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To say a genuine “yes” to Jesus is to pass from the kingdom of self into the kingdom of God.
2 quick thoughts from James 1-2 before the sun sets this saturday night anticipating a snowstorm in the morning…
Wherein I ask a number of questions about the purpose of the gospel, salvation, the church, life, etc
We live in a world of spin, where every fact is weaponized by tribes to serve their vested interest. Jesus did something different. He showed us truth as a way of being in the world. A life that manifests love — that shows what it means by what it says — is far more powerful […]
https://castbox.fm/episode/Disarming-The-Powers-id1966675-id347876068 A sermon on Colossians 2:13-15 Once you were dead in actions and nature. But now God has made you alive with Christ. We needed resurrection, not education. Through the cross of Jesus, God… 1.) Forgave all our trespasses 2.) Erased the record of our wrongs 3.) Set aside the law, nailing it to the […]
To listen instead… Belong. It’s such a deep and primal word. We all resonate with the desire to belong. We all have a longing for a home and a sense of belonging. We are creatures made to belong. I find it so interesting that Jesus responded to a man trying to sign up to follow […]
Jesus has called us to give away to others what we have come to know in our relationship with him…this is risky. The temptation is to “bury the talent.”
“God, if that’s what it means to follow You, I want no part of it.” 1700 years ago a pastor named Augustine saw something I bet you and I also experience: people can disappoint us to the point of wanting to throw away our faith.
-What does a panic attack feel like? -What are spiritual atmospheres? -How do we renew our minds? -What are practical tips to tear down strongholds? -What would you say to a younger version of you?
There are like a dozen clarifiers and footnotes I could add to this. Here’s just four: Not all depression is spiritual warfare (for example, I fight seasonal affective depression from lack of sunlight which is physiological in nature (this year was awesome, thanks for asking) I’m not talking about “possession” but mild oppression like being […]
In the age of spin, do we base our identity on what we feel, on what others think of us, on what we achieve, on our genetic personality, on our choices, on our vices and virtues? Do we derive identity from the groups to which we belong? Am I overthinking? Isn’t it just obvious? And […]
For those who prefer to read… “May you never bear fruit again.” When the disciples marvelled at the fig tree immediately withering, Jesus said, “If you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can tell the mountain to go jump in a lake and it will. You […]
Nice Lady is out in the world helping people, opening doors, carrying groceries for old folks. You know. Being kind and thoughtful. She’s a Nice Lady! But, for some reason (maybe someone’s bread got smooshed in the grocery bag) Balloon Guy takes offense at her and decides to throw a water balloon full of diarrhea […]
The truth of Jesus as Creator has a lot of practical importance! What practical importance, you ask? Well, for starters, that sense of awe and wonder and joy you feel at the creation? Yeah, that’s a totally correct intuition. And that sense you have that beauty, goodness, and truth matter? Same. And that sense that […]
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. The life of Jesus in eternity past is deeply significant in understanding the nature of the relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And the relationship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is deeply significant for understanding the nature of […]
Listen instead. Jesus’ dependency on His Father’s leadership led him into loving and meaningful relationships, but that in-sync relationship also led him into much disappointment, misunderstanding, betrayal, and loss. Ultimately, that dependence led him to the cross where all of his fans, followers, and even closest friends abandoned him in his hour of need. Even […]
http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/A-Bigger-Jesus.mp3 Sometimes we can lose sight of Reality and get so focused on threats and problems that we live in fear or self-directed projects (spiritual or otherwise) designed to stave off fear. Colossians 1:15ff are actually lyrics to a very early Christian worship song, entirely about Jesus. Jesus existing before everything. Jesus being the agent […]
Prefer to listen? Some things I don’t believe… I don’t believe that taking the wide road is compatible with following Jesus. I don’t believe that following Jesus is very convenient. I don’t believe that Jesus thinks the way I think, much of the time. I don’t believe that Christian culture is, much of the time, […]
