Entries Tagged 'Opposition'

Sunday Sermon

When Boldness Looks Absurd (February 4, 2024)

By Timothy R Butler | Posted at 11:30 PM

This week’s sermon:

It’s easy to talk about being bold for Jesus until opposition comes—when it’s dangerous, uncomfortable or people may look down on us. In Matthew 2, Joseph and Herod both have choices to make in response to God coming into the world. Do our own responses to God look show bold faith or frantic fear?

Sunday Sermon

When the Lights Go Out (July 30, 2023)

By Timothy R Butler | Posted at 10:30 PM

This week’s sermon:

Most of us know what it feels like to start strong in our faith and then quietly fizzle out from that initial strength — and the churches in Revelation 2–3 knew that feeling, too. As Jesus responds to them with a reward for the one who “conquers,” what does conquering look like for ordinary, fizzle-prone people like us?

Sunday Devotional

Songs for Our Temple (Week 9: Psalms 25-27)

By Timothy R Butler | Posted at 10:50 PM

Join me on this uncertain week in our world, we turn to the next three Psalms, which remind of us God’s faithfulness to His people.