My Friday tidy office is mysteriously messy by Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. CD with Reports for EC National Conference – I know that for many the word denomination is a really long four-letter word. Maybe you’ve had a bad experience with the institutional nature of the church. Maybe you’re a part ofContinue reading “Reports CD, Books, Mug – The Monday Messy Office Report – April 28, 2014”
Monthly Archives: April 2014
This sermon gets an M rating
Join us this coming Sunday at Faith Church as Phil Bartelt continues our series in 1st Corinthians. This past week, being Easter, we jumped ahead to 1 Corinthians 15, which focuses on the resurrection. In two days when we gather for worship again, Phil will return to 1st Corinthians 6, finishing up a hard-hitting chapterContinue reading “This sermon gets an M rating”
Resurrection NOW
In 2nd Corinthians 5:17, Paul writes to the Christians in the Roman city of Corinth: “If anyone is in Christ, he is new creation. The old has gone, the new has come.” What he means is what I said in last week’s sermon intro post: we can be, and in fact we need to be,Continue reading “Resurrection NOW”
Black Extension Cord, Connection Cards, Avon Catalog – The Monday Messy Office Report – April 21, 2014
My Friday tidy office is mysteriously messy by Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. Another extension cord! Two weeks ago in my Monday Messy Office report, I told you that I found a brand new white 12 foot extension cord. Today there was another brand new extension cord in my office, but this timeContinue reading “Black Extension Cord, Connection Cards, Avon Catalog – The Monday Messy Office Report – April 21, 2014”
Pie in the Sky…and other half-baked resurrection ideas
“Pie in the sky…in the great by and by.” “Eternal life.” “Pearly gates and streets of gold.” What does resurrection bring to your mind? Here’s another phrase to consider: “You’re so heavenly-minded, you’re of no earthly good.” Are you? Could your understanding of the resurrection have misled you to be so heavenly-minded, you’re of noContinue reading “Pie in the Sky…and other half-baked resurrection ideas”
Is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 really about homosexuality?
It was easily a Top 5 Most Nerve-Wracking sermon for me. This past Sunday, as I mentioned in last week’s intro post, I came to 1st Corinthians 6:9-11 in our sermon series through the letter of 1st Corinthians. In these verses, Paul mentions homosexuality. That’s what made me nervous. No matter what I said, IContinue reading “Is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 really about homosexuality?”
Box of crackers, Books about homosexuality, Sojourners magazine, Apostles Creed handout – Monday Messy Office Report – April 14, 2014
My Friday tidy office is mysteriously messy by Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. Box of Crackers – A friend in our church is in marketing for his company, and so he often receives samples from other similar companies. On Sunday he brought in a box of crackers, hoping that a needy family inContinue reading “Box of crackers, Books about homosexuality, Sojourners magazine, Apostles Creed handout – Monday Messy Office Report – April 14, 2014”
Palm Sunday and Homosexuality?
A couple weeks ago, the child sponsorship agency, World Vision, made a big splash in the news. Did you hear about it? It came out that they had changed a long-held policy about standards for employee sexuality. Their previous policy was that sexuality was only to be expressed in marriage between a man and woman.Continue reading “Palm Sunday and Homosexuality?”
How NOT to fail as a church – 1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Last week I introduced the sermon with a post titled “How to Completely Fail as a Church”. In 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 Paul brings up a situation where one party in the church was taking another party to court, likely over a property dispute. Paul is absolutely astounded about this, and he says to them “youContinue reading “How NOT to fail as a church – 1 Corinthians 6:1-8”
Encouragement Note, PLACE books, CPYU Stuff – The Monday Messy Office Report – April 7, 2014
My Friday tidy office is mysteriously messy by Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. Encouragement note – It is simple, but very meaningful “Joel, Hope you have a great week!” From, anonymous. Isn’t that cool? Someone placed that on my desk. For as long as I can remember we keep encouragement note sheets onContinue reading “Encouragement Note, PLACE books, CPYU Stuff – The Monday Messy Office Report – April 7, 2014”
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