Archive for 2011
Overcome By Peace
Blog | Sean Hutchinson
This past Sunday we celebrated our fourth and final week of Advent: PEACE. Remembering the peace we have in Christ because he entered the world to take away our sin and we eagerly await His return and the City to come, where there will be no more tears, sorrow, nor pain, and endless joy will be ours as we worship and abide with our great and glorious God forever and ever.
Advent Week 4 – The Angel’s Candle of Peace
Advent | Hope | Pastor James Martin
This is a short children’s sermon on Peace with brief additional commentary. It focuses on how the Advent of Christ is the source and cause of all Peace in Heaven and on Earth. This sermon was originally preached by Pastor James Martin on December 25th, 2011 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Dec 25th – Christmas Morning Service
Reminder | December 25th Christmas Service
This is a REMINDER that there will only be one service held this coming Sunday at The Resolved. The Christmas Morning service will be at 9AM.
Vintage Resolved : Santa Smack
Blog | Pastor Duane Smets
In the past I’ve written a number of posts on Santa, Jesus and the Bible. Below are links to them you may enjoy and be encouraged by during the Christmas season this year.
Santa Was A Pastor – A blog on the history of Saint Nicholas.
Jesus & Santa – A short, good, fun video comparing the character and activities of Jesus & Santa.
The Bible & Santa – A blog on how the Bible is not make believe like modern Santa fairytales.
What We Tell Our Kids About Santa – An article from Mark Driscoll in the Washington Post.
Target and Trajectory : The Unfolding Drama
Blog | Josh Feil
Have you ever talked about Jesus without talking about Jesus?
This past Sunday, we looked at Isaiah 9:2-7, which is a prophecy about who Jesus is and what he came to do. One of the exciting things about these verses is that they are in the Old Testament, yet they are talking about Jesus. At The Resolved we believe the whole Bible is telling one story with Jesus at the center. So it’s fun as a church to look at an Old Testament text, even one that is so clearly about Jesus, and see where it fits into the bigger story.
But there is a danger there as well. It is possible, even common, to read a verse like Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” and say it’s about Jesus without actually saying anything.
Advent Week 3 – The Shepherd’s Candle of Joy
Isaiah 9: 2-7 | Advent | Joy | Josh Feil
This is a topical sermon on Joy, building from an exegetical reading of Isaiah 9:2-7. It focuses on how Christ’s birth, life, and death show what it looks like to have a true and better Joy that takes pleasure in God’s eternal plan no matter what. This sermon was originally preached by Resolved leader in development Josh Feil on December 18th, 2011 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Responding to Humility
Blog | The Bethlehem Candle of Humility
This Christmas season, as we contemplate the advent of Christ’s ministry on Earth, we are constantly reminded that on our best day we can’t even hold a candle to His Glory.
We light the Bethlehem Candle of Humility in acknowledgement of the fact that Christ gracefully humiliated Himself with mortal birth because we could not humble ourselves. Our humility is a response to, and not a condition of His Grace.
Here are a couple responses from humbled and humiliated members of The Resolved, Dan Calvert and Carolyn Sandys.
Vintage Resolved: Confessions of the First Christian
Humility | Luke 1:26-38,46-56 | Pastor Duane Smets
This is an exegetical sermon looking at Luke 1:26-38,46-56 focusing on the character of Mary. This sermon was originally preached by Pastor Duane Smets on December 6th, 2009 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Advent Week 2 – The Bethlehem Candle of Humility
Philippians 2:1-11 | Advent | Humility | Brad Hutchison
This is a topical sermon on Humility. It focuses on how the Advent of Christ and the scene of his Nativity is an example of his Humility. This sermon was originally preached by Brad Hutchison on December 11th, 2011 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
The Hope of Christ
Blog | Deacon Errin Samuelsz
Many times throughout our lives we are forced to stop and reflect upon our current status. Looking back at the past year and attempting to quantify our productivity we inspect our current relationships, the balances in our bank accounts, and the possessions we have, hoping that the past all adds up to something meaningful. Inevitably there are goals and expectations from year to year and season to season that we fail to live up to, and we hope to do better next time. We try visualizing the future and what it holds for us personally, professionally, and socially, leading us to hope for those key items which would make everything better.
This kind of hope is sporadic, momentarily supplying a boost of motivation, but then quickly leaving us on our own. Its foundation is composed of more variables than an algebra expression, and there’s no graphing calculator to plot the path of least resistance. So why is this hope so common?
