Eighth Day Faith
Today is a great day in the life of the church. That's right - Sunday, April 16, is a high holy day on the church calendar. If it's not, it should be. For you see, it was on the eighth day – Easter Sunday being the first day-- that the disciple named Thomas finally came around to believing…
A House of Living Stones
I hasten to say this – the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by Peter and by Pastor Rick last week: this building is not the church. You are the church. The stones piled high by Redden Construction’s stonemasons are not the church. Says Peter, you are the church, “living stones... built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5) Preached at Coolwater Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Scottsdale, AZ. Click here to watch video
Look Who’s Chosen
Here’s my question: What do you make of the fact that Israel’s greatest king was Samuel’s 8th choice, but God’s 1st choice? It was because in terms of evidencing the expected qualities of kingship, David had not one, not two, but three strikes against him. Preached at Bloomfield Christian Church, Bloomfield, KY.