LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
ON THE AGENDA 1. Passage Interpretation – What is John 20:19-31 saying to you? 2. Sermon Reverb – GCI Lectionary Notes on John 20:19-31 3. Irreligious HardTalk – What Do You Believe About HELL? – A Conversation Do you believe in Hell? Why do you believe in Hell? What kind of Hell do you believe in? …
Moving Beyond Your Doubts
SERMON REVIEW Living the Questions John 20:1-18 (NRSV) We Christians have plenty of questions that we would like answered. Today, on Resurrection Sunday, we might ask, “How does God resurrect a person?” And that would be a relevant question, but it is a question that we won’t have answered right now. What …
Crossing From Death To Life
GCI Sermon Review The Entry of Departure Luke 19:28-40 (NRSV) Today marks the end of our journey through the Season of Easter Preparation (commonly referred to as Lent) and it launches us into the beginning of Holy Week. In Holy Week, we are invited to praise and worship Jesus as the one who …
GCI Sermon The Lingering Fragrance of Grace John 12:1-6,7-11 ESV Have you ever smelled good perfume? Most of us have, and unless we are allergic to perfume, we enjoy the fragrance. If you put a dash of perfume or cologne on the neck or wrist it gives a whiff of a nice fragrance. …
The Anointing of God’s Grace
We Believe; Help Our Unbelief The journey through Holy Week and beyond helps us with our unbelief. The disciples had been through a lot with Jesus; they’d seen multitudes fed, demons rebuked, people healed, and the dead brought back to life. There was still confusion in their minds about who Jesus really was, but some …