Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study. Intro: (1) annual rhythms — from shep groups to summer (2) two concepts — friendship, hospitality (3) intro GWCTDPrinciple #1: Household: (1) Eph. 2:19 — strangers vs. members of the household (cf. practice of welcoming) (2) 1 Tim. 3:14-15 — behavior in the sight of God (cf. one another’s) (3)...  Read More

Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study. Intro: (1) series recap (2) master/servant (3) Chappell book (4) five biblical perspectives on workDignity of Work: (1) occupation vs. vocation (2) Gen. 2:15 — sustaining, flourishing (3) work preceded by identity (cf. Gen. 1:26) — picture of the gospel (3) work comes before fall (cf. 3:15) — ...  Read More

Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study. Intro: (1) God shapes our kids through us and vice versa (cf. Steve Young)Obedience for Children (1-3)1. Nature: (1) “children” here denotes those being “brought up” (v.4) — “obey” stronger than “submit” (2) universal truth (cf. Romans 1:28-30, 2 Tim. 3:2) — nature shows (3) evidence in other ...  Read More

Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study. Intro: (1) intro to parenting (2) ownership vs. stewardship (3) Tripp bookGod1. God offers grace: (1) past vs. present vs. future (2) calling not based in ability (3) 2 Cor. 12:9 —ability = pride (4) God calls us to that which exposes our hearts — more like children than unlike them (cf. resp...  Read More

Dawn Staley is the head coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team. She is a former professional and Olympic basketball player, and is now considered to be one of the best current college basketball coaches. In a recent interview she was asked about what she looks for in potential recruits to determine if they will be a good fit for her team. She responded: “do they know how...  Read More

Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study. Introduction: (1) recap of Acts 2 (2) pick sermon up with next two events in Jesus’ life/ministry Resurrection (24-32)1. Jesus is real (24): (1) resurrection the next event in Jesus’ life — historical (2) “raised up” — opposite of “crucified/killed” (cf. Luke 24:5) (3) death couldn’t hold Chri...  Read More