Worship and Truth Revelation 4 Holy, Holy, Holy John 4 we worship on that mountain Psalm 8 Mark 4:1-11 Temptation of Jesus Worship. It’s what we’re here for, right? Well, it’s what we’re here for on Sunday morning from 10:30 or so to 11:45 am. Our worship is like that of many churches, it follows a pattern, we use the same types of words,…

Proclamation and Righteousness Matthew 5 Sermon on the mount Matthew 9:1-13, Luke 5:17-32, 7:36-48 “Sins are forgiven” Matthew 6:1-6 Not as the hypocrites do It has been noted that there is a challenge in walking the walk that makes the talk we talk. The talk we talk is eminently well illustrated by the sermon on the mount, which itself has been criticized as being…

Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 6:9-15 Lord’s prayer Revelation 21 New Jerusalem John 18:33-37 My kingdom is not on earth I Samuel 8 We want a king!  While kingdom language may have gone out of style for Americans who celebrate that Washington didn’t want to be the king, it pervades Scripture. We hear of kingdoms in the Lord’s prayer. We speak of the king…

Promotion of Righteousness (Social) Luke 3:10-14, Matthew 5:38-48 Give him one cloak if you have two Matthew 5:41 Walk a mile in his shoes John 15:12-25 Greater love has no one than this Acts 4 Stephen John 8:1-11 (12-20) Stopping the woman being stoned Matthew 6:1-6 Not as the hypocrites do Job 1 upright before God Social righteousness should not be confused…

Preservation and truth John 14:1-17 I am the way the truth… Matthew 5:13-16, Luke 14:25-35 (15:1-10) Salt and saltiness Revelation 21 New Jerusalem Oh, tricky words. Truth and preservation. Preservation – to keep things good, sound, whole, often to keep things the same. Truth – well, we really don’t have time for that discussion in one sermon, or maybe even in a…

Maintenance, Divine, Worship I Chronicles 28, 2 Chronicles 2 Build the temple Haggai 1 Restore the Temple Psalm 8 John 4:19-26 worship where ? Revelation 4:1-11 Holy, Holy, Holy Maintenance. I don’t know anyone who really likes maintenance. It’s hard to maintain our weight. It’s hard to maintain a home, and it always seems to need the money we had set aside for something…

Shelter, Nurture, fellowship Acts 4 Deacons Joshua 2 Rahab Exodus 33:12-23 Cleft of the rock Genesis 17 Covenant with Abraham Shelter, Nurture, and Fellowship. Those are big, huge tasks. From what do we need shelter? How shall we be nurtured? What fellowship shall guide us? In my life, in my faith journey, I have received all of these from the church. I have been sheltered…