary Henry asks, “is it really the practical problem today that it was in ancient times?”
Clay Gentry suggests, “If those of old had not received their commendation based on their faith (Heb 11:2), then Hebrews 11 would have read very differently. Rather than being the Hall-of-Fame of Faith, it would be the Hall-of-Shame of the Faithless.”

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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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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Around the Web (4/15)

April 15, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him (Byron Forrest Yawn) – $2.51 (79% off).
Andy Sochor asks, “Why were the Bereans ‘more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica’ (Acts 17:11)?”
Gary Henry reflects on sins of weakness and ignorance.
Via USA Today: “Forget teenagers. Adults are the biggest texting-while-driving problem in the USA. What’s worse—they know it’s wrong.”
“But it’s the prom!” Steve Higginbotham weighs in with some Biblical perspective.

Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” (Isa 66:1-2)

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Could Your Home Use a Good Spring Cleaning?

March 20, 2013 — Leave a comment

The home was God’s idea, but life at home isn’t always perfect. Or easy. Or pleasant. Or like we expected it to be.

On this first day of Spring, might the Bible provide some help? Many of us know it’s time for a good “Spring cleaning” around our physical houses. But what about our homes? Our marriages? Our parent-child relationships? Our individual lives of integrity?

Here’s a Spring Cleaning Checklist to get us thinking about the issues that matter most:

What sort of clutter has built up? (Luke 8:14)
Is your garbage disposal working? (James 1:21)
Are your mirrors clean? (James 1:22-25)
Are you keeping an eye on your filter? (Phil 4:8)
Is your alarm system functional? (Prov 22:3)
What needs to be thrown away for good? (Gal 5:19-21)
How’s the laundry coming? (Col 3:5-14)
Are you getting the fresh air you need? (1 Cor 13:4-8)
Have all the necessary locks been installed? (Eph 5:3-4)
Are things as secure as they need to be? (Prov 4:23)
How’s the foundation? (Matt 7:24-27)

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Around the Web (3/6)

March 6, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: The Resolution for Men and The Resolution for Women, written in conjunction with the COURAGEOUS film – both $2.99 (80% off).
Tim Challies suggests a practical way to perform a social media heart check.
Gary Henry writes, “When our hearts are hurting, we often fail to see where the hurt is really come from.” What if we grew to see our hurts as homesickness?
Ken Weliever reflects on Isaiah’s use of “whiter than snow.”
Terry Slack asks, “Can you be counted on?”

What exploded over Russia?

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