Drive By Theology

There are many counterfeit versions of justice in the world. Only Biblical Justice addresses both sin as well as the victims of sin and is personified in Jesus.

Hey guys! Check out this quick Drive By. We've been so blessed to be able to worship outside during these times- but as someone once said- winter is coming:) So here are some quick thoughts from Psalm 122 for Cedar Run and any other churches as we think about going back indoors to worship.

How can we become "wayward priests" who worship our pwn personally tailored set of gods? Judges 17:5

Check out this Drive By on Psalm 61...

Making sure we don’t take communion in an unworthy manner. 1 Cor 11:27-32

Look for the Lord to be making some big moves even in these troubling times. Jeremiah 33:10-12 

As we look for the path back to meeting indoors again as a church, some thoughts from Psalm 132 about the importance of the Lord's dwelling place.

Where does God's presence land on any issue in our lives or in society? Numbers 9:15-17

How are we to live in an ever increasingly hostile culture? Jeremiah 29:1-10

A quick look at Psalm 66:9-11 about keeping our feet under us.

How do Christians deal with a hostile culture? 

How do we handle conflict?

Matt. 4:1-11 / Three temptations and how to triumph over them. 

What triggers temptation?  5-minute intro to Matt. 4:1-11 and Sunday's talk on the Temptation of Christ.

Luke 16:16 is all about pressing into the Kingdom of God. Listen in as we discuss both what that means for the new normal as we begin to reopen, and in light of Minneapolis and the protests. “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it."

Kingdom dynamics in the age of COVID. A quick 3 minute Drive By.

Worried about 15, 30 and 60 day quarantines to slow the spread? Check out what Paul tells us about that in Phil. 4:4-9.

Short thoughts on the Exodus and what it means in the COVID world.

Based on Matthew 27:45-56, I take a look at two keys to the cross of Christ that can help us get through the COVID crisis.

Ps. 73:28 says, “But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge...”

Don't fall for the same trap that David warns us about in Psalm 31.

Getting Jesus back into our boat while we’re rowing furiously against the wind and waves of COVID.

Jesus flips over the tables in the Temple- but what happens now that the Temple is in your heart?

The Book of Ruth is a story about what happens when we mess up and try to come home. Can we be redeemed? Ruth is a story of redemption- in fact, it's full of redemptions- for individuals, for families, whole countries, and even the world. And behind all the redemptions is a hidden redeemer- one whose sovereignty over all can give you freedom and joy in both the good times and the bad.

We can only find true rest - even in the trials of THIS life - when we begin to understand that the gospel is more than the moment you got saved and the moment in the end when God zaps you into the finished product. It's also every moment in between! We won't be at peace in the present until we begin to learn to live in the partnership of the gospel.