Posts Tagged ‘Religion & Spirituality’

TOXIC Religion

Posted: August 13, 2011 in Christ, Christianity, church
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‎10 Reasons You Should Watch This Video:
1. You knew me growing up and you can't imagine me as a pastor.
2. You don't like religion or religious people.
3. It's commercial free.
4. You're bored.
5. There's nothing good on TV.
6. It's the same length as any other show on your DVR.
7. It's the first & last time I'll ever preach in a robe.
8. It'll make you laugh.
9. You didn't go to church last Sunday.
10. It'll change the way you think about Jesus.

Click Restore

Posted: June 23, 2011 in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Theology
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My approach to teaching is basically “Keep It Simple, Stupid” (or “Silly” if “Stupid” offends your fragile sense of self-worth).

I like to make biblical concepts as simple as possible so people can easily wrap their minds around them. This isn’t hard for me since I, myself, am pretty simple-minded.

Last night, about 5 minutes before I was due to teach, I thought of this (see image below) as a way of illustrating God’s ultimate plan for the universe. In a nutshell, we’ve completely messed up God’s creation (through sin and its various effects on our world) and God is about to click “Restore” to return His creation back to its original condition (like it was before we screwed things up). All of the “viruses,  corrupt files, messed-up settings, and useless apps” are going to be deleted and God’s creation will once again be “very good” (see Gen 1:31 & Rev 21:1-5).

So if you think of restoration as the goal and Jesus as the Restore button, then all you have to do is choose to “click” Restore. When you choose Christ, God begins the restoration process in you – a process that will ultimately result in — not just a new you — but a new creation altogether.

It doesn’t get much simpler than that!

trans-emegen-ary-morph-olution

Posted: March 31, 2011 in Christ, Christianity, church, community
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When I decided to follow Jesus Christ, God began a process of spiritual formation in me that impacted the entirety of my being.

I am not the same person I was before.

* It’s been a transformation.

* It’s been the gradual emergence of who God created me to be.

* It’s been revolutionary.

* It’s been a kind of spiritual metamorphosis.

* It’s been the evolution of a lifestyle of faith.

It’s been a “TRANSEMERGENARYMORPHOLUTION” (Or “TeMo” for short).

> I’ve learned there are aspects of knowing God that can only be discovered by personal experience.

> I cannot teach them to you.

> I can tell you about them; but you won’t really know them unless you experience them for yourself.

In TeMo there are four critical ways God reveals himself though personal experiences:

1. With our HEART.

2. With our HEAD.

3. With our HANDS.

4. With our FEET.

Last Sunday I had the privilege of teaching this concept to our congregation.

I hope you’ll take the time to listen and apply TeMo to your own spiritual journey.

It’ll change your life if you do.

Right click here to download the mp3 file; or listen here:

You Are Here

Posted: March 1, 2011 in Bible
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Hey since you’re here, why not check out the “Current Teaching” tab on my homepage?

You’ll find dozens of audio lessons that will walk you through the prophetic books of the Old Testament.

I recommend using these lessons as an audio commentary any time you’re reading Bible prophecy.

Each lesson provides you with vital background information on the historical, political and religious environment that each of the prophets is addressing & will help you identify the key themes at the heart of each prophetic book.

Think you already know it all?

You may be SURPRISED by what you DISCOVER when you LEARN how to UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF BIBLE PROPHECY.

So check it out!

It’s only a click away & it’s FREE!

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