August 5, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Matthew 7:7-11Psalm 17:1-7, 15This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field Notes“Now, that which seems to be charity is oftentimes really sensuality, for man’s own inclination, his own will, his hope of reward, and his self-interest, are motives seldom absent. On the contrary, he who has…

August 4, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Romans 9:6-13Psalm 17:1-7, 15This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field NotesOne of the most important concepts in all of Biblical theology is the concept of “covenant.” Simply defined, a covenant is a promise made within the bounds of a relationship with God. There are a…

August 3, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Philippians 4:10-15Psalm 17:1-7, 15This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field Notes“Jesus offers a particular theology. He tells those who follow him that everything is God’s. God is the creator of all things, the maker of all things, and the one who oversees all things. Jesus…

August 2, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Mark 4:30-34Psalm 65:8-13This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field NotesParables can be hard to understand sometimes. The Gospel accounts note, on several occasions, that even those hearing them from Jesus, live and in person, had trouble understanding sometimes. And yet this is how Jesus chose…

August 1, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Ephesians 6:10-18Psalm 65:8-13This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field NotesToday’s scripture from Ephesians is one of the most indelible images in all of scripture for preparing ourselves in the way of discipleship. It’s notable that Paul here uses battle imagery for the task of discipleship.…

July 31, 2017 Daily Reading (Click to read each Scripture) Genesis 30:25-26Psalm 65:8-13This week’s sermon text: Romans 1:1-17 Field NotesAsk anyone who’s done any training in wilderness survival, and they’ll tell you that there are a few essentials that any stranded person stranded must quickly find if they are going to last very long. Shelter…

July 22, 2017 Daily ReadingMatthew 7:15-20Psalm 139:1-12This week’s sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30 Field NotesDo you remember that old VBS song: The fruit of the Spirit’s not a banana!Oh the fruit of the Spirit’s not a banana!If you wanna be a banana, you might as well hear it-You can’t be a fruit of the Spirit! ‘Cause…