Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26th, 2008
This Sunday, we continue our study on the parable of the prodigal son. Last week, we saw the "outrageous love" that the father showed toward his wayward son, illustrating God's outrageous love for us. God's love "exceeds all bounds of reasonableness," i.e., God's love is totally outside the box! It transcends human ...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
This Sunday, I'm beginning a new series (mini-series really) entitled The Father's Heart.
The series is based on what is perhaps the most familiar of all Jesus' parables--The Parable of the Prodigal Son. Unfortunately, however, our familiarity with this parable often locks us into one way of understanding it and robs ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
This Sunday kicks off a new ministry season at Montclair Community Church.
I'm not going to begin a new teaching series just yet however. This Sunday, I'll be concluding my summer series Great Verses To Live By, which has turned out to be a very popular series of messages. In my 7th ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
it's hard to believe that September is here already. The lazy days of summer will quickly give way to the crazy, hectic days of autumn. How many days to Christmas?
That vacation on some exotic island, or at a cool, stream-fed lake in the mountains, or yet another vacation "down" the ...
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