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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part III) 2007-08-22 12:00:00 This week we look at prayer.
There are many spiritual disciplines God makes available to us as means for growing, stabilizing, and delighting us in a pursuit of his glory. I am expounding on 9 of them, one each week.
For many how one is to live as a Christian in this world is a huge question mark. The result is often a compartmentalization, where your Christian self fits into Sunday mornings and the rest of the week is a different story. I want to help us all have a picture of what the regular Christian life is to look like.
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Two If’s and a Walk Stronger Than Death (part I) 2007-08-19 11:01:29 The first segment of two sermons addressing the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This sermon is part of the Walking According to the Spirit sermon series and is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:9-13. This sermon was originally preached August 19th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part II) 2007-08-14 15:08:38 2. Meditation
Psa 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psa 77:12 I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
In our day and age, most of us, when we hear the word “meditation,” automatically think of eastern meditation, where the goal is to empty your mind in attempt to gain relaxation and tranquility.
Here is an excerpt from the Upanishad, “OM! This syllable is the whole world…
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Walking According to the Spirit (part 3) 2007-08-11 10:55:42 The third of a sermon series addressing the theme of Walking
According to the Spirit from an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:5-9. This sermon was originally preached August 11th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part I) 2007-08-08 07:49:16 For many how one is to live as a Christian in this world is a huge question mark. The result is often a compartmentalization, where your Christian self fits into Sunday mornings and the rest of the week is a different story. I want to help us all have a picture of what the Christian life is to look like. There are many spiritual
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Walking According to the Spirit (part 2) 2007-08-05 10:54:16 The second of a sermon series addressing the theme of Walking
According to the Spirit from an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:5-9. This sermon was originally preached August 5th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Walking According to the Spirit (part 1) 2007-07-29 10:48:35 The first of a sermon series addressing the theme of Walking
According to the Spirit from an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:5-9. This sermon was originally preached July 29th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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The Great Swan 2007-07-24 05:47:44 In the early 5th century, Eraclius became the next pastor of the church in Hippo after Saint Augustine. When Eraclius stood in Augustine’s pulpit he said he felt like a cricket compared to a swan.
I’ve been thinking about Saint Augustine because there is this rock and roll group named Band of Horses and they have a song called “Saint Augustine.” I can’t
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The Resolved Church is a Church Plant Series (3 Parts) 2007-07-21 11:15:21 A three part sermon series addressing the story of The Resolved Church
, what it means to be a church plant, how a church plant happens and what the vision and goal of The Resolved Church is. The first sermon is titled “A Man, a Mission, and Calling.” The second sermon, “The Resolved Church Must Die” and the third sermon, “The Resolved Church Must Live,” work with Mark 8:24-38 as they relate to the gospel and being a church plant. These sermons were originally preached in July of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Romans 8:1-4 :: No Condemnation in Christ Series (5 Parts) 2007-06-24 09:40:25 A five part sermon series addressing the theme of No Condemnation in Christ
from an exegetical treatment of Romans
8:1-4. These sermons were originally preached in May and June of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Treasuring Jesus and His Mission Together 2007-08-29 17:32:11 On Sunday my father-in-law and our church’s financial administrator, Gary Warkentin, gave an introduction to our service on comparing cultural worlviews of money to the bibical gospel worldview. This week we take a break from the “Developing the Disciplines” blog series to summarize his talk on Treasuring Jesus
and His mission.
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Two If’s and a Walk Stronger than Death - (part II) 2007-08-26 16:02:14 The second segment of two sermons addressing the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This sermon is part of the Walking According to the Spirit sermon series and is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:9-13. This sermon was originally preached August 26th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part VII) 2007-09-26 12:05:00 In this final week on Spiritual Disciplines, we look at WORSHIP.
Discipline means creating regular thought patterns and life practices you regularly live out on a daily basis. To be disciplined is to be Christian. Without discipline a person’s life will lapse into a vague spirituality which merely follows the whim of emotion and ends up creating a very piecemeal character, run rampad with sin, and going nowhere.
