Throughout the course of this pandemic I have heard several people asking the question, "What happens when we die?" This is a question I have addressed many times in my preaching and teaching, and below is a sermon I did two years ago on that topic. I hope this helps you... https://vimeo.com/258640223
Category: Sermon Notes
What I’m Learning
Note: This is the outline for Alameda's virtual Bible study on Facebook Live that took place on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Like you, I have learned so many helpful lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of those lessons have been more like reminders pointing me back to something I have known but needed to recover. … Continue reading What I’m Learning
The Family That God Creates
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 The Family That God Creates
Who or What Do You Worship?
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 Who or What Do You Worship?
He is With Us in Our Pain
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 He is With Us in Our Pain
Songs for Sunday
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
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
