Guilt-Ridden Sermon

So many times we think that hearing a good message is good enough. For example, if we hear a good, meaty, deep, convicting sermon or devotion or letter or book, then somehow we equate that with being saved, justified, faith, a relationship. If it challenges us then we did well. Why do we feel like […]

Doctrine in 5 Minutes

What have we learned? Some people are new to Revive, some have been here a while, and others hit or miss the group. I thought this would be a great time to recap what we have learned so far in a quick summary. Trinity: God Is We learned that God is three in one. He […]

Confident like a Brat and Humble like a Servant

My wife, Kylie, and I were having a conversation just the other day about worrying. We are looking into buying a house and there are so many things that have to be done.  My wife got extremely stressed out. Later, she said that the one thing that was keeping her from continuing to be stressed […]

The Explicit Gospel

Rick Warren is right when he says, “If you read only one book this year, make it this one. It’s that important.” This book blew me away, not because it repainted the Christian faith or brought something new to the table, but because Matt Chandler is relentless with the Gospel. Everything is about the Gospel. […]

The Unchurched Christian

Today we have a group of people saying that they are Christians because they believe in Jesus Christ as head, God, but fail to acknowledge the body. The body of Christ is the Church. The church is not a building, an event, a location, or a nation. The body of Christ is the children of […]