29 Oct "Sound Doctrine: Amazing Grace" Titus 2:11-14 Today, we come to our last hymn in this series, Sound Doctrine. For the past eight weeks we’ve been looking at some of the hymns of the Christian faith, learning their stories, and considering both the scriptures that inspired them and the theological themes they address. And you can’t talk about hymns of the Christian faith without talking about one of the greatest hymns of all time. If it’s not the greatest, it’s certainly the most favorite hymn, Amazing Grace. I think the
Titus 2:11-14 Today, we come to our last hymn in this series, Sound Doctrine. For the past eight weeks we’ve been looking at some of the hymns of the Christian faith, learning their stories, and considering both the scriptures that inspired them and the theological themes they address. And you can’t talk about hymns of the Christian faith without talking about one of the greatest hymns of all time. If it’s not the greatest, it’s certainly the most favorite hymn, Amazing Grace. I think the
22 Oct "Sound Doctrine: Jesus Loves Me" Psalm 103:1-22 Well, we’re getting ever closer to the conclusion of our fall sermon series titled Sound Doctrine. And today’s hymn is one that most of us learned and sang as children: Jesus Loves Me. Just saying the name ushers in the sounds and memories of children’s choirs, bedtime stories, and the like. Doesn’t it? The song was written in 1860 by a couple of sisters named Anna and Susan Warner. Their parents were both successful and wealthy individuals; their father, Henry, was a
Psalm 103:1-22 Well, we’re getting ever closer to the conclusion of our fall sermon series titled Sound Doctrine. And today’s hymn is one that most of us learned and sang as children: Jesus Loves Me. Just saying the name ushers in the sounds and memories of children’s choirs, bedtime stories, and the like. Doesn’t it? The song was written in 1860 by a couple of sisters named Anna and Susan Warner. Their parents were both successful and wealthy individuals; their father, Henry, was a
15 Oct "Sound Doctrine: I Need Thee Every Hour" John 15:1-11 Like me, I’m sure that you’ve been following the news of the Napa and Sonoma County fires in northern California. At least 40 people have been killed (as of this morning) and thousands of people have been left homeless or have been evacuated. Amidst all of the devastation and heartache, however, there’s another story. It’s the story of an unlikely savior among the fiery flames. Geoffrey Mohan, a contract reporter for the LA Times, penned an article titled Vineyards may have
John 15:1-11 Like me, I’m sure that you’ve been following the news of the Napa and Sonoma County fires in northern California. At least 40 people have been killed (as of this morning) and thousands of people have been left homeless or have been evacuated. Amidst all of the devastation and heartache, however, there’s another story. It’s the story of an unlikely savior among the fiery flames. Geoffrey Mohan, a contract reporter for the LA Times, penned an article titled Vineyards may have
08 Oct "Sound Doctrine: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty" Isaiah 6:1-4 For those of you that may be new and for those of us that can’t remember much, (that pretty much covers us all) let me just take a moment and recap where we’ve come from. We started out five weeks ago with the idea that we’d look at several of the hymns of the Christian faith with the purpose of learning the story behind the song and author(s), examining the theology contained in the lyrics, pointing ourselves back to the Scripture, and being encouraged and blessed by the fact
Isaiah 6:1-4 For those of you that may be new and for those of us that can’t remember much, (that pretty much covers us all) let me just take a moment and recap where we’ve come from. We started out five weeks ago with the idea that we’d look at several of the hymns of the Christian faith with the purpose of learning the story behind the song and author(s), examining the theology contained in the lyrics, pointing ourselves back to the Scripture, and being encouraged and blessed by the fact
01 Oct "Sound Doctrine: Blessed Assurance" 1 Peter 1:3-9 I’ve been fascinated and blessed by learning the stories behind all of these hymns. This process has grown my faith and deepened my worship, and I pray the same is true for you. As you know, we’ve been singling out a Christian hymn each week with the purpose of talking our way through the theology it contains, pointing ourselves back to the Scripture, and hopefully seeing how that song highlights what’s in the Bible. Today’s sermon isn’t driven as much by the hymn itself as
1 Peter 1:3-9 I’ve been fascinated and blessed by learning the stories behind all of these hymns. This process has grown my faith and deepened my worship, and I pray the same is true for you. As you know, we’ve been singling out a Christian hymn each week with the purpose of talking our way through the theology it contains, pointing ourselves back to the Scripture, and hopefully seeing how that song highlights what’s in the Bible. Today’s sermon isn’t driven as much by the hymn itself as