Archive for the ‘Sermon’ Category

Fight Unbelief Like Christ

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Piper, from here: As I mention these five steps in Matthew 26:37 and following I want you to fix in your mind what it is that threatens your tranquility most, what it is that causes despondency or disheartened feelings to rise most often in your own life. What’s the shell that ...

The Help Of The Holy Spirit

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Some notes/thoughts on Pastor John's sermon at KCCE this morning: Title: The Help Of The Holy Spirit Text: John 15:4-5, 16:5-15 We subtly take credit for our own spiritual growth "Blessed are the poor in spirit" - we need a clear sense of inadequacy and insufficiency (and I would add, we need a clear ...

What Is the Essence of the Unwasted Life?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

(by John Piper) The answer is given in Philippians 3:7-8: Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things ...

Sermons I Recommend

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Often people ask me to recommend good sermons to listen to. Here is a spreadsheet with a long list of sermons, by men like John Piper, Tim Keller, and Mark Driscoll, sorted by topic, that you may find helpful or encouraging.  (Note that this link is in the sidebar ...

Religion Saves & 9 Other Misconceptions

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

So the voting's done and Mark Driscoll's sermon schedule at Mars Hill is set for the next few months.  The series title is this post's title - "Religion Saves & 9 Other Misconceptions".  You can see all the questions/voting/comments/hoopla that went down over the last few months here.  What basically ...

The Kingdom Of God

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

This morning at KCCE, Pastor John spoke about the Kingdom of God - defining what it means for someone to be King, and then showing the implications of God as King.  This section of my message at Crusade from a few weeks ago came to mind: To Root Our Hope In ...

Humility vs. Pride

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

 Some notes from Driscoll's sermon a few weeks ago, "The Rebel's Guide To Joy In Humility." 1. Pride is our greatest enemy.  Humility is our greatest friend. 2. Pride, in its origin and practice, is demonic and Satanic (Satan's pride was the first sin).  Humility is Christ-like and Spirit-enabled.  Any human being ...