Always With a Broad Mind
The third in a three-part sermon series on the core values of Broadway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Columbia, MO.
Broad Hearts. Broad Minds. Broad Reach.
Always With a Broad Reach
The second in a three-part sermon series on the core values of Broadway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Columbia, MO.
Broad Hearts. Broad Minds. Broad Reach.
Always with a Broad Heart
The first in a three-part sermon series on the core values of Broadway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Columbia, MO.
Broad Hearts. Broad Minds. Broad Reach.
The Deepest Hunger of the Heart
"You are my beloved." Is there any belief more central to the Christian faith than the belief that God loves each and every one of us unconditionally-- that we are each beloved in God's eyes? Someone said, “If God has a refrigerator, your picture is on it.” Or, as Augustine put it, "God loves each one of us as if there was only one of us to love."
Tongue-Tied
… I think the miracle of Pentecost was that there was effective communication. A roomful of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, nations and languages spoke to, listened to, and understood each other. They communicated!
Power with a Purpose
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…” (Acts 1:8) That word translated power appears 88 times in the New Testament. In Greek, the original language of the New Testament, the word is δυναμιν (dunameen) from which we get our word dynamite. As he is departing his congregation, Pastor Jesus promises he will leave them with some dynamite: the power of the Holy Spirit.
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.