IN the World, But Not OF the World

A Personal Investigation into the Morality of Voting “IN”, but “not OF”. These are the two contexts in which a disciple of Christ lives – IN the world; but not OF the world. (John 17:13-19) For more than two thousand years the Church has struggled to understand what this actually means; and has also struggled … Read more

Abide in the Vine

By considering the context in John’s gospel where Jesus told His disciples to “abide in Me”, we can better understand what it means to Abide in The Vine. We can get insight into WHY Jesus exhorted His disciples in this way shortly before His arrest, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. There is much to learn about … Read more

Abide in the Vine (Audio)

By considering the context in John’s gospel where Jesus told His disciples to “abide in Me”, we can better understand what it means to Abide in The Vine. We can get insight into WHY Jesus exhorted His disciples in this way shortly before His arrest, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. There is much to learn about … Read more

Forsaking All to Follow Jesus

What Does a God-centered life look like? In this message, we look at what “forsaking” means, what “all” means, and what “following Jesus” means. The impetus for writing this message came from observing the spirit of materialism in our current generation – even among God’s people. The message identifies this materialism, and discusses Self-centeredness, Man-centeredness, … Read more