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Bible reading plan: Sin has Passions

On February 3, 2011 By

“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.”

In this great chapter on our union with Christ, sin is personified. It is personified as a master (all who sin make themselves it’s slave), and here having passions. When I am tempted it sure seems to be my passions [...]

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Bible reading plan: Character

On February 2, 2011 By

In this morning’s reading in Romans 5 (McCheyne’s reading plan), Paul explains that suffering produces endurance which produces character which produces hope. Hope in the Bible is not merely wishful thinking, but a certainty of something not yet fully experienced.
This points us to importance of character. The Christian is to be a person [...]

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Bible reading plan: Overcoming the World

On February 1, 2011 By

Esther ends with the killing of 75000 enemies of the Jews in the provinces of Persia, and the killing of 800 in the capital of Susa, where the king dwells. Even in a hostile and alien nation God, in His silence, brings about the victory of His people over the forces of Satan that would [...]

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Bible reading plan: Perishing and Fruit 100 Fold

On January 31, 2011 By

After Esther determines that she will go and talk to the king no matter the cost (if I perish I perish, Esther 4:16), the story plays out to show more than merely the salvation of the Jews. In addition, “many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for fear of the Jews had [...]

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Bible reading plan: For Such a Time as This

On January 30, 2011 By

This week in the McCheyne Bible reading plan, Esther is in the assigned reading.

I love the way the her story unfolds in chapter 4 when Mordecai learns of Haman’s evil plot to kill the Jews and instructs Esther to go and speak to the king. When Esther hesitates because she might be killed for [...]

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Bible Reading Plan

On January 6, 2011 By

I finished my third year using a Bible reading plan that takes you through the Bible in a year, and have started again this year. It’s really not as hard as it sounds to accomplish. If you’ve never tried it, please consider it. There are lots of good reading plans available (at least three [...]

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Advent Season: The Scandal of the Incarnation

On November 16, 2010 By

During the Christmas advent season this year we will look at the birth of Jesus in terms of the scandalous idea of God becoming man and taking on flesh. This was a stumbling block to the Jews of the 1st Century and to many people still today. Looking through church history, especially the first few [...]

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Rethinking Church…

On November 10, 2010 By

To many of us, particularly in a place like Katy, a church is an institution. This may not be the word that comes to mind, but it’s more than likely the idea that comes to mind. Our question, “what do I want out of a church?” implies institutional thinking when you consider the [...]

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Worship on 10/31, “Reformation Day”

On October 28, 2010 By

This Sunday marks 493 years since Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the Wittenberg castle door, as a way of inviting discussion. God had other plans, as that event sparked a fire to bring reform to the church – a fire that would be further kindled through the teaching of John Calvin, Martin Bucer, Ulrich [...]

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Sermon Text for Sunday

On October 18, 2010 By

This next Sunday we will look at Genesis 2:15-25 to gain a perspective on how to improve our marriage. If you’re preparing for worship during the week, please consider the broader context of the passage within the first two chapters of Genesis.

In Christ,

Carter

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