Apprentice 2 Jesus

Gospel

  • The broader gospel

    I have had NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts, on my shelf for awhile. I have some time to pull it out and begin to work through it. A small book, but NT Wright find’s his ways of making every word count. While I wish it to be a “quick read,” it will… Read more

  • Jesus doesn’t understand the gospel

    It is appalling how much Jesus just doesn’t get the gospel! Honestly! He gets asked by a young lawyer what it takes to have eternal life, which is an American evangelical’s dream question. You LIVE for this stuff! It’s teed up! Read more

  • What Jesus doesn’t say

    I continue to walk in wonder as I read through the Gospel of Luke. I’ve been on this journey with Jesus for decades and the longer I walk with him, the more I am in awe of the Kingdom of God. It is a learning process still. And, it is an unlearning process. In all… Read more

  • The gospel is action

    Luke 3:7–14 (NIV) 7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of… Read more

  • The depth of our existence

    NT Wright has been instrumental in reconfiguring my theology on the Kingdom of God. How I think about heaven and eternity and the depth of my existence has been deeply formed by NT Wright and Dallas Willard in the past few decades. Read more

  • Let’s reintroduce Christ to our culture

    This article intrigued me. Of course, it threw me off initially, but I’m used to “church” a certain way. Really… what are we used to when it comes to “church?” What I’m blown away with when I ready the New Testament is this: God isn’t bothered by small beginnings. Acts 19 is probably my favorite… Read more

  • The risk of the gospel

    Recently I preached on the passage in Matthew 10:16-25. The focus was on the RISK of sharing the Gospel. Our “risk” here in the U.S. is anxiety that people may not like us. They may not respond the way WE want… Read more

  • The widow’s offering

    In Luke 21:1-4 there is the story of the poor widow who gave out of her poverty. This is a passage that came out when it was time to raise money for missions or a church project. The sermon would be about sacrificial giving. Read more

  • Our sin and Christ’s salvation

    “Our sinning goes to the uttermost. But his saving goes to the uttermost. And his saving always outpaces and overwhelms our sinning, because he always lives to intercede for us.” — Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly Read more

  • Tolerating demons

    When I began Lent I had in mind a practice I read in Esau McCaulley’s new book, Lent. I was going to go through the New Testament books that weren’t the Gospels or Paul’s writings. I would start in Acts and move through and end up in Revelation. Once I opened my Bible to try… Read more