Are You a Man?
Someone recently recommended the ministry of Matt Chandler to me, so I decided to give him a listen. Immediately I was drawn to a series of sermons he did a few years ago on 'The Role of Men'.
Over the past few days I've been listening to these three sermons, and have sensed God doing a good work in me through them, convicting me of sin and spurring me on to growth in holiness.
Let me heartily recommend these sermons to you. Here's what I think you should do.
If you are a married man:
- Download the sermons
- Block of some time with just you and your wife
- Listen to these sermons
- Talk, think, and pray together about how God would have you grow and what God would have you change.
- Download the sermons
- Get some good friends together
- Listen to these sermons
- Talk, think, and pray together about how God is calling each of you to prepare now to be the husband and father God is calling you to be, or about how God is refining you to serve him as a single man in his church.
- The Role of Men, Part 1: Defining Masculinity
- The Role of Men, Part 2: Men as Husbands
- The Role of Men, Part 3: Men as Fathers
The Messiah They Never Imagined
This morning we looked at the two Sabbath controversy stories in Mark's Gospel (Mk 2:23-3:6). What we saw is that Jesus continues to 'burst the wineskins' of Jewish expectations for their Messiah (Mk 2:18-22). As with demons, disease, forgiveness of sins, and association with sinners, Jesus continues to take every opportunity he can to proclaim his greatness and superiority to all that has come before.
That kind of a claim is either loving and kind (if true) or arrogant and insane (if untrue). The question the Pharisees faced on that fateful Sabbath is the same question we face today: Who is this man Jesus?
As usual, stream or download below.
05 - Mark 2:23 - 3:6 - The Messiah They Never Imagined - Julian Freeman - GFC - February 13, 2011
Sermon from Week 3
Okay, so as backward as this may seem, here is the audio from week 3, Mark 1.21-45: The Powerful Mercy of God on Display. Due to some technical difficulties, the posting of the audio was delayed until now. This is the sermon from January 30.
As with the others, use the player below to stream, or right-click and 'save as...' on the link to download the mp3.
03 - Mark 1 21-45 - The Powerful Mercy of God on Display - Julian Freeman - GFC - January 30, 2011
Sermon for Week 4
Hopefully I'll include a more detailed update on the church plant this week, but for now, while we continue to work on the church website, I'm still uploading the sermons here.
Here is the file for week 4, Mark 2:1-22. Use the player or right click on the link below to download.
The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Today I had the privilege of preaching the beginning of the Gospel according to Mark in our second week as a church.
Rarely, if ever, in my study for preaching have I been so floored by the wisdom and the plan of God as he puts the gospel of Jesus into action. Rarely, if ever, have I seen the deity of Jesus so supremely and transparently evident as in this section of Scripture.
What an amazing blessing to be able to study the Word and the teach it week-by-week! I'm so thankful for the blessing I received this week in the study--I only pray that some of that over-flowed in blessing the people.
Anyway, while we're currently figuring out website and hosting issues, I'll continue to post the sermons online here. You can stream or download below.
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