Posts with the category “teaching-tuesdays”

Series: Be the ChurchSermon: Washed (12.1.24)For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live n...  Read More

Series: Be the ChurchSermon: What a Difference a Meal Makes (11.24.24)I think we’re pretty good at recognizing that the communion meal of bread and juice symbolizes Christ’s broken body and shed blood...  Read More

Series: Be the ChurchSermon: Preach the Word, Hear the Word (11.17.24)I hope by now you’ve had a chance to read through your Listen Up! A Practical Guide to Listening to Sermons booklet we distributed...  Read More

Series: Be the ChurchSermon: Everyday Evangelism (11.10.24)On Sunday I focused mostly on the “want to” of evangelism rather than the “how to.” Sharing the gospel with pre-believers is more about livin...  Read More

Series: Sermon: 150th Anniversary CelebrationOn Sunday we celebrated MCC’s 150th anniversary. And what a day it was! We had more than 400 people in attendance for the event and enjoyed a unique worshi...  Read More

Series: Kingdom PoliticsSermon: Before You Vote (10.27.24)I thought it might be useful to overview what I preached on Sunday, in case not everyone remembers the six questions to ask before you vote.He...  Read More

Series: Kingdom PoliticsSermon: Remember Who You AreOn Sunday I made the argument in my sermon that our identity as Christians must overwhelm all of our other identities, especially our political iden...  Read More

Series: The Last EyewitnessSermon: Revelation (10.13.24)Happy Tuesday, all.One of the points I tried to communicate in my sermon overviewing Revelation this past Sunday was that we should read this ma...  Read More

Series: The Last EyewitnessSermon: 3rd John (10.6.24)Happy Tuesday, all.This past Sunday’s sermon wrapped up our three week look into the Apostle John’s epistles (letters) outlining his theology of Ch...  Read More

Series: The Last EyewitnessSermon: 2 John (9.29.24)What do Star Wars, Harry Potter, Dr. Strange, The Vampire Diaries, and Matrix have in common? Other than having loyal fanbases and being considered s...  Read More

Series: The Last EyewitnessSermon: John (9.15.24)Happy Tuesday, all.What’s your very favorite meal?Most years for my birthday, Melissa makes homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and sweet carrots....  Read More

Series: Through the StormSermon: Jude (9.8.24)Happy Tuesday, all.I enjoyed studying and preaching from Jude this past Sunday, but I have to say, a particular recurring theme in this letter put me in a...  Read More

Series: Through the StormSermon: 2nd Timothy (9.1.24)Happy Tuesday, all.In 2nd Timothy Paul finds himself in a Roman prison for at least the second time. At the end of the narrative presented in the b...  Read More

Series: Through the StormSermon: 2nd Peter (8.25.24)Happy Tuesday, all.God’s promises have been given to us - we’ve been saved - so we can “participate” in his “divine nature,” Peter says in this lett...  Read More

Series: Through the StormSermon: 1 Peter (8.18.24)How will you respond when you go through the “boiling water” of this life?Will you become a hard-boiled egg or a soft potato? (Watch the sermon for an...  Read More

Series: Passing the TorchSermon: Titus (8/11/24)Happy Tuesday, all.The Scottish theologian G.G. Findlay said “Better circumstances do not make better men.”But what does? What makes us better?A new job...  Read More

Series: Passing the TorchSermon: 1 Timothy (8/4/24)Happy Tuesday, all.How far will you go for Jesus?Minier Christian Church like all Bible-believing churches is a church in the apostolic tradition. Ou...  Read More

Series: The Art of Being UnordinarySermon: Hebrews (7.28.24)Happy Tuesday, all.What is faith? That’s the question the book of Hebrews addresses both explicitly by providing us a definition, and then b...  Read More

Series: The Art of Being UnordinarySermon: Ephesians (7/21/24)Happy Tuesday, all.What are we doing here? What is the Jesus-filled life all about? What is church for?Those are the questions Paul addres...  Read More

Series: The Art of Being UnordinarySermon: Philemon 7/14/24Happy Tuesday, all. Mark Fishel brought the word this past Sunday. Mark’s an MCCer - originally from Minier - who has been a missionary overs...  Read More

Series: The Art of Being UnordinarySermon: Philippians (7/7/24)Happy Tuesday, all.The Apostle Paul doesn’t say this outright but I think if we read Philippians and then read his other letters it seems...  Read More

Series: The Art of Being UnordinarySermon: Colossians (6/30/24)Happy Tuesday, all.Andrew Courtney from Encounter Campus Ministry at ISU - a partner mission of MCC - brought us the Word this past Sunda...  Read More

Series: The King & the KingdomSermon: Luke-ActsThe word “gospel” means “good news,” and even more than that, it means a proclamation of good news. Not only do Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have someth...  Read More

Pondering the Psalms David, a man of faith, was not immune to the depths of human emotions. He cries out to God, expressing his fear and anxiety, a sentiment many of us can relate to. Don’t be scared ...  Read More

Pondering the Psalms Psalm 8 – The Lord’s name and creation are majestic. The heavens declare His glory and power.             Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities...  Read More