June 13, 2019 by David Stockton
It is almost Father’s Day, and I find myself compelled to write about femininity. (I know. I’m weird.) I think I am being compelled by of a combination of things: 1) I want to join the good work that's happening in our world today to empower women. 2) I feel a nudge from the Spirit of the Living God to write in this direction, due to the confusion regarding gender these days. ...
May 30, 2019 by David Stockton
In my early years, when I would try to describe what faith in Jesus is, I would fumble over vague, ethereal-feeling words. I would say things like, “You just feel it,” or “It’s like hoping or trusting in something,” or even “Faith is believing in something.” The responses this would invoke were usually a wrinkled forehead, raised eyebrows, and confused eyes. If the listener ...
May 24, 2019 by David Stockton
Oh no! It's time for us to teach on sexuality! Why in the world did we pick sexuality as a topic for our “Other Hours” sermon series? Does anyone reading this want to take my place this Sunday and preach on Sexuality? I know that we are sexual beings. I know that our current cultural moment regarding sexuality is riddled with confusion, embarrassment, exhaustion, and ...
September 3, 2015 by Mark Buckley | Category: Weekend Preview | Tags: parables, lost, sheep, prodigal, coin
My message to Living Streams this weekend is called, “God's Heart for the Lost” from Luke 15. In this chapter Jesus uses three different parables to illustrate the joy God has when one of his children repents and returns to Him. In the parable of the lost sheep, the...
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