If you prefer to listen. I dreamt was preaching in a large venue; it was somehow Gateway (the little church I pastor in Southern Delaware), but also not. During the preaching I was going on and on, feeling the Spirit, until all at once there was a sound drop, a technical difficulty. Did the battery […]
There is a story about God in the world that is so common that many of us don’t realize just how profoundly untrue it is. It asks a lot of questions like, “Where is God? Is he there? Where was he when that happened? Is he involved? Does he care?” In relationship to God, it […]
Sometimes people have thought about redemption as God paying off the devil, like a good man who, in mercy, pays off the evil gang of thugs who have taken over the neighborhood. “Here you take my son, and you give me back these folk. Do we have a deal?” But is that what the cross […]
If you prefer to listen instead. At some point we realize that the answers we seek aren’t found in achievement. More. Competition. Better stuff. And if, by some rare and unlikely intersection of effort and skill and luck we do reach our goal? We find it empty. We hold the trophy in our hands and […]
“Oh, Lord, You made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” (St. Augustine)
Joy and happiness are often described by believers are being entirely different realities, but sometimes I think we are simply trying to avoid admitting that we lack true joy. True joy will be a fruit of the Holy Spirit, not a rule to keep, but a byproduct of a life lived abiding in Christ. The […]
We recently hosted a contemplative prayer weekend in which my friend, Derek, introduced us to some very ancient prayer methods. I thought I’d compile a quick summary of each of them. There are many more forms of prayer, but these are the ones we utilized in our weekend together. Sign of the cross The Jesus […]
It’s been too long since I got to preach! Back at it again, this time we spent some time in Col 1:11, and talked about the difference between endurance, which is our capacity or stamina to keep going, and patience, which is the inner attitude that is willing to pay the pain price and doesn’t […]
3 We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, 5 which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever […]
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace. (Colossians 1:1-2)
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Matthew 7:11 ” So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. “
11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants […]
The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. (1 Tim 1:5)
Highlights Israel fails to take the whole land Indigenous people are left in the land to teach Israel warfare and faith Ehud Deborah Gideon Abimelech Jephthah Samson Idolatry in Dan with a rogue priest and idols The Levites Concubine and ensuing War against Benjamin, and Wives for the Benjamites after their destruction The author of […]
Reactions vs responses. Emotional reactions are those feelings that arise spontaneously as events happen in our lives. Our responses are what we choose to do or say, no matter what we feel. We may have strong emotional reactions that tempt us to make a wrong choice, yet respond in obedience to the Spirit. For example, […]
If you were a devil, and you knew that the saints had everything they needed to advance the kingdom of God and destroy your kingdom, and you had no authority to come against them as long as they are standing in the authority of Jesus and walking by faith…then wouldn’t you do everything in your […]
2 Tim 1:9 – God saved us and called us to a holy life… What is holiness? What is a holy life? Why would anyone want a holy life? How would a person get a holy life? 1. What is holiness? Ontological – only God is holy Consecration – set apart for sacred use Moral […]
- Passivity is not the answer 2. Protect time to hear the Father 3. Prioritize your commitments 4. Pace yourself 5. Pay attention to your passion 6. Participate in community
In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col 2:3). http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/A-Bigger-Jesus.mp3
http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Individuation-and-Connection.mp3 God is always calling us in two directions: away from others to become the distinct person we’re created to be, and toward others to serve them in love. We’re always being separated from and sent to. Individuated, and connected. This is a communion mystery of being broken and given…The goal of this breaking is […]
