by Greg Burdine | Jan 7, 2016 | Christian Living
Since 2010 I begin every year reading (or listening) to Purpose Driven Life (by Rick Warren). I have read this best selling book more than any other book besides the Bible. I love it! This book is simply a devotional book divided into 40 short chapters that deal with...
by Greg Burdine | Jan 4, 2016 | Christian Living, Sermon
We will never ‘measure up’ to God’s standard of perfection. As Paul reminds us, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Though we can’t keep God’s Law perfectly, what is our obligation to it?...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 22, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
Every Christian is a witness and has an evangelistic lifestyle in a world that desperately needs Jesus. Jesus gave us two pictures that describe our lifestyle in relationship to a lost world. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 18, 2015 | Christian Living
Can we really find the Gospel in a fictional story like Star Wars? Well, just as Jesus used parables, I have found many fictional stories and characters help me understand spiritual truths (See The Gospel According to Superman). J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 16, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
Jesus hates hypocrisy, especially religious hypocrisy. In Mark 11:12-14, we discover how much He detests it. He cursed a fig tree that had no figs. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 15, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. A donkey? A white stallion, even a camel… I’d take the old gray mare before a donkey. It’s pretty amazing don’t you think? The first truly public acknowledgment of Jesus as the King and He comes, as predicted in a way that...
