Luke 10:25-37 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We are in a short series on the nature of our mission at IDC called “Love Your Neighbor.” We see that command in this popular story typically referred to as “The Good Samaritan.” Part of the problem with talking about “love” is that […]
Luke 14 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] People who have experienced Jesus’ gracious hospitality, should extend the same type of gracious hospitality. If you’ve experienced it, you should extend it. Don’t always think of mission as extraordinary. Jesus talked about having dinner with people here. He didn’t start a program, […]
Titus 3:1-15 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Regeneration (Rebirth) radically changes us, inside and out, so that now we reflect that gospel-change to one another and the watching world! N.T. Wright says, “the creator of the World is a lavish host who has sent out a worldwide invitation to His […]
Titus 2:1-15 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Godliness is not just about saying “No” to sin. You must say “yes” to God. You are not in neutral. You are going in one direction. You will not overcome sin or addiction by simply saying “no.” You must say “Yes.”So, grace teaches […]
TItus 1:1-16 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Today we are going to talk about two essentials of a healthy church: Sound Doctrine, and Qualified Elders. Titus is about renovating the church in Crete. He has the hard task of trying to put what remained in order, and to do that […]
2 Timothy 4:5-22 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Paul uses an athletic analogy in this section, mentioning the “crown.” These Garlands or “Crowns” won by the Greeks were greatly prized, like these plaques in the Hall of Fame. But Paul speaks of a crown of infinitely greater worth, of something […]
2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] “Keep your finger on the text when you teach and preach.” That’s exactly what we’re talking about today. Keeping our heart and mind in the word, and our finger on the text. We must do this – as readers, as teachers/preachers, and […]
2 Timothy 3:1-13 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We all are following someone and at some point or another we will all lead. So the question is, does our following and our leading consistent with the Gospel? Or is it more consentient with the list in this passage? We are […]
2 Timothy 2:14-26 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Today we’re talking about the importance of healthy teaching, and the characteristics of a faithful teacher. People desperately need healthy teaching. Teaching is really the foundation of all that we do as a church. We worship, but our worship is built on […]
2 Timothy 2:1-13 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Paul models endurance for us in 2 Timothy. He writes this letter from a prison. He’s an aged, war-torn apostle, but he’s enduring until the end. He is calling Timothy to endure to the end. Remember Jesus Christ! Remember the one who […]