John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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The Jesus Family (part III) - “The Family of Old” 2007-09-23 19:26:11 The third of a sermon series called “The JesusFamily
.” The sermon title is “The Family of Old” and addresses the theme of how God’s Spirit leads us and his purpose in the way he leads. The sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:14. This sermon was originally preached September 23rd of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part VI) 2007-09-18 16:42:24 This week we look at the Spiritual Discipline of SERVING.
When we speak of spiritual discipline we are talking about the shape or the form or the normal way of life of a Christian. It is my goal in this series of blogs to help us know more of what our everday perspective and activity should be as followers of Jesus.
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The Jesus Family (part II) - “Jesus Family Welcomes Members and Leads Them” 2007-09-16 12:38:26 The second of a sermon series called “The JesusFamily
.” The sermon title is “Jesus Family Welcomes Members
and Leads
Them” and addresses the theme of receiving the Spirit of Jesus and being led by him. The sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:14. This sermon was originally preached September 16th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part V) 2007-09-11 17:54:13 This week we look at the Spiritual Discipline of SOLITUDE.
There is a lifestyle unique to being a Christian which takes time, education, and development to grow in…especially when you live in a land where concrete, cars, computers, and cell phones rule the land. Last week we looked at the discipline of rest, it is funny how much of the inventions of our age are actually tools to help us work harder. This week’s discipline focuses on the individual’s need to be alone sometimes.
Matthew 6:6 “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
Matthew 14:13 “Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself.”
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The Jesus Family (part I) - “Jesus Family Does Not Lose the Battles Which Count” 2007-09-09 14:28:38 The first of a sermon series called &ldquo
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; The sermon title is “Jesus Family Does Not Lose the Battles
Which Count” and addresses the theme of spiritual warfare and the protection of a spiritual family. The sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:12-13. This sermon was originally preached September 9th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Developing the Disciplines in your Walk (part IV) 2007-09-05 12:09:58 There are many spiritual disciplines God makes available to us as means for growing, stabilizing, and delighting us in a pursuit of his glory. I am expounding on 9 of them, one each week in my blog.
This week we look at the biblical discipline of rest. This is a discipline I have not been good at and lately I have been spending more time trying to work on, learn it and develop it in my life. Here is what I have been learning…
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Barnabas: The Son of Encouragement 2007-09-02 12:21:13 A biographical sermon on the life and ministry of Barnabas. This sermon addresses the theme of encouragement and is based on selected texts in the book of Acts. This sermon was originally preached September 2nd of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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The Jesus Family (part IV) - “Adopted Forever” 2007-09-30 14:23:22 The fourth of a sermon series called “The JesusFamily
.” The sermon title is “AdoptedForever
” and addresses the theme of how God adopts us into the divine family through Jesus and gives us incredible intimacy and assurance that He is our Father. The sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:15-16. This sermon was originally preached September 30th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Sheep, Goats, and Other Farm Animals 2007-10-10 12:54:52 So, two Sunday’s ago a reporter from the San Diego Reader showed up at church to review it for a column he writes called Sheep
& Goats. The article comes out tomorrow, so we’ll see what ends up coming out. I figure it can’t be that bad, but we’ll see.
The phrase “sheep and goats” actually comes from the Bible, and it is a pretty interesting title for a column, considering it’s intended meaning Jesus.
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The Jesus Family (part V) - “The Great Father We Call Abba” 2007-10-07 17:59:07 The fifth of a sermon series called “The JesusFamily
.” The sermon title is “The GreatFather
We Call Abba” and addresses the theme of magnititude of who God is that becomes very near to us through Jesus, who enables us to call him Abba. The sermon is an systematic treatment of the magnitude of God in Scripture given to emphasize the exegetical weight of Romans 8:15 in calling God “Abba.” This sermon was originally preached October 7th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Repentance and Resident Evil 2007-10-03 15:44:30 It may not have seemed to many to be a very Christian thing to do, but on Sunday afternoon after church and after the frustrating loss of our San Diego football team (The Chargers), I went to see Resident
Evil 3: Extinction with a couple of the men in the church. Before the onslaught of moral accusations about why a pastor would be interested in seeing such “R”-rated evil gore, just give me a chance to share with you about resident evil and gospel repentance.
