Lance Brown
Portraits of Jesus – Model Sufferer
John 18 deals with significant events just prior to the crucifixion. Jesus will wrestle with God on the suffering He will face, betrayal by Judas, denial by Peter, abandonment by his disciples and sex different trials where Jesus is beaten and false testimony is given against him. And you think you had a bad day…
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Portraits of Jesus – Giver of Glory & Joy
Joy is something that we all want. However, we often find ourselves fighting for “happiness” which is often somewhat situational, by comparison. Joy comes from letting go of our willingness to have control over the outcomes in our life. Often we insist upon controlling our narrative, rather than to recognize that God is painting a…
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Portraits of Jesus – The Good Shepherd
The nature of our relationship with Jesus is more than teacher and disciple, Lord and servant, savior and believer. It is meant to be deeply relational, strong, and tender. The shepherd knows His individual sheep. The shepherd protects His sheep from predators. The shepherd tenderly feeds them and cares for them. The shepherd is willing to die…
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Portraits of Jesus – Giver of Sight
John Chapter 9 includes the story of the healing of a blind man and serves as a metaphor going from spiritual blindness to spiritual sight. Whenever you have run into confusion about why you do what you don’t want to do, or why you don’t do what you’re supposed to do, you’re in need of spiritual…
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Speaking the Truth
I recently had the privilege of listening to Allistair Begg preach on Acts chapter 17. I won’t steal his thunder, as I’m sure you can download it on his Truth for Life website, or podcast, but I wanted to give you my big three takeaways that I think makes evangelism easier for all of us.…
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Portraits of Jesus – The Light of the World
The story of the woman caught in adultery contains a famous verse that many lost people know–“He who is without sin can cast the first stone.” It is a stunning story from start to finish, and it help illustrate the next verse that follows that story. “I am the light of the world.” What does that mean?…
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