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Sunday morning messages and Thursday night Bible studies from The Salt Mine Church in Lincoln, CA.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Summary
Stephen leads us through Romans 8 and explains adoption. What does God mean by adoption? What privileges does it grant us? How should these privileges impact how we interact with our sphere of influence? How can you model adoption to the youth you interact with?
Scripture
Romans 8
2 Timothy 1.7
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Summary
God’s priceless treasure consists of saving human souls. Join Eric as he briefly explains our responsibility to represent how God feels about those around us in every area of our lives. Blake illustrates this care by reading John’s account of Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection in the context of taking communion.
Scripture
Matthew 13.44
Genesis 1.26-27, 2.7
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Summary
Christians often declare “God is good, all the time, God is good.” Often, we never stop and think about what we mean by good. Do we define God’s goodness by our circumstances, or by God’s presence with us and promises to us? Join Eric as he explains how we ought to understand God’s goodness and how this goodness endures independant of our circumstances.
Scripture
John 12.12-15, 14.15-18
Deuteronomy 31.6-8
2 Chronicles 16.9
Matthew 28.20
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
Summary
What is the principle or spirit governing your life? Is God your governor, or someone, or something else? Join Eric and explore the godless governors we can cede authority to in our lives. Find out how to guard against these godless governors, and pursue the only godly governor–God himself.
Scripture
Mark 8.11-21
John 15.14-17
Friday Mar 04, 2016
Friday Mar 04, 2016
Summary
Are you a “self-ian” or a Christ-ian? The first focuses his life and Christian walk upon himself. The other focuses his life upon God and God’s glory. We need to focus our lives upon God’s glory, for God’s glory is jealously defended. Join Eric as he explores the meaning of jealousy, glory, and how pursuing God’s glory transforms how we live.
Scripture
2 Cor 4.5
Exodus 20.5
Colossians 3.17
Acts 5.1-13
Acts 12.20-24
Sunday Feb 28, 2016
Sunday Feb 28, 2016
Summary
Whether based upon ethnicity, tax bracket, religious beliefs, or political preferences, people like to build circles of friends based how they are similar to other people. Eric explores how Jesus dealt with racial and religious exclusivity during his ministry. Jesus’ salvation focused response should be the model by which we deal with our own bent towards exclusivity.
Scripture
1 Corinthians 1.1-2.5
John 8.28
Luke 9.51-53
Luke 10.25-37
John 4.4-42
Luke 17.11-19
John 7.24
Sunday Feb 14, 2016
Sunday Feb 14, 2016
Scripture
John 17
John 10.10
Isaiah 55.1-3
Summary
Were you aware that Jesus prayed for all believers before his crucifixion? Eric discusses Jesus’ focus upon the peace, joy, and love his followers should demonstrate to the world. He also explores the seven substitutes people can use for authentic peace, joy, and love.
Sunday Feb 07, 2016
Sunday Feb 07, 2016
Scripture
Romans 12.1
Isaiah 6.1-8
Mark 14.3-9
Summary
What does the Bible mean when it commands us to submit our bodies as living sacrifices to serve God? Does the scripture give us examples of proper and improper submission? Eric answers these questions during this week’s Salt Mine Sunday Sermon.
Sunday Jan 31, 2016
Sunday Jan 31, 2016
Scripture
Matthew 6.24-34
Psalm 139.23-24
Psalm 51.17
Revelation 2.7, 10, 17, 26-27
Revelation 3.5, 12, 21
Revelation 12.11
Revelation 13.8-9
Summary
We are called to submit to God as the sole sovereign of our lives. Join us as we ask the hard question: what barriers exist in my life to God’s lordship? Yet we do not submit blindly or without hope. Jesus promises several things to those who cease from trying to serve two masters and serve him solely.
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Scripture
2 Chronicles 16.9
Isaiah 53.4-5
Luke 4.18-19
Matthew 5.13-24;
Revelation 22.17