Posts by Stacy Tyson
Advent Day 04: The Rebellion
Today, we light the Green Candle and the Black Candle. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. The Black Candle represents the Evil and Corruption of Sin that entered our World through our rebellion. Genesis 3:1–19 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other…
Read MoreAdvent Day 03: The Man and the Woman
Today, we light the Green Candle. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. Genesis 1:26–31Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and…
Read MoreAdvent Day 02: The Good Creation
Today, we relight the Green Candle. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. Genesis 1:1–5 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of…
Read MoreAdvent Day 01: The Word
Today, we begin by lighting the Green Candle. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole.
Read MoreHe Who Is Faithful in a Little…
On May 19th Tim Keller passed into the Lord’s presence. Almost immediately and appropriately, articles and remembrances were posted honoring his life and work, the size and scope of which cannot be denied. Just a day before, our dear brother Phil Allen also “graduated” into the Lord’s Presence on May 18th. There will be no…
Read MoreIt is Finished: Jesus’ Words From the Cross
Today is the day that we remember and mourn and rejoice in the events that changed everything. All of history comes to its Crux in the Cross of Jesus. As we think on these things, the words that Jesus speaks from The Cross give us insight into what He experienced and what He accomplished for…
Read MoreHow Jesus Changed Everything
Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it. You are also saved by it, if you hold to the message I proclaimed to you—unless you believed for no purpose. (1 Corinthians 15:1-5) The three days in which we remember,…
Read MoreJesus: The Son of God
Everything in the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation has been given to us to point us to Jesus. He is the Seed of the Woman. He is the Seed of Abraham. He is the Lion of Judah. He is The Prophet. He is The Son of David. He is The Lord. He is Messiah. He…
Read MorePracticing Discernment
But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come… Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.”– 2 Timothy 3:1, 13 – Manipulation and deception have been part of the human story since the very beginning. Now the technologies that are shaping our culture make it easier than ever…
Read MoreThe Continuing Evangelical Disaster – Part 2
In 2001 George Barna published Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ. Based on studies at that time, Barna had come to the conclusion that at the practical level of everyday life, there was very little difference between Christians and non-Christians. His conclusion: the churches were not producing spiritually mature followers…
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