Roger Courville February 5, 2021 Luke, Acts, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1318: Church as divided kingdom? | Luke 24:36-Acts 1:11 | 2 Chronicles 10-12 | Proverbs 13:21-25 Roger Courville February 5, 2021 Luke, Acts, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs After Solomon dies, the kingdom splits into two parts. And in a crazy way, this relates to Jesus' ascension that we read about in Luke and Acts.
Roger Courville February 4, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Apologetics, History #1317: Why be a Bible nut? | Luke 23:26-24:35 | 2 Chronicles 9 | Proverbs 13:20 Roger Courville February 4, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Apologetics, History Zealot, wing nut, nerd, disciple, freak...whatever you call it, why be one about the Bible?
Roger Courville February 3, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Apologetics, History, Current events, How to #1316: What earthly reason was why Jesus was crucified? | Luke 22:39-23:25 | 2 Chronicles 7-8 Roger Courville February 3, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Apologetics, History, Current events, How to The Jews wanted the death penalty for Jesus for blasphemy, but the State didn't care about that. So what earthly, legal reason was Jesus crucified?
Roger Courville February 2, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Theology #1315: What's the temple in salvation history? | Luke 22:1-38 | 2 Chronicles 5-6 Roger Courville February 2, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Theology Salvation history, part two. What's the temple in salvation history? Today ties the old and new together.
Roger Courville February 1, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions, Theology #1314: What is “salvation history?” | Luke 21 | 2 Chronicles 3-5.1 | Proverbs 13:18-19 Roger Courville February 1, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions, Theology Why should you even care about what "salvation history" or the "history of salvation is?"
Roger Courville January 30, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1313: What can we learn from how Jesus responds? | Luke 20 | 2 Chronicles 1-2 | Proverbs 13:12-17 Roger Courville January 30, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Sometimes "giving an answer for the hope that we have" means giving no answer at all. We'll tackle this both today and tomorrow.
Roger Courville January 29, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1312: How does Jesus’ mission relate to your job? | Luke 19 | 1 Chronicles 29 | Proverbs 13:11 Roger Courville January 29, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Jesus came to seek and save the lost...but most of us don't go to work to try to covert people. But what if there's more to it than that?
Roger Courville January 28, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1311: Did Jesus say He wasn’t good? | Luke 18 | 1 Chronicles 27-28 | Proverbs 13:10 Roger Courville January 28, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Did Jesus say He wasn't good? No, but this passage has a subtle inference that's often overlooked.
Roger Courville January 27, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1310: How should I represent dutiful work? | Luke 17 | 1 Chronicles 25-26 | Proverbs 13:1-9 Roger Courville January 27, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Today's chapter in Luke gives us insight into how we might think about our day jobs.
Roger Courville January 26, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1309: How does discipleship express itself? | Luke 16 | 1 Chronicles 23-24 | Proverbs 12:23-28 Roger Courville January 26, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Discipleship is learning, but how does that touch down? And what's one place it touches down that we don't often hear from the pulpit?
Roger Courville January 25, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles #1308: Which “sinners” should you NOT associate with? | Luke 15 | 1 Chronicles 21-22 Roger Courville January 25, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles Are there some unbelievers you should NOT hang out with? Yes, but this isn't a dogmatic argument. Consider these three tips for being wise.
Roger Courville January 23, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles #1307: How do you become a “community you?” | Luke 14 | 1 Chronicles 19-20 Roger Courville January 23, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles Is identity a "self" or a "group?" In a confused culture, God's idea of "community you" is a breath of fresh air.
Roger Courville January 22, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1306: Can you simultaneously love and reject someone? | Luke 13 | 1 Chronicles 17-18 | Proverbs 12:16-22 Roger Courville January 22, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs What if Jesus showed us how to relate to others? Well, He does.
Roger Courville January 20, 2021 Luke #1304: How do you “understand the times?” | Luke 12 Roger Courville January 20, 2021 Luke How does a really bad sermon relate to talking about Jesus? Well...
Roger Courville January 19, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1303: How should you first talk about Jesus? | Luke 11 | 1 Chronicles 12 | Proverbs 12:16-18 Roger Courville January 19, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs How does a really bad sermon relate to talking about Jesus? Well...
Roger Courville January 18, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1302: What's behind Jesus saying to keep the law? | Luke 10 | 1 Chronicles 11 | Proverbs 12:10-15 Roger Courville January 18, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs What's behind Jesus telling the lawyer to keep the whole law? It's not the main point of the story, so it sometimes doesn't make it into sermons.
Roger Courville January 16, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs #1301: Can you be neutral toward Jesus? | Luke 9 | 1 Chronicles 1-10 Proverbs 12:6-9 Roger Courville January 16, 2021 Luke, 1-2 Chronicles, Proverbs Is it possible to be neutral toward Jesus? Jesus himself answer that question.
Roger Courville January 15, 2021 Luke, Job, Psalms #1300: Can you trust God? | Luke 8:22-56 | Job 40:6-42:16 | Psalm 103, 150 Roger Courville January 15, 2021 Luke, Job, Psalms Can you trust God? Today we reflect on that after wrapping up the book of Job.
Roger Courville January 14, 2021 Luke, Job, Psalms, Definitions/distinctions #1299: How does Jesus reframe "family?" | Luke 8:1-21 | Job 38-40:5 | Psalms 101-102 Roger Courville January 14, 2021 Luke, Job, Psalms, Definitions/distinctions How does Jesus reframe “family?" Much like He reframes adultery, I'll argue.
Roger Courville January 13, 2021 Luke, Job, Apologetics, Worldview #1298: What to say to “I believe in science”? | Luke 7 | Job 36-37 Roger Courville January 13, 2021 Luke, Job, Apologetics, Worldview So what do you say if someone says to you, “See, there’s an example of things that science now explains. I don’t need a God, because I believe in science, and someday we’ll be able to explain the other stuff we can’t explain today”?
