This past weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at SeaCoast Grace Church in Cypress, California, on the topic, “A Simple Rule for a Complex World.” Here’s the video: Continue reading A Simple Rule for a Complex World
Over Memorial Day Weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at SeaCoast Grace Church on the topic of the kinds of people you meet on your spiritual journey. Using Romans 16 as my starting point, I talked about patrons, peers, proteges, and pains. Take a look! Continue reading Four Kinds of People You Meet on Your Spiritual Journey
I had the awesome privilege of speaking at my home church this past weekend. I talked about “Five Smooth Stones of Faith” from 1 Samuel 17–the David and Goliath story. Take a listen! Continue reading Five Smooth Stones of Faith | 1 Samuel 17
This past weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at SeaCoast Grace Church in Cypress, California. I talked about how to be a persuasive Christian from John 4. Take a look! Continue reading How to Be a Persuasive Christian
On January 3, I preached a message from Psalm 62 at the chapel service of the Assemblies of God national office. It’s titled “The Confident Christian.” Continue reading The Confident Christian (Psalm 62)
I had the privilege of preaching at my home church, Central Assembly, this morning. Here is what I said… Continue reading What Is God’s Will for Us in 2016?
I had the privilege of speaking at SeaCoast Grace Church in Cypress, California, this past weekend. Here’s my message, which is about moving from nominal religious to real faith… Continue reading ‘Walk’: My Weekend Message at SeaCoast Grace Church
This past weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at SeaCoast Grace Church–my home church–in Cypress, California. My text was James 1:26-27, and my title was “Bad Religion vs. Good Religion.” Take a look! Continue reading Bad Religion vs. Good Religion (James 1:26-27)
Paul, Ian and David Wenham, eds. Preaching the New Testament. 2013. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. Expository preaching is not an easy task. It requires familiarity with the Bible and your listeners, as well as facility in bridging the contextual divide between the two. In other words, it involves at least three disciplines: exegesis, homiletics, and hermeneutics. Preaching the New Testament is a collection of 17 essays by evangelical New Testament scholars who are also preachers. Edited by Ian Paul and David Wenham, it does not focus on “persuasive communication.” Rather, it offers “insights about how to interpret and communicate … Continue reading Review of ‘Preaching the New Testament’ by Ian Paul and David Wenham
This morning, I preached in the chapel service of the Assemblies of God national office. My text was 1 Samuel 17:1-58. I made the following five points: Faith is the settled conviction that God is always there. Whereas the army interpreted Goliath’s mocking as defiance of them (v. 25), David saw that it was really defiance of God (v. 26). Indeed, he is the first person to mention God in this passage. David’s faith is the opposite of the army’s practical atheism, which believed that God is apparently not there (G.I.A.N.T.) during difficult times. Faith is the antidote to fear. … Continue reading Five Smooth Stones of Faith (1 Samuel 17:1-58)
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