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Stewarding Wealth 2: Why Are We So Anxious About Money? (And What Can We Do...
Audio: https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/57-stewardship-of-treasures-2-anxiety.mp3 Text: https://player.rightnow.org/99573 So, that little video is a reminder of what we’ve...
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A Mighty Mediator (HC: LD5)
Audio: https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/ld5-a-mighty-mediator.mp3 Text: The more I study the Heidelberg Catechism, the more I like it. It appeals to me on so many levels –...
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How to Prepare for The Lord’s Supper
Audio: https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/preparing-for-the-lords-supper.mp3 Text: Tonight we are going to be doing something a little special, something we haven’t done since...
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Awesome Wrath, Amazing Grace (Thanksgiving)
Audio: https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/awesome-wrath-amazing-grace-thanksgiving.mp3 Text: How many here have Instagram? I do. I’m pretty much done with Facebook these days,...
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Why is Jesus called “Jesus”? (HC:LD11)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ld11-why-is-jesus-called-jesus.mp3 “Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised...
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Why Jesus, Only Jesus? (Does Roman Catholic Doctrine Lead to Salvation?)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/ld19-the-glorified-jesus-and-rcc-doctrine.mp3 Turn with me to Hebrews 1 and we’re going to read some scriptures there about the supremacy...
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The Greater Meanings of Jesus Turning Water to Wine (Gospel of John Series)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/gospel-of-john-9-2-1-21-water-to-wine.mp3 Please turn to John 2:1–12 and let’s read it together. “On the third day there was a wedding at...
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The Drug of Self-Deception (Gospel of John Series)
**Sorry, no audio this week** “So the Jews said to him, ‘What sign do you show us for doing these things?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews...
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He Must Increase, I Must Decrease (Gospel of John Series)
Please open up to John 3:22-36. We’re back into the Gospel of John series we started a while back. Life is ever-so-slowly starting to look a little bit more normal – and I think it’s good to get back...
View ArticleBy Request: “A Good Church”
I recently spoke at the 165th anniversary celebration for Beckwith Baptist, a church in the Ottawa area. I got a lot of comments and requests for the text, so I thought I’d post it here this week....
View ArticleBusyness is Killing The Church
I wrote this article a while back for ChristianWeek and it feels like it’s time to resurrect it. Pastor: “How you doin’ Bob?” Bob: “I’m so busy I can’t catch my breath!” Pastor: “How are the kids,...
View ArticleDiscernment
Discernment When my daughter Eowyn was very little, she took it upon herself to simplift the alphabet. She’s replaced all the C’s, G’s, and K’s with the letter D. It was cute, (and if it caught on,...
View ArticleFlame Wars in The Church
Did you know you can use salt to put out a fire? In fact, if you have a kitchen grease fire (and don’t have a fire-extinguisher) you shouldn’t use water, but instead cover it with salt. Why bring this...
View ArticleWhy Life Sometimes Sucks
Matthew 6:19-34, John 15:5-8 are key verses to read and know if we are to understand life as a Christian. They are encouraging, reassuring and powerful. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read...
View ArticleCommon & Special Grace
I’ve seen some wonderful miracles throughout my life, and this past year has been even more amazing. Sometimes I get miracle and coincidence confused, but not this year — it’s been pretty obvious....
View ArticleDe-Trivializing Our World
Did you know… … a cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers. … C3P0 is the first character to speak in Star Wars. … the most abundant metal in the...
View ArticleThe Complexity of Christianity
I was invited for an “Ask The Pastor” night last week and brought along this handout I’d been working on. I sat in front of the white board and asked myself “If I am going to help the people in this...
View ArticleI'm Angry with my Toothpaste
Oh toothpaste, how you have let me down! You promise so many things! In your TV commercials you tell me that no person can respect, love or enjoy the company of someone without shiny, white teeth. You...
View ArticleThe Story of Robin
I spoke on Meditation this week, beginning with a story of a man named Robin. Do you see yourself in his story? Robin wakes up once again to the beeping of the alarm clock, and hits snooze one more...
View ArticleChristian Meditation: Stopping & Listening
Meditation is a multifaceted and religiously loaded term. There are many Christians today who shy away from practicing meditation because they aren’t sure that it’s “allowed”. Let me assure you it...
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