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06/27/2010
ABIDING & ABOUNDING WITH GOD
06/20/2010
LEAVING CHURCH DIFFERENT THAN WE CAME IN
06/06/2010
THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE
05/30/2010
THE SAD SLIDE
05/23/2010
FINALLY, A SURRENDERED LIFE
05/16/2010
GOD’S SURPRISING SPIRIT
05/09/2010
HEARING GOD’S VOICE AT HOME AND CHURCH
04/25/2010
ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE
04/18/2010
FAITH HAS FEET
04/11/2010
FAITH HAS EYES
04/04/2010
RESURRECTION—GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
04/02/2010
WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS
03/28/2010
GOD'S GRACE BREAKING THROUGH OUR UNBELIEF AND REJECTION
03/14/2010
GOD'S GRACE BREAKING THROUGH OPPRESSION AND ABUSE
03/07/2010
GOD'S GRACE BREAKING THROUGH OUR FAILURES AND FEARS
02/28/2010
GOD'S GRACE BREAKING THROUGH EVIL AND INJUSTICE
02/21/2010
GOD'S GRACE BREAKING THROUGH OUR SIN AND DECEPTION
02/07/2010
TAKING GOD'S PLAN INTO OUR OWN HANDS
01/31/2010
GOD IS NEVER FINISHED WITH US!
01/24/2010
GOD'S FROWN AND GOD'S SMILE
01/17/2010
WE ARE FAMILY...WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
01/10/2010
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
01/03/2010
IN THE BEGINNING
12/27/2009
THE PEACE OF CHRIST - Colossians 3:12-17
12/20/2009
INCARNATION: THE ULTIMATE AVAILABILITY
12/06/2009
BEING AVAILABLE TO GOD
11/22/2009
THE LORD'S PRAYER-AND OURS! Keep Us Safe...You're In Charge!
11/15/2009
THE LORD'S PRAYER-AND OURS! Forgive Us As We Forgive
11/08/2009
THE LORD'S PRAYER-AND OURS! Give Us Our Daily Bread
11/01/2009
THE LORD'S PRAYER-AND OURS! Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done
10/25/2009
THE LORD'S PRAYER-AND OURS! Father, Your Name Is Hallowed
10/11/2009
FINDING GRACE IN TIME OF NEED
10/04/2009
HE TASTED DEATH FOR EVERYONE
09/27/2009
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT A BAPTIST IS!
09/20/2009
LEARNING TO BE BAPTIST CHRISTIANS
09/06/2009
WILL WE SURVIVE OUR BRANDING?
08/30/2009
Mommy, Where's Pluto?
08/23/2009
IS THE CHURCH YOUR HOME?
08/19/2009
DO YOU NEED SOME WISDOM?
07/26/2009
BREAD OF HEAVEN
07/19/2009
GOD'S GREAT EXPERIMENTS: Great Experiments In Getting Along
07/12/2009
GOD'S GREAT EXPERIMENTS: Great Experiments in Rock Climbing, Psalm 24
07/05/2009
GOD'S GREAT EXPERIMENTS: Great Experiments In Liberty
06/29/2009
GOOD NEWS?
