By: Stephen Saucier Given Allen’s somewhat controversial assertion from a few weeks ago that truth is the foundation upon which true unity stands, I found the following words from C.H. Spurgeon to be incredibly timeless and yet timely. There truly is nothing new under the sun… is there? Modernize the language contained here and you [...]
By: Stephen Saucier Don’t be casual about your life. It’s a gift from God. Sense of destiny pulsates through every great carrier of the Gospel. David had it. He said “You knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Jeremiah had it. He said “Before the world was created You gave me a job to do.” [...]
INTRODUCTION The Gospels of Mark is really Peter’s Gospel. Internal evidence supports the Patristic testimony that Peter stands behind Mark’s Gospel. Mark’s account is especially vivid when recounting incidents involving Peter. It presents the weaknesses of Peter, as well as the disciples as a whole, and omits praiseworthy or noticeable references to Peter reported in [...]
This begins a 4-part series on understanding the Gospels of the New Testament. A few weeks ago, I taught a condensed version of this on Sunday morning and I’d like to expand on it here. INTRODUCTION The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both contain the genealogy of Jesus. As they both travel from Abraham to [...]
By 2006, it was clear to our church that the climate for the local church in Marin had changed. It is what spawned a new pastor search…and our new mission. The county had clearly emerged as a post-modern culture requiring a different ministry strategy. David T. Olson’s book “The American Church in Crisis” contained groundbreaking [...]
