The other night, me and a roommate got into a heated intellectual debate. It got heated enough that we both recognized the need to cut the conversation off immediately, walk away, and not start it up again. The Spirit immediately began to work on my heart, on how I should have acted differently, [...]
Sunday, I taught from Matthew 18:15-20. This passage is usually categorized as “church discipline” which often causes us to miss what Jesus is teaching. While there is nothing wrong with using this passage as part of the process of church discipline, this passage isn’t really about church discipline.
Instead, this passage is about interpersonal relationships. Following [...]
Exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “Today”. (Hebrews 3:13)
Last Sunday, Maël continued to teach through the book of Matthew, covering Matthew 18:10-14. Here, Jesus used a shepherding metaphor to help us understand how much the Father loves his people.
Jesus compared the Father to a shepherd who leaves the flock in order to find one sheep which has strayed away from the flock. If [...]
Last Sunday, Maël taught from Matthew 18:1-9. In this passage, Jesus uses a “little child” as an object lesson to answer the disciples’ question, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Jesus responds that his followers should humble themselves like “a little child”. Children do not normally have humble hearts; instead, they are often [...]
The following is some thoughts born out of an online discussion between me and Alan concerning a blog post.
Here is the original blog post: http://guymuse.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-can-we-be-church.html
Here is Alan’s blog on this post: http://www.alanknox.net/2009/05/how-would-we-respond.html
Alan challenged me to get started right away, and instantly a hundred excuses popped into my head. But they were all just [...]
It’s been interesting the past few days, talking to people about how are church can feel free to spend all day Sunday at the beach. You can always tell there’s an implicit belief that we were skipping church. I think that if you asked most people, “If you had to boil the church [...]
On Sunday, May 3, 2009, we are not meeting at the Cotton Company (our usual weekly meeting place). Instead, we are going to the beach together. If you want to join us, we’ll be at the south pier on Wrightsville Beach, NC.
If you cannot go to the beach, then either meet with others who can’t [...]