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Peace and Poverty
This year during Advent, we’re looking back into the Old Testament to discover why Jesus came to earth and how that matters to us 2,000 years after he shows up on the scene. In the prophecy of Amos, God brings … Continue reading
Hope For Whores
This year during Advent, we’re looking back into the Old Testament to discover why Jesus came to earth and how that matters to us 2,000 years after he shows up on the scene. So we’ll be learning the bizarre love … Continue reading
Who’s In Charge Around Here?
Today’s message comes from Luke 2:1-7, the first part of what is commonly known as the Christmas story. I broke up the story into two parts because there’s a specific contrast here between the great king, Caesar Augustus, and the … Continue reading
Time for Men To Grow Up
Towards the end of today’s message, I’m going to take some time to talk to our men about the culture of spiritual adolescence that pervades life in the American South. We have the opportunity to see our families and city … Continue reading
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For People Who Use Religion To Hide Their Doubts
Today’s message from Luke 1:57-66 has been crafted with so many people in mind – particularly those of us who struggle to have faith and sometimes hide behind religion to keep our doubts and fears hidden from plain sight. Here … Continue reading
Middle School Girls, Real Men, Gambling and Tithing
Big words from a middle school girl. The problem with tithing. Real men sing. The easiest gamble you’ll ever make. All of that from Luke 1:46-56. Here are the questions from the message that we wrote up for our community groups … Continue reading
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October 10th Study Questions
This week a fetus named John meets a zygote named Jesus. A party breaks out. Here is a series of questions based on this story in Luke 1:39-45.
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The Family – Why We’re Studying the Gospel of Luke
This next Sunday, we begin a teaching series called The Family that will take us through the life of Jesus as told by a first-century doctor named Luke. To help us prepare, we’ll take this week to address some background … Continue reading
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Leave and Go, Believe and Obey
This Sunday we’re going to talk about some of the distinctives of Christ Church – namely that we are Reformed in our theology, complementarian in our leadership, Spirit-filled in our motivation and missional in our outlook. One point I’d like … Continue reading
It’s All About Family
This afternoon, I’m preaching from Acts 2:42-47 as part of our DNA teaching series. The point I want to make from this text is that the people that make up our church are a family – the life we see … Continue reading