http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SOTA-9-Stay-Curious.mp3 Curiosity is better than duty. Sometimes I emphasize the importance of vocation, the importance of calling. Calling is deeply significant. And there are times when the thing we’re called to do becomes difficult and requires persistence. But there are levels of faithfulness. Paul said of his preaching assignment, If I preach voluntarily, I have […]
mp3 Chris Traeger and Ben Wyatt. In Parks and Rec, Chris Traeger is enthusiastic and positive and loves every idea and every person. So the state of Indiana hired him because he’s an encouraging even when he disagrees. But they partnered him with Ben Wyatt, who is a numbers cruncher and shoots down any idea […]
mp3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study […]
mp3 I have a friend who gets up every morning at 4:30am and writes. He’s a hip hop artist and he did it originally as an experiment to see what would happen if he wrote one song per day for a year. I asked him what he’s learned, and he said, “I’ve learned that writer’s […]
mp3 video The reason I’m talking about this, the reason I care about this topic, is because I see people go into hiding, taking their God-given contribution, and covering it up because it isn’t good enough. Like Gideon hiding in a winepress, or Gideon making a statue to himself, both are from insecurity…When you know […]
mp3 Who is the work for? Of course the work is ultimately for others. But it’s maker must first believe in it, and it must be an expression of the maker’s journey, the maker’s heart, the maker’s own best sense of what the work wants to be. In order for it to be worth giving away to […]
Powerpoint Last time I said that we’re creative because we’re made in the image of the Creator. I said that we’re each here to bring order out of chaos. This time I want to add two more layers. The first is this: As we fulfill our calling to bring order to the disorder of the […]
A Crisis of Purpose Sometimes people think faith is about answering the question, “Is there life after death?” I came to faith because I was wrestling with a different question, the one that drives the biblical book of Ecclesiastes: “Is there life before death?” There has got to be more to life than the futility […]
I Corinthians 1:18-31 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” 20 Where is the wise […]
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Grief-Universal-Wounding-Optional.mp3 Good grief is distinct from the negative patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior we exhibit when old wounds are in play. Absent grief – is when we suppress our grief so that we don’t feel it. Delayed grief – is when we’ve got too much happening to cope so we allow ourselves to grieve later. […]
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could […]
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Hope-in-the-Shadowlands.mp3 mp3 14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. 15 He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag […]
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Right-Way-to-Read-the-Bible.mp3 Powerpoint The Quiz Number a paper 1-15 and choose either C for “cut and paste exactly as written” or P for “apply redemptive principle.” Genesis 1:28 “Be fruitful and increase in number.” 1 Corinthians 7:27 “Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.” Deut 6:5 “Love the Lord your God with all your […]
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3-19-2017-Tim-Miller-Manifesto.mp3 mp3 Gen 1:28 Gen 12:1-3 Isaiah 6:3 Hab 2:14 Ex 19:4-6 Matt 5:14-16 John 3:17 1 Cor 5:12 Rom 12:2 Dan 1:20 Gen 40:8 Jer 29:7
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2-5-2017-Lazarus-Raised.mp3 mp3 notes 1. Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus 2. Raised out of death, not protected from it 3. Tears of sympathy 4. Human expectations did not direct Jesus 5. The forgotten beatitude 6. Freedom I’m indebted to Frank Viola’s book, “God’s Favorite Place on Earth,” for many of the insights contained in this […]
http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1-27-2017-Many-Things-or-One-Thing.mp3 mp3 38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up […]
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When we are living from a place of resting, we find that we begin to experience the return of dream states. In a dream state possibilities are presented to our imagination in vividness. A dream has the perception of reality without the limitations of reality. In this state we are capable of taking actions we would not normally take […]
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http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/7-24-2016-Jesus-the-Genius-Tim-Miller.mp3 mp3 The Scripture at the beginning is Colossians 1:15-20 New Living Translation. The quote at the end of the talk is from pages 94-95 of “The Divine Conspiracy,” by Dallas Willard.
