Genesis 3

Genesis 2

Genesis 1

Four convictions that have helped keep me on a path to continue to intersect with Jesus. 

1 Peter 5:7-9

1 Peter 3:18-22

1 Peter 1:22; 3:8; 4:8

1 Peter 2:18-21; 3:13-17; 4:12-16

New year, new theme: Cruciform Discipleship. As we begin a theme this year, we will look at our life, mission, and worldview through the lens of the cross.Continuing 1 Peter series, the main text in this sermon is 1 Peter 2:21-25

Gal. 4:4 - why was that the right time?

connecting our modern Christmas traditions with the first Christmas

Today, Pine Tree celebrated its 60th anniversary as a church plant. This sermon explores how to define reality for a church, an exercise in descriptive theology. To do so, we look at external markers (attendance numbers through time & contr...

1 Peter 2:13-17

1 Peter 3:1-7

1 Peter 2:4-10FOUNDATION: Is Jesus your cornerstone, or is He just your capstone?IDENTITY: Are you feeling out-of-place (rejected) and tempted to just blend in? Do you need to be reminded that you are chosen by God?PU...

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Missions Sunday (11/3/24)

1 Peter 1:3-12

Peter refers to the Christians in Northwest Asia as "exiles" multiple times (or "strangers," "foreigners," "aliens," or even older translations "sojourners.").  Why does Peter call them this, what significance did it have then? How might t...

This lesson begins a new study on 1 Peter. We compare Peter's spiritual maturity journey from what we see of Peter in the Gospels compared to what he writes in this letter. Take that and then compare it to your own journey, how have you matured...

We've explored core discipleship all year long. You can't talk about core discipleship without a lesson on the core commands, or as we often call it, the greatest commands. It's exciting to narrow the focus and say, "love God and love people." ...

End of the Core Beliefs sermon series. "I believe in the resurrection of the body & life everlasting." Phil. 3:20-21 is the main text for this sermon 

Apostles Creed - "I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins"Luke 7:36-50

The Apostles Creed words it, "communion of the saints." It's interesting that the idea of "fellowshipping" with Christ's people is important enough to our faith that it made it in to the original core beliefs. In this lesson, I share a brief ve...