Restrained In An Indulgent World
Christians are called to a life of self-denial and bearing the cross in order to follow Jesus, but the iWorld encourages a life of indulgence and instant gratification.
Luke 9:23
Resting In A Relentless World
We need consistent times to rest and remember redemption, but the iWorld is relentless in its opportunities and demands, giving no room for this.
Mark 2:27
Enduring In A Transient World
We are called to live for that which endures – things which have been passed down for generations, and which should be passed on to generations to come. But we live in a world of perpetual novelty, which is dominated by the trendy and the trivial, and is often disdainful of that which has gone before.
Psalm 78:1-8
Focused In A Distracted World
Walking with God requires us to give focused, sustained reflection to God, His Word, our lives, and the world in which we live. But we live in a world of constant distractions, making sustained, focused reflection and living very difficult.
Luke 10:38-42
Idolatry In the iWorld
Christians must be vigilant to keep themselves from Idols – anything we look to in place of God, assigning it god-like powers to give us what should be sought in God alone. Idolatry is rampant in the iWorld, and is concentrated in and perpetuated by technology.
1 John 5:21
Contextualizing Without Conforming
We are called to engage our current culture, contextualizing the Gospel so that it will be accessible to our friends, but we must be aware of the unique but ever present dangers that come with each culture, age and technology, understanding the world will always try to seduce our hearts away from Christ and the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Devoted
To grow spiritually, we need to be devoted and follow a plan of studying Scripture, applying it to our lives, and passing it on to others.
Ezra 7:10
Generous – A Biblical Approach To Possessions and Giving
All of our possessions belong to God, and we are called to give generously to support God’s Church and His work.
1 Chronicles 29:10-18
The Glorious Gospel
The Gospel is the glorious news of God’s saving grace, and it shows us how Christ saves us from our sin and is received by faith alone, apart from our works.
Romans 1:16-17; 3:10-24
Series Outline for Praying Like Jesus
Jesus is the true man of prayer, showing us both the necessity of prayer and how we should pray. In John 17, His longest recorded prayer in Scripture, we learn the concerns which should guide our own praying today.
Praying With Eternity In View
Christians should pray and live with the reality and values of eternity in their view.
John 17:24-26
Praying For the World To Believe
Christians should pray and work to be unified and to see the Gospel spread so that the world might believe in Jesus.
John 17:20-23
Comfort In Troubled Times
This teaching gives a Christian response to suffering a tragic, untimely death and also the suicide of a believer. It also contains an extended special time of communion for the church.
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Praying For the Church To Be Unified
Christians should pray and work to walk in visible unity, both with the local and the universal church.
John 17:20-23
Praying For Believers To Be Strengthened
Christians should pray for strength from God to be able to fulfill our call to be in the world but not of it.
John 17:6-19
Praying For God To Be Glorified and Known
The foremost concern in our prayers should be that God would be glorified and known.
John 17:1-8
Praying Like Jesus
Jesus is the true man of prayer, showing us both the necessity of prayer and how we should pray.
John 17:1
Series Outline for The Community – The Trinity, Humanity, and the Church
This series is a look at community. The human desire and need for community is rooted in the Trinity, the Divine Community. As the image of God, humans were created for community. However, like everything else, community was marred by the fall. Yet, the possibility of true community with God and one another is restored in Christ and may be experienced in His people, the Church.
The Restoration of Community
The possibility of true community with God and one another is restored in Christ and may be experienced in His people, the Church.
Ephesians 2:11-22
The Disintegration of Community
Note: Due to a technical problem, the audio of this teaching was lost. However, the detailed outline may be viewed or downloaded below.
Ever since the Fall, sin and culture have disintegrated community and encouraged isolation from God and one another.
Genesis 3:1-24
Humanity – Created For Community
As the image of the Triune God, the Divine Community, humans are by nature a relational, created to be part of a community.
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-25
The Trinity – The Divine Community
The One True God is the Holy Trinity – Three Persons in Perfect relationship from all eternity – the Divine Community.
Matthew 3:16-17; John 17:24
Adopted By God
God has graciously made us members of His family, with all of the rights, privileges and inheritance of being His child.
Romans 8:15-17
(NOTE: This teaching was given at a combined meeting with BRCC and House of Prayer, a Spanish speaking congregation.)
Series Outline for The Book of UnCommon Prayer
This series is a look at various types of prayer seen in the book of Psalms. The book of Psalms is the great prayer book of the Scripture, but the prayers we find there are anything but common. They are full of honesty and raw emotion, and real communication with God. As we look at these Psalms we learn and build a life of UnCommon Prayer.
UnCommon Quietness In Prayer
God desires for our prayers to be filled with the confidence that He is our Helper in times of trouble, and that we would pray words of blessing over others.
Psalm 131