by Greg Dietrich | Feb 9, 2021 | Apply
In the second chapter of Daniel, we read about a king who had a troubling dream. He demanded to know its meaning but refused to tell the dream to his most trusted advisers. This impossible command created a panic and a crisis. Contrasted with that, we read about...
by Greg Dietrich | Feb 2, 2021 | Apply
The theme of exile runs through the narrative of scripture. Peter picks up on this theme when he identifies Christian believers as “elect exiles” in 1 Peter 1:1. Being an exile means that we do not belong to the place where we live. Instead, we belong to...
by Greg Dietrich | Jan 19, 2021 | Apply
Daniel lived most of his life in Babylon. When we try to think about what we have in common with an Old Testament believer like Daniel, the New Testament writers hold out this truth: exile. We live on this earth, but we are not of this earth. We live in this country,...
by Greg Dietrich | Jan 12, 2021 | Apply
On Sunday we began our new sermon series through the book of Daniel. This Old Testament narrative gives us a glimpse of life in Babylon during its glory days, around 605 B.C. The story picks up following centuries of disobedience in Israel. King Nebuchadnezzar...
by Greg Dietrich | Jan 5, 2021 | Apply
On Sunday, Eric offered four words for us to consider from Philippians 1:1-10. As we consider the year we’ve come from and the year we are beginning, these words serve as a good exhortation for our church. However, these four words only make sense when we see each...
by Greg Dietrich | Dec 8, 2020 | Apply
As Eric noted on Sunday, “one does not simply come to the end of the book of Romans.” However, Sunday’s message represents the end of our fifteen-month sermon series through the book of Romans. We reflected on three themes that will give us...
