Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor: Burning Ground

April 10, 2011

Chris Taylor reads from Hebrews 6:7-8 and connects the burning of the thorny, unfruitful ground with the parable of the soils. Jesus taught that some who hear His word would receive it, but that thorns, the distractions and cares of the world, would choke out the growth of the seed that was sown. The end [...]

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Chris Taylor: The Only Wise God

March 13, 2011

Chris Taylor reads 1 Timothy 1:17 and amplifies this brief prayer by the apostle Paul. The king Paul praises is described here as eternal, immortal, and invisible, echoing the attributes of the triune God of creation. Paul declares that He is the only wise God, a God who has devised and executed an excellent plan [...]

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Chris Taylor: Wounded, Bruised

February 27, 2011

Chris Taylor reads from Isaiah 53:5. In this passage Isaiah prophesies of Christ hundreds of years before Jesus was born, going into specific detail about the ways in which He would suffer to save God’s people. He was wounded for transgression and bruised for iniquity. His punishment was fitted to our crimes: wounds are visible, [...]

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Chris Taylor: Our Father

January 30, 2011

Brother Chris Taylor exposits the model prayer given by Jesus in His sermon on the mount. The model prayer is recorded in Matthew 6:9-13. In this prayer, Jesus teaches that worship has undergone a radical transition from ceremonial religion to intimate relationship. By identifying the God of Israel as “our Father,” and instructing his audience [...]

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Taylor: The Significance of Creation

March 14, 2010

Chris Taylor introduces services with comments drawing on various scriptures to show how the creation calls our attention to the creator. The universe God created reminds us of things we cannot measure, things we cannot reach, things we cannot control, and things we cannot know. With our limitations in mind, we can better appreciate Christ [...]

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