Here are four songs from The Zoe Group that go along with the theme of my sermon on Sunday. Please join me online at alameda.church or on any of Alameda's social media outlets for a hope-filled message about how to deal with "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8apt_BnpPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-BylrOi4aM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHHfv0LfAk … Continue reading Songs for Sunday
Category: Sermon Notes
You Are Valuable to God
As we all seek to live through "the age of the coronavirus" in the best way possible, it's very important that we seek out "good news" that can keep us encouraged and keep our eyes fixed on Christ and our hearts turned toward God. For that reason, each Wednesday on my blog I will post … Continue reading You Are Valuable to God
Self-Control
Yesterday, I preached on the topic of self-control as part of my series on the fruit of the Spirit. One of the words that the Bible uses to convey self-control means "self-mastery," and it is most prominently used in Genesis 4, which tells the story of Cain and Abel. You probably know that in that … Continue reading Self-Control
Be Kind
This article by Trevin Wax is a perfect complement to our sermon on "Kindness & Goodness" from this past Sunday... I confess to being one of the many Americans heartened by Ellen Degeneres’s defense of her friendship with George W. Bush and the fun they had at a football game a few weeks ago. In … Continue reading Be Kind
Joy
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 "The word gospel, as I'm sure you know, simply means 'good news.' And good news brings joy by being what it is - good! So if the biblical gospel … Continue reading Joy
Love – The First Fruit
This past Sunday, in our sermon series on the fruit of the Spirit, we talked about love. The apostle Paul speaks of love as the first evidence that God is at work in our lives, the first fruit of the Spirit of God within us. The apostle John, in his letter of 1 John, views … Continue reading Love – The First Fruit
The Lord is My Shepherd
Here's the first sermon in the series on Psalms that I am doing this summer, along with some devotional questions that are designed to help people see more clearly how God has and is shepherding them... https://vimeo.com/344133357 Devotional Guide Preparation Read Psalm 23. Read Psalm 23 again and pay attention to words and phrases … Continue reading The Lord is My Shepherd
