Reality Check: Seeing Is Believing
On Sunday, I began a new sermon series on 1 John that we are calling “Reality Check”. We start with verse 1-4. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the…
Reality Check: How To Shipwreck Your Fellowship With God
On Sunday, I continued our sermon series on 1 John that we are calling Reality Check. Many of the polls today suggest that one-third of Americans claim to be born again believers. Church attendance may cause you to celebrate thinking that Christianity is alive and well in our country. But if you probe a little…
Reality Check: An Assurance That You Can Be Sure Of
John is going to show us that how we live reveals who we’re living for. He points out the birthmarks of a true Christian so that we can be certain of our salvation. 1 John 2: 1–11 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if…
Reality Check: Who Do You Love?
1 John 2:7–14 ESV Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you,…
The Untouchable Faith
Let’s start with the last verse of this chapter in order to understand why the account of Thomas is so important in the book of John. John 20:30, “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may believe…
Growing Up Challenge: An Invitation With Eternal Implications
As I mentioned on Friday, we want you to “Get in the Game” in 2014. Learn how to get started by watching my sermon from Sunday. Why are we looking at the calling of the disciples in a series about making disciples? Before you can make disciples, you must be a disciple. It’s fitting that…
A Comma That Has Kept The Church In A Coma
Learn how to get started with the Growing Up Challenge by watching my sermon from Sunday. Punctuation marks are important. Moreover, correct punctuation is essential. In the wrong place, such simple marks can be devastating. Take these two sentences for example: “Let’s eat Grandpa!” and “let’s eat, Grandpa!” The comma makes a big difference—especially for…
The Maturation Process For Making Disciples
Haven’t Signed up for the Growing Up Challenge? It’s Not too Late. Sign up Now! Our church is experiencing a revival. There is more excitement about discipleship and growing closer to Christ than ever before. I believe that a return to discipleship is the revival of the 21st century.” I am not introducing a new…
What You Miss By Not Making Disciples
As we conclude the Growing Up Challenge series, we examine what you miss out on by not making disciples. Sign up for the Growing Up Challenge. It was the summer of 1986. I was 9 years old. My sister Lori was 7. And after seeing the movie Space Camp, we were determined to go to…
Reality Check: Ready or Not, Here He Comes
We are continuing our series on 1 John called Reality Check. Did you know that there is a difference between these terms waiting for Christ and watching for Christ? Let me illustrate this with the story of a fishing vessel returning home after many days at sea. As the crew neared the shore, the sailors…
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