Shepherd's Garage

"What possessed you?"  Ever had somone ask you that question?  Let's explore what might have possessed you.

Do not grow weary in doign good.

Be sure you are growing your inner life.

Is it the destination or the journey that matters?  I have known people who hold that it's the journey and others who say it is the destination.  I say it is both and this has implications for our life as followers of Jesus.  Paul tells us how hard he is working to present those he knows as mature in Jesus.  Why does it matter?  Let's explore.

The three B's of baptism.  Burial, Birth and bath.

This episode we take a look at Trinitarian thinking in Churches of Christ in our hymnody.

Colossians 2:1-10 we hear Paul emphasizing that in Jesus we are complete.  He warns us against getting caught in worldly ways of thinkiing and how this under mines what Jesus is doing in our lives.

Proverbs 22:13 says. "The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!  I shall be killed in the streets!”  What in the world does this mean?  Maybe it's a warnning about all the excuses we like to give.  Give it a listen and see what you think.

We continue the series in Ecclesiastes.  This time I looked at chapter 2 and all the things that we think will bring us happiness but do not.  It may be much simpler than we think and it may not be the answer that we want, but there is hope for how to find your way in life.

We continue our series in Colossians.  Paul puts before us the importance of keeping Jesus first in your life.

Continued our series on Colossians by looking at 1:3-14.  Special emphasis on thinking spiritually and what that looks like.

Paul was a praying man.  It's good to pay attention to what he prayed about for the churches then and see how his praying can instruct us today.

Why the church needs deacons.

A mistake was made and the sermon was not recorded.  What is here is a short (6 minute) recap of the main points of the sermon.  Sorry

What makes Christians different.  Love.

Ecclesiastes is either liked or disliked.  I am starting a series from Ecclesiastes but will just preach on it once a month as I work my way through it.  Today we looked at chapter 1.  Main focus:  Life is fleeting.  How do we make the most of it?

Let's explore Chesterton's quote about doing things badly.

What does it mean to worship.  Think of it as "worth ship."  What you give worth to.

Paul, an apostle by the will of God.

Part 2 of how to be a worthy man by looking at Boaz.

Teaching children is fun.  They make us relook at things that we would usually go on by.  Teaching the children about Satan testing Jesus they want to know why didn't Jesus go ahead and turn the stones to bread.  Seems reasonable.  I tried to explain that it matters who you listen to.  Choose, will you listen to God or Satan?

Ruth was a worthy woman for several reasons, but one that stands out is that she never thought she was worthless.

The story of Ruth is obviously about Ruth, but there is also a man, Boaz, who is also worthy of study.  Let's take a look at this worthy man and see what we can learn from him.

Back to school time.  Let's take a look at some things it's important for our children to know as they go back.

Part two of sermon about David and every man's need for a Nathan.