Good Friday
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Random Mussing For Today
Our server is down today: no e-mail, no network, no internet… So I’m at Starbucks surfing the net, reading, doing sermon prep and being missional.
The baristas gave me a bag of toys left over from their Christmas drive because they knew I would have kids to hand them out to. And it occurs to me, being missional works. When you simply live to point all people to Jesus; people catch on, even the pre-followersofJesus.
The baristas gave me a bag of toys left over from their Christmas drive because they knew I would have kids to hand them out to. And it occurs to me, being missional works. When you simply live to point all people to Jesus; people catch on, even the pre-followersofJesus.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
The Grace Synthesis
Thesis: we were born with a passion for sin (Romans 7:5,6) but Jesus replaces that passion for sin with a passion for Himself (Ephesians 4:17-24).
Antithesis: We manage that passion and turn it into rules, laws and regulations (Philippians 3:1-16); consequently, that does not work.
Synthesis: As we cooperate with Jesus’ leading in our lives we ‘do so’ in grace (Galatians 2:20,21).
In this grace synthesis we have freedom because the Father is responsible for producing fruit (John 15). In this grace synthesis we have purpose because as we are sent into the world to lift up Jesus He draws all people unto Himself (John 17). In this grace synthesis we have comfort because we live in the Holy Spirit not our planning (John 14:16,17, 26,27).
How’s that for concrete!
Antithesis: We manage that passion and turn it into rules, laws and regulations (Philippians 3:1-16); consequently, that does not work.
Synthesis: As we cooperate with Jesus’ leading in our lives we ‘do so’ in grace (Galatians 2:20,21).
In this grace synthesis we have freedom because the Father is responsible for producing fruit (John 15). In this grace synthesis we have purpose because as we are sent into the world to lift up Jesus He draws all people unto Himself (John 17). In this grace synthesis we have comfort because we live in the Holy Spirit not our planning (John 14:16,17, 26,27).
How’s that for concrete!
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