NWBC-027-02 It's true. God really wants you to hear him. The Bible isn't an esoteric , spiritually difficult book like many have sometimes thought. Sure, there are some editions that have ancient Shakespeare-like language, but God doesn't speak King James English. God speaks to our hearts by …
Jesus is like a box of chocolates
For the past week, I've been here in Green Lake, Wisconsin, at a conference with many different pastors from all over the midwest. Now, this is a perfect opportunity for me because my son's school is currently doing a fundraiser where he (really his mother and I) is supposed to sell a box of …
Can You Hear Him?
NWBC-027-01 This is the first message of the series. It's just an introduction to the whole series, but in it I identify three important truths about the Bible: You can hear God's voice in your Bible. You can understand your Bible. You can live by your Bible. I also deal with this important …
Shhhh! God’s Talking!
NWBC-027 In this series of messages, I'm going to explore what it means to hear God's voice through the pages of your Bible. We'll talk about the specifics of how to read and understand the Bible better. We'll talk about how we got the Bible. We'll deal with difficult passages too. One of the key …
There are no unplanned pregnancies
Yesterday was Mother's Day 2005, and I preached a message on three women in the beginning of the gospel of Luke---Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna. While I was preparing for the message; though, God helped me to understand something that I had never really seen before. There are no unplanned …
A “Creative Director” at a church
Here's the article I can't believe this church has a staff person who is officially the church's "Creative Director." It's a really cool idea, especially because this fellow has produced some really cool stuff. Check out the article for some links to more images. What's most cool about it is that …
Leave the church?
I'm not even done with this article yet, but I can already sense that it's worth putting up here. You won't regret taking the time to read it. Detoxing from Church …
“Longing for a Church”
I recently read an article from "Brother Maynard" at Subversive Influence in which he identifies the 9 things he is looking for in a church. This list is interesting to me because Brother Maynard is a self-confessed member of the emerging church movement which really is just a term to refer to …
026-05 — The Body Is the Bride
NWBC-026-05 To conclude this series of messages, I jumped into another profound biblical metaphor for the church ---that we are the bride of Christ---to show how our diversity and our unity together make us more beautiful to Jesus. Did you wonder why unity was so important in the church? It's …
026-04 — Love Is What Binds Us Together
NWBC-026-04 This message was preached at Northwest Baptist Church in Chicago by my friend Andy Tucker. It's a part of the larger series I've been doing on the body of Christ and it's an excellent message, so I'm including it here too. Download Listen Online …
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026-03 — Body Building Attitudes
NWBC-026-03 There are four attitudes we can take to improve our relationships... Ok, really, there are four attitudes we have to take as part of the body of Christ. In this message I exploree the mystical reality of what it means to be part of the body of Christ and tie it into four practical …
026-02 — The Spirit Makes Us One
NWBC-026-02 One of the most profound truths about the Christian life is that we have the Spirit of God Himself dwelling within us! It's hard to know exactly what that means, but in this message, I attempt to explain from 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 that the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives sets the …
The cat’s out of the bag
My wife and I have just recently told our congregation that we are following God's leading to start a new church in Lafayette, Indiana. We've been thinking and praying about church planting for some time, and I even had a (secret) weblog about our initial investigations into church planting and …
It’s Official
That’s right, it’s official. Not only have Jen and I made a decision about where we will be planting a church, but we have also made the announcement to our congregation! Are you ready? We will be planting a church in Lafayette, Indiana! …
Supposed to make a real decision
Well, the Vision Team of our church has asked Jen and me to make an announcement on Sunday letting the congregation know that we are being led to start a new church. We had all agreed that it would be okay and even a good thing to let the congregation know before we knew where we were going to go. I …
026-01 — An Awesome Church
NWBC-026-01 To begin this series on what it means to be the body of Christ, Pastor Jeff examines a famous passage on Communion! How does the Lord's Supper relate to the Christian Community? Listen up and be ready to realize how awesome the church of Jesus really is! Listen Online Download …