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Sex, Drugs, Rock-n-Roll and the Gospel 2007-10-17 19:40:54 My brother-in-law’s new band, “We Barbarians” played at the Casbah last night. I’m kind of a rock-n-roll kid and enjoy going to shows. But I’m also a preacher and I don’t know too many preachers who enjoy going to dirty bars full of smoke, drunkeness, scandalous women, and music so loud that you feel the wind of the bass on your face and it leaves your ears ringing until the next morning. That is good times. I hadn’t been to a show in a while since my wife is 9 months pregnant with our daughter and people give pregnant ladies wierd looks when you’re hanging out in a bar. The whole experience reminded of the importance of understanding culture and being able to work within it for the sake of the gospel.
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The Jesus Family (part VI) - “The Future of the Family” 2007-10-14 06:56:27 The sixth and final sermon in a series called “The JesusFamily
.” The sermon title is “The Future
of the Family” and addresses the theme of the inheritance God has provided for his children through Jesus Christ. The sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:17 and was originally preached October 14th of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Partnership and Advance of the Gospel: The Resolved Church Mid-Fall 2007 2007-10-24 18:56:42 Last Sunday I preached one of the most difficult sermons I have ever preached. It was not a sermon I was looking forward to or excited to preach, but it was as though if I did not preach it I would not have been doing my job as a pastor. The sermon was titled, “Partnership and Advance
of the Gospel
: The Resolved Church
Mid-fall 2007″ and was a sobering look at where we are as a church plant.
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The Jesus Family Series (6 Parts) 2007-10-23 19:23:18 A six part sermon series addressing the theme of being in Jesus
family. The sermons are an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:12-17. The sermons address things like spiritual warfare, how you become a Christian, how Christians are led by God’s Spirit, the gospel picture of adoption, the greatness God as Father, and the inheritance Christians receive. These sermons were originally preached in September and October of 2007 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
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Reformation Day and Anxiously Awaiting 2007-10-31 17:11:56 Happy Reformation
Day! Yes, today is Reformation Day. It is Reformation day because on October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of Wittenberg and ignited a storm that brought the gospel of Jesus Christ to the forefront of the church, culture and the mission of the world. To read Luther’s 95 theses or other things written by Martin Luther, go to this website: http://www.monergism.com/directory/link_category/Luther-Martin
On another note my daughter is due to be born in five days. They say only 5% of babies are born on their due date. Which in my mind means that she is going to be early because I want her to be. I mean, she’s all done in there, so why not just come out now, you know? I seriously lack the fruit of patience, bad.
So I am pretty distracted this week as Amy and I anxiously await this new addition to our family. But at the same time and am exhilarated today as I pause to contemplate and cherish the sublime truth that I am justi
A Season of Newness 2007-11-06 17:59:56 As of today, no baby yet. But new life is on the way for sure because I don’t think my petite little wife can get much bigger! I’m sure I could easily be charged with that subjective trap where you think of everything through the lens of your own personal experience but I believe that new things are in store not only for me in being a dad but also for us as a church.
Three Sundays ago I preached a very difficult sermon for us all which basically took an honest look at where we are as a church plant. It was difficult because I don’t like being the bad guy but as I’ve personally told several people, if I didn’t preach it I wouldn’t be doing my job and I would be a good pastor. The response, I have to say has been very encouraging. Several people are excited and have really stepped up in regards to serving Jesus’ church and there are a number who have made some strong resolutions to live their lives differently. It is awesome to hear about Read more:Season
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