Dec 28
2023
Pastor's Note
This upcoming week begins a new year, and with it a new sermon series through John. Along with that new sermon series, we will have a (not that) new focus – discipleship.
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Pastor's Note
One of John’s themes in his account of the crucifixion is that the death of Christ on the cross was promised long ago, and is in fulfillment of Scripture. With that, I wanted to list here a few ways in which John 19 connects to the words of the Old Testament. This list is by no means exhaustive – more connections could be made.
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One of my favorite church interactions is when someone tells me about a thought they had regarding the sermon’s text on Sunday – especially when it’s something I hadn’t fully considered. It’s always encouraging and interesting to see how people are interacting with God’s word in their own minds and hearts.
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I write this from Washington state as I participate in board meetings for Multiply (our denomination’s missions agency). The board has been processing some potential strategic shifts in how Multiply interacts with and serves its missionaries and international partners around the world.
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I’ve been excited for the upcoming women’s conference. Maybe that excitement is partially because I will have the kids to myself for a few days while my wife is away, which means meals of pizza and chicken nuggets. Dad time can be fun!
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I saw this quote the other day, regarding the eclipse; “Eclipse Reminder - Earth is the only planet that we know of that has a perfect solar eclipse, since our moon happens to be about the exact same size as our sun when seen from the surface. As far as we know this is a coincidence, and about a one in a trillion bit of luck.”
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Recently I read these provoking words in Os Guiness’ The Call, which was written in 1999, about 25 years ago. I wonder if he would still say the same thing today, or say it in the same way (or even say it more strongly)? I’d be curious to hear his thoughts in today’s cultural climate. What do you think of what he wrote?
Keep ReadingDec 21
2023
Pastor's Note
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” When we begin our sermon series on John, that will be one of the first verses we read.
Dec 14
2023
Pastor's Note
I mentioned in Sunday’s sermon that Peter’s words for elders potentially can be applied to various spheres of leadership and responsibility.
Dec 7
2023
Pastor's Note
“The primary action of the church in the world is the action of its members in their daily work.”
Nov 30
2023
Pastor's Note
This week I’d like to selfishly use this space simply to express my appreciation for CBC.
Nov 23
2023
Pastor's Note
Each year as we approach the Christmas season, I have the same idea for a churchwide project. And each year, I fail to follow through with it.
Nov 16
2023
Pastor's Note
I’ve told this story before, and I thought about including it again in Sunday’s sermon, but ended up cutting it for time.
Nov 9
2023
Pastor's Note
I was talking to a retired pastor in our church, and he told me the story of once listening to a pastor preach on submission.
Nov 2
2023
Pastor's Note
Scripture tells us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Oct 26
2023
Pastor's Note
Last week I talked about the importance and value of Scripture memorization.