Sunday, January 27, 2013

Questions for Jesus: What Is the Kingdom of God Like?

Jesus started his ministry telling people to "Repent, for the kingdom of God is near." What he meant was that God's new life was invading this world enslaved to death, and we have a chance to turn aside, abandon our deadly ways, and receive God's abundant, benevolent provision.

That's a little hard to understand.

So the question came, "What is the Kingdom of God like?" Jesus gave his answer in various parables. Today we begin our "Questions for Jesus" series with this fundamental question of Christian life: "How does it work?" "What is it like?"


 
Listen to this episode


Download this episode (right click and save)

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

How to Take the STEW Out of Stewardship



William Jaques from the Arkansas Baptist State Convention did a great job on January 13th teaching us about managing the resources God gives us: money, in particular, but also time, energy and everything else that we are.

The conference was given in three sessions.  Below are links to each of the sessions.  Click on the links to listen.  Bro. William showed a video in two of the sessions.  The video from session two is shown below as well.

Click to listen...

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3


Saturday, January 12, 2013

Let's Go "Up the Mountain" with Jesus this Year!

I've been on a spiritual retreat this week to try to apply this message. This was a special message for the beginning of this year for our church. My prayer for our church - and you as you listen - is that we together "wake up" and accept the invitation up the mountain to see and live in God's kingdom.

Listen to this episode


Download this episode (right click and save)