In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light…
Who Is Jesus? Good or God?
Is Jesus really who He says He is? Is He really the most important person in history? Someone who deserves our respect and admiration — or is He more than that? Is He someone who deserves our worship? Who is Jesus? ~ Louie Giglio WELCOME There was a time when identity theft was something to…
The Present-Tense Christ
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. – Hebrews 13:8 I am God’s Son. – John 10:36 I am the resurrection and the life. – John 11:25 I am the way, and the truth, and the life. – John 14:6 I am the true vine. – John 15:1 The present-tense Christ. He never says, “I…
Jesus Is ______: Scandalous Grace
Jesus is _____. How would you fill in that blank? That question is at the heart of a campaign The City Church launched a couple of years ago with the goal of getting Seattle to think about Jesus. Our purpose wasn’t to tell anyone what to believe. We just wanted people to get Jesus on…
Faith Has a Starting Point
Nearly every home has a tape measure stashed in a toolbox, or junk drawer. The tape measures in increments from as small as 1/32 of an inch, or as many feet as the tape will stretch. Many tape measures even give metric measurements as well. It doesn’t matter how many feet or how few inches…
Jesus Changed Everything
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. — Romans 10:9 Years ago, I was dating a young woman named Reneé whom I loved very much. The only problem was that she was a committed Christian and I was…
This is Why He Came
While [Jesus] was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. —Luke 17:11 (NASB) If you study the New Testament, I hope you’ll begin to note that time and again it says something like, “While Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem . . .” Don’t ever forget that. Christ came…