(Over the weekend I preached on "The Devoted Church," from the text Acts 2:36-47. A few have asked to hear it, and I’m humbled by the request. Find the audio here .) We are all devoted to something. In fact, we are each devoted to many things. It’s what we talk about, think about, give time and money to. We will sacrifice anything and everything for what we consider most valuable, what we are devoted to. Acts 2:42-47 shows us what the early Christian church was devoted to: 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking...

(Below is the main portion of the small group questions sent out for this week’s message "Believe in Him." This section is more teaching than questions, but the link between receiving and believe is key. Is Jesus a Comcast cable technician to you? Read on and check yourself.) John 3:16 gives us a short-hand version of the Gospel. The Good News is made ours to experience and live in when we believe in Jesus. Consider these four observations about “believing in Him.” Not everyone will be saved Not everybody will benefit from what Jesus came to do. But “whoever believes in...

God loves those others don’t love. He is attracted to the weak because of His gracious nature and He wants the ones no one else wants. Listen to "That Whosoever" SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "God wants the unclean ones", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2009/05/16/god-wants-the-unclean-ones/" });