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“Jesus, thank you that you’re with is in the middle of THIS!” http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Six-Minute-Sermon-Tim-Miller.mp3 mp3
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mp3 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have […]
mp3 28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a […]
This teaching is about the Why and the What of spiritual formation. mp3 Powerpoint Notes
mp3 Part 4 Notes Today we finished the series, talking about: The Helmet of Salvation The Sword of the Spirit Prayer
mp3 Notes Here’s the fight you’re actually in: stewarding your heart before the face of God in all of life.
mp3 Part 3 Notes This week we talked about the… Belt of Truth Body Armor of Righteousness Ready Shoes of Gospel Peace Shield of Faith
[Here’s a little article by Greg Boyd with which I entirely agreed. I have added some bold font to highlight his main ideas.] Is speaking in tongues the initial evidence of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Pentecostals have traditionally taught that speaking in tongues is the evidence that a person is filled with the […]
mp3 Part 2 Notes What does it mean to “stand?” Who is your real enemy? What are the devil’s schemes? What is “the evil day?”
Jesus says if we drink from him, we’ll never thirst. But we sing over and over about how thirsty we are for God. Jesus says, “You won’t thirst!” We say, “We’re so thirsty!” What’s going on? We tell people that hunger is currency in the kingdom. Hunger gets results. “Those who hunger and thirst for […]
I believe that science’s task is to tell us the How, but Scripture’s task is to tell us the Who and the Why. I’m not a young-earther. But I am a starry-eyed creationist. I believe that everything was created by Jesus and for Jesus (Colossians 1:16). As I imagine it, around 13.9 billion years ago, like a […]
I think the besetting sin of pastors, maybe especially evangelical pastors, is impatience. We have a goal. We have a mission. We’re going to save the world. We’re going to evangelize everybody, and we’re going to do all this good stuff and fill our churches. This is wonderful. All the goals are right. But this […]
mp3 Notes A faith not worth having All talk and no walk (v3) Shoulds, oughts, and never enough…Put heavy religious burdens on people but don’t lift a finger to help remove burdens (v4) It’s all for show…to highlight their importance for others to see (prayer boxes, tassels, titles, seats, public prayers, v5-12) Us, not you. […]
Questions addressed in this video: 5. You talk constantly about grace, but we do have to obey, correct? 6. Why don’t you stop talking about grace and instead just tell these people that they need to get their act together? 7. We’re saved by grace, but don’t our works matter too? 8. What do you […]
mp3 Detailed Notes Questions Isn’t there a place for putting up an internet filter? If I’m really dead to sin, why do I still want to sin? How do I get the truth from my head to my heart? I don’t think I’ll be free until I have more experiences of God’s love. Right?
Is the tormented and conflicted “I” of Romans 7:14-25… The Unhealthy Christian Life? The Healthy Christian Life? Not the Christian Life at All? mp3 Notes
The grace of God isn’t a license to sin; it’s the power to change. mp3 Sermon Tweetables: Law looks like it will destroy sin but ends up empowering it. Grace looks like it will empower sin but it ends up destroying it. The Christian life isn’t about attaining and performing; it’s about receiving and abiding. […]
Don’t identify God by what you think or how you’ve made sense of tragedy and unanswered prayer. Identify God through Jesus. He’s good! mp3 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, […]
This parable introduces us to a rebellious younger brother, an embittered but dutiful older brother, and a father who loves both of them extravagantly. mp3
mp3 If Christ has not been raised/there is no coming resurrection from the dead… Our preaching is useless Your faith is useless The apostles are lying about God You are still in your sins Those who have died in Christ are lost We hope in Christ only for this life If #6 then we are […]
mp3 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven […]
mp3 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. (2 Corinthians 4:1 NLT) 16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. 17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they […]
“As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (Acts 13:2) mp3 Notes
17 So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down. 18 He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them. (Genesis 26:17-18 NLT) mp3
Searching, seeking, pursuing, waiting upon, hunting, calling after the Lord. Those are the ones who will be filled with joy and gladness in him. Not any other group. And we wonder what’s wrong. What’s wrong is that God wants heart more than duty, love more than service, and obedience more than externals. And if we […]