Dare Something Greater October 1, 2023 Before we get into the text, I want to be honest with you about who was on my mind while I was writing this. […]
The Changed Religious Man (Changed #3) September 24, 2023 I want to start with a question, and it doesn’t matter where you are spiritually. Some of you follow Jesus. Some of you are […]
The Changed Unchanged (Changed #2) September 17, 2023 Open your Bible to Acts 8. We’ve been working through Acts this year, and when we arrived at chapters 8 and 9 we found […]
The Changed Man of Influence (Changed #1) September 10, 2023 Back in the early 2000s I was told that Christianity was growing fastest in two places in the world. One was South America — […]
Giving Your Words (Being a Penny Christian #3) August 27, 2023 Most of you have probably heard of Jonathan Edwards, the theologian from the 1700s. But have you heard of John Edwards, the modern-day chef? […]
Giving Your Heart (Being a Penny Christian #2) August 20, 2023 About a year and a half ago, as we were wrapping up our series in Mark, I told the story of how I met […]
Giving Your Time (Being a Penny Christian #1) August 13, 2023 Kids, before we start, I have some jokes. Because I’m not nearly as cool as your regular teachers, and I have to try. What […]
A Generous Love (Ruth #2) July 9, 2023 How many of you spend time thinking about rock puns? Most of you don’t — which means you take them for granted. Yes, they’re […]
A Committed Love (Ruth #1) July 2, 2023 How many of you are parents? And how many of you have had that moment where your toddler looks up from their toys, their […]
The Persecution of the Church (Acts #11) June 18, 2023 Since it’s Father’s Day, I figured I had a good excuse to pull out my box of dad jokes — a gift from my […]
The Value of the Church (Acts #10) June 11, 2023 Justin and Trisha Davis moved to Indianapolis in 2002 to plant a church, and it exploded. Within a year, hundreds of people called Genesis […]
The Purity of the Church (The Book of Acts #8) May 28, 2023 One day a young man in his early twenties came into my office, back when I was serving as a young adult pastor at […]