Bearing the Cross: The Way to Glory

Reading: Matthew 21:1-11; Philippians 2:1-11

Our final sermon in the Bearing the Cross series looks at Philippians 2, in which the cross stands at the lowest point of Christ's self-emptying, right before He is exalted by His Father. It also helps us understand some of what was going on on Palm Sunday, when Jesus was hailed by the crowds and seemed ready to put His fame to work, only to withdraw suddenly from the spotlight.

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Preached on April 17, 2011 at PLWC.

Bearing the Cross: Everybody's Doing It

Reading: Hebrews 11:1-12:3

Our fifth sermon in this Bearing the Cross series takes us to the cross in Hebrews, where the cross stands as the climax of the history of God's people trusting in God's faithfulness in spite of appearances. The heroes of the faith give us plenty of examples of what it means to bear the cross.

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Preached on April 10, 2011 at PLWC.

Bearing the Cross: Being and Doing

Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22; Colossians 2:6-3:4

Our fourth sermon in the Bearing the Cross series takes a look at how Paul uses the cross in Ephesians and Colossians. Whereas Lent is generally introspective and focused on repentance, it is also true that the cross is a sign of God's cosmic victory.

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Preached on April 3, 2011 at PLWC.

Bearing the Cross: Provocation

Reading: Acts 5:27-42; 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:10

For the third sermon in our Bearing the Cross series, our focus was on how the cross factors into the proclamation of the early Christians in Acts and 1 Corinthians. They weren't shy about how they talked about the cross: in fact, the cross was both central and provocative.

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Preached on March 27, 2011 at PLWC.

Bearing the Cross: Freedom from Slavery

Reading: Galatians 5:1-6:18 (or just read all of Galatians)

Our second sermon in Bearing the Cross series looks at how the cross factors into Paul's instructions to the church at Galatia.

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Preached on March 20, 2011 at PLWC.

Bearing the Cross

Reading: Luke 14:25-35; Matthew 16:13-28

We're starting a new series for Lent focusing on Bearing the Cross. It seemed logical to start by looking at what Jesus had to say on the matter.

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Preached on March 13, 2011 at PLWC.