Tag: the Bible
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A DIFFICULT PASSAGE THAT REALLY IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT
Sunday I preached our penultimate sermon from 1 Corinthians. We finish next week with 1 Corinthians 13. Two days ago, though, I tackled the enormous task of distilling 1 Corinthians 11, 12, 13, and 14 into one salient, and hopefully big, idea. The idea is that confusion and lack of control in our worship is…
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THE GREENBEAN SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRANSLATIONS
Yesterday I preached about the Bible–how it differs from other religious sacred books, why we can trust it, how it was assembled, and how we should use it. Part of the sermon was a discussion about translations. One of the most common questions I have asked of me is, “What translation of Scripture should I…
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ACCOUNTABILTY—A KEY TO SUCCESS
Last night Pastor Greenbean met with his accountability partners at a local burger joint. I have two men who partner with me in this and we meet somewhat regularly. Now, I can’t tell you what we talk about because that is confidential—confidentiality is necessary for honest dialogue among people—but I can share with you the…
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EXCERPT FROM BIBLE SERMON
Sunday I preached what might have been my favorite sermon in my DOUBT ABOUT series. In the sermon I grouped our doubts about the Bible into scholarly type of doubts, experiential doubts, and doubts which arise from misuse. One part of the sermon was when I talked about the different types of doubt people have as…