06/21/2009
DAVID'S STORY: The Danger of Success
06/07/2009
DAVID’S STORY: The Shelter of God’s Care - 1 Samuel 23:14-29
05/31/2009
DAVID’S STORY: THE BEAUTY OF FRIENDSHIP - 1 Samuel 18:1-5; 19:1-7
05/24/2009
DAVID’S STORY: THE POWER OF FAITH - 1 Samuel 17:4-11, 31-50
05/17/2009
“Love Notes, Part Three” - I John 5:1-6
05/10/2009
LOVE NOTES, PART TWO - 1 John 4:7-21
05/03/2009
LOVE NOTES, PART ONE - 1 John 3:11-24
04/26/2009
SERVANT LEADERS IN CHRIST’S CHURCH - Acts 6:1-7; Romans 16:1-2
04/12/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Good News - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
04/05/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: The Cross - Philippians 2:5-11
03/29/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Confession - Psalm 51:1-12
03/22/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Grace - Ephesians 2:1-10
03/15/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Integrity - John 2:13-22
03/01/2009
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Repentance - Mark 1:9-15
02/25/2009
Ash Wednesday - THE UPSIDE DOWN LIFE -2 Corinthians 5:20—6:10
02/22/2009
COULD THERE BE AN UP SIDE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN? - Matthew 5:1-16
02/15/2009
GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A DREAM - Lamentations 1:1-7
02/08/2009
SUFFERING AND THE MYSTERY OF UNANSWERED PRAYER - Psalm 13
02/01/2009
PASSIONATE SPIRITUALITY - 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10
01/18/2009
A CLIMATE OF GROWTH - Acts 2:41-47
01/11/2009
TWO QUESTIONS THAT CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE - Acts 16:11-34
01/04/2009
ENDURANCE - 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 6:7-10
12/28/2008
A SIMPLE PLAN FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON - Luke 2:21-34
12/21/2008
A CHRISTMAS FULL OF SIMPLE HUMILITY - Luke 1:26-38
12/14/2008
NAMING THE PAIN - Lamentations 3:21-23
12/07/2008
A CHRISTMAS FULL OF SIMPLE HOLINESS - 2 Peter 3:8-15
11/30/2008
A CHRISTMAS FULL OF SIMPLE JUSTICE - Isaiah 65:17-25
11/23/2008
THE WORSHIP OF GIVING THANKS - Psalm 100
11/17/2008
THE HABIT OF GIVING THANKS - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
11/09/2008
THE LEGACY OF GIVING THANKS - Psalm 78:1-7
11/02/2008
THE GROANING OF CREATION - Romans 8:18-23
10/12/2008
PUTTING OUR STRUGGLES ON THE CANVAS OF ETERNITY - Philippians 4:1-9
10/05/2008
ARRESTED! - Philippians 3:4-14
09/28/2008
KEEPING OUR LIBERATION UP TO DATE - Exodus 17:1-7
09/21/2008
THE SCARY SIDE OF FREEDOM - Exodus 16:2-15
09/14/2008
THE DRAMA OF OUR REDEMPTION - Exodus 12:12-14; 14:19-31
08/31/2008
THE TYRANNY OF SELF-WILL - Exodus 3:1-15
08/24/2008
A CHRISTIAN VOTERS’ GUIDE? NOT! - Psalm 99
08/17/2008
GETTING A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE - 2 Kings 20:1-6
08/10/2008
SPIRITUAL BURNOUT - 1 Kings 19:1-12
08/03/2008
SINGING THROUGH BITTER TEARS - Revelation 7:9-17
07/27/2008
ALPHA AND OMEGA - Revelation 1:1-18
07/06/2008
"I Pledge Allegiance" Romans 7:8-25
06/29/2008
THE FEAR THAT PARALYZES - Mark 4:35-41
06/22/2008
THE PRECIOUS CIRCLE - Acts 14:8-20
06/15/2008
RELATIONSHIPS ARE EVERYTHING - John 5:37-44
05/25/2008
CLARIFY, SIMPLIFY, COMMIT - Matthew 6:24-34
05/18/2008
LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN - Matthew 28:16-20
05/11/2008
GOD’S SPIRIT MAKES US FAMILY - Romans 8:14-17
05/04/2008
HEAVEN-SPONSORED REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS - Luke 24:44-53
04/27/2008
RADICAL COMMITMENT - John 14:15-21
04/20/2008
HOPE HAS AN ADDRESS - John 14:1-14
04/06/2008
EXPERIENCING JESUS IN THE BREAKING OF BREAD - Luke 24:13-35
03/30/2008
HOPE IS A DANGEROUS THING - Acts 16:16-24
03/23/2008
LIVING THE NEW—NOW! - Colossians 3:1-4
03/16/2008
THE DARKNESS AND THE TORN CURTAIN - Matthew 27:38-54