These Six Things… Yea, Seven (Hands that shed innocent blood)
In Solomon's list of seven things that God finds detestable, "hands that shed innocent blood" is third....
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Read a book with me
Are you interested in reading a book on racial issues with me? Join me as we read John Piper's book Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian....
COVID-19 Update
We are supporting our community’s efforts to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus....
Bible Reading in 2020
As the New Year approaches I’d like to encourage us a church family to plan our Bible reading....
The Road to Sonoma Avenue
SOMA is moving our Sunday worship service location. Continue reading to learn more....
Christmas Insights
If you would like to go deeper exploring some important aspects of Christmas, the following will provide you some excellent insights....
Weekend Worship Review - 6/24/18
A brief review of the June 24th Weekend Worship Service from SOMA Church Community....
Sleeping Pills #4 & #5 & #6
The fourth, fifth, and sixth "sleeping pill" from David Murray in his book Reset....
These Six Things… Yea, Seven (A Lying Tongue)
In Solomon's list of seven things that God finds detestable, a lying tongue is second....
Keep ReadingThese Six Things… Yea, Seven (Haughty Eyes)
Six things the LORD hates … yea, seven are an abomination. Wow! If God is going to list for us six or seven things that are an abomination to him, we better listen!...
Keep ReadingHow is your grip on the Bible?
How is your grip on the Bible? There are six ways we can attend to and guard God's Word in our life....
Keep ReadingYour work matters to God
Many of you shared with me how much you appreciated the Tim Keller sermon on "Faith Work" from May 22. I'm glad that it was such an encouragement and challenge for so many. Here is a list of a few other resources that have recently crossed my path. I share them with you in the hopes that they might continue to stir you up as you pray and think through how your work matte...
Keep ReadingBe angry and do not sin
I get angry. Just ask my kids. (Okay, please don't ask my kids.) It isn't a secret. People that know me have heard me share about my anger. I've shared about this in my preaching. It is one of my besetting sins that I hate and fight against and pray that God would be pleased to miraculously take away from me. This week we at SOMA are memorizing the following Fighter Verse...
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Preparing for a Sermon
As we have been learning from our "Endurance in the Gospel" series through 2 Timothy, the apostle Paul has had a lot to say to Timothy about the Word. Some of the synonyms that the apostle uses for the Word of God in 2 Timothy are: "the testimony about our Lord" (1:8) "the gospel" (1:8,10; 2:8) "the sound words" (1:13) "the good deposit" (1:14) "the word of truth" (...
Keep ReadingThursday are for Theology - The Resurrection
Having just celebrated Easter/Resurrection Sunday, I thought I'd share three things related to the doctrine of Resurrection....
Keep ReadingSpeaking the Gospel to Yourself
Here are several verses to use - what is often called "speaking the gospel to yourself - as you unpack the implications of the amazing promise from Romans 8:1: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."...
Keep ReadingThursdays are for Murmuring
Usually when I post on Thursday the title is "Thursdays are for Theology", followed by some specific area of theological study (for example "Thursdays are for Theology: The Doctrine of Election"). This Thursday is for murmuring. Yes, murmuring. The Bible calls us to murmur. Murmuring sounds like something we ought not to do. After all Philippians 2:14 says we are to "do a...
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