Filling our City with the Gospel: MissionMark 8:34-38

When you read church history, one of the most powerful lessons I’ve seen is that in every age Jesus has been faithful to the church, strengthened the church, advanced the church.  But I’ve also...

Filling our City with the Gospel: Community1 Thessalonians 2:17 – 3:5

We are on week two of a four-week series in which we are looking at how it was that churches in the New Testament filled their cities with the gospel.  And when you read the New...

Filling our City with the Gospel: FaithActs 16:30-31

Imagine that you bought a Porsche Carrera.  You read the manual and know that its top speed is 180 mph.  So you buy this Porsche Carrera and are pumped.  But then you take it on the road, and you...

Why Desire Spiritual Gifts? Part Two

I Corinthians 12-14

A few months ago, while leading worship, Dave Clark received a spiritual gift.  You could call it a prophecy, or a revelation.  The label’s not important.  But while he was leading worship the...

Why Desire Spiritual Gifts? Part One

I Corinthians 12-14

My first car was a 1968 Volkswagen Bug.  And I remember one day I was driving – I think I was on a freeway – that there was a sudden massive loss of power.  It was still moving ahead – but...

Authentic Prayer: Worshiping

Psalm 145

This morning we wrap up our series on Authentic Prayer: Insights from the Psalms.  We’ve covered seeking God (from Psa 63); waiting on God (Psa 25); confessing sin to God (Psa 51); asking God (Psa 86)...

Authentic Prayer: Thanking

Psalm 107

Too often when we read God’s Word, we read right through statements that should leave us absolutely stunned.  For example, in I Thessalonians 5:18 Paul says “in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for...

Authentic Prayer: Declaring

Psalm 119

You can’t tell by looking, but we are living in a battle zone.  Planet Earth is a battlefield between Jesus’ kingdom, and the kingdom of darkness.  And what’s at stake in this battle is whether people come to...

Authentic Prayer: Interceding

Psalm 67

This is the sixth week in our series called “Authentic Prayer: Insights from the Psalms.”  We’ve covered Seeking (Psa 63), Waiting (Psa 25), Confessing (Psa 51), Asking (Psa 86), and Lamenting (Psa 22).

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Authentic Prayer: Lamenting

Psalm 22

Let’s start with a question: what does Jesus want us to do at those times when we feel frustrated, sad, or hopeless?  What does He want us to do?  I just recently had something happen in my extended family that...