The sermon podcast for March 13, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It’s the first in our series “Back to Basics.” It’s entitled “Our Need for God” and the text is Genesis 3: 1-17. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
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It All Comes Down to Jesus
A few weeks ago, someone said something to me about Asbury that really made me proud, and made me reflect on what matters most.
This person told me – Andy, we’ve visited a lot of churches, and we’ve never heard a church talk about Jesus as much as Asbury.
To me, that said we were and are doing what we are supposed to be doing – it tells me that we are focusing on what we are supposed to be focusing on.
Jesus.
We can talk about a lot of things in life. Theology. Denominations. Worship styles. Opinions. Factions. Viewpoints. Lots of things. But, in the end. It all comes down to one thing.
Jesus.
Listen to what Hebrews 1 says:
Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
It all comes down to Jesus. He loves you, and He calls you to love Him, and love other people. Our faith is not a matter of religion. Yes, there are religious aspects to it. There are rituals and doctrines and institutions. Yes, there are things such as this. But, in the end, what matters is this – Jesus.
People are not desperate for religion. They are desperate for relationship. Relationship with God through Jesus. Relationship with each other through Jesus.
Relationship with Jesus.
I had a professor in seminary that used to always tell us, every problem in our life, in some way, always comes back to our walk with Jesus.
It all comes down to Jesus.
Today, how is your walk with Him? Are you spending time with Him? Are you following Him? Are you loving Him? Are you loving others through Him?
It’s all about Jesus. May we know Him better each moment. And may we experience the life transofmaring power He wants to give us.
What We can Learn from Barnabas Podcast
The sermon podcast for February 27, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It’s the third in our series “What We can Learn from Acts.” This sermon is about the life of Barnabas. The texts are Acts 4: 36, Acts 9:26-:27, Acts 15:35-39. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
What We Can Learn from Acts – Peter Podcast
The sermon podcast for February 20, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It’s the second in our series “What We can Learn from Acts.” This sermon is about the life of Peter. The texts are Acts 2: 14-16, 37-41, Acts 10:1, 9-23, Galatians 2: 7-8. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Extravagant Generosity Podcast
The sermon podcast for February 6, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Extravagant Generosity” and it’s the fifth and last in our series “The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. This also features our Asbury Praise Team, Jody Brickson, and Nicolet Hopper.The text is John 12: 1-8. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Risk Taking Mission and Service Podcast
The sermon podcast for January 30, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Risk Taking Mission and Service” and it’s the fourth in our series “The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The text is Luke 10: 1-18. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Intentional Faith Development Podcast
The sermon podcast for January 23, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Intentional Faith Development” and it’s the third in our series “The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The text is Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Passionate Worship Podcast
The sermon podcast for January 16, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Passionate Worship” and it’s the second in our series “The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The text is Psalm 84:10. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Radical Hospitality Podcast
The sermon podcast for January 9, 2011 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Radical Hospitality” and it’s the first in our series “The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The text is Luke 15: 11-32. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Remember Podcast
The sermon podcast for December 26, 2010 is up on Asbury Church’s website. It is entitled “Remember’ and it is a review of what all God has done at Asbury in 2010. The text is Psalm 136. You can listen to it by clicking here, or you can listen to it here on this blog by clicking below. And, as always, you can subscribe to my sermon podcasts through iTunes.
Here is the video review what was part of my sermon:
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