Pleasant Street is Gone

August 18, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson bible, great commission

Get Used to Disappointment

I love the movie, "The Princess Bride." I can probably quote the entire movie, but one of my favorite moments occurs when Indigo makes the realization that the man in black has all but defeated him at the conclusion of their mighty duel. Indigo asks, "Who are you?" To which the man in black replies, … Continue reading Get Used to Disappointment

August 13, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson Church Planting, Making Disciples, missional, Religion, spirituality

The Cruciform Community

Here is a quote from theologian Derek Tidball on the spirituality of the cross experienced in community: We do not stand as individualists at the foot of the cross. It brings us into reconciled relationships with others and it forms a community in which we come together in the breaking of bread, serve one another … Continue reading The Cruciform Community

July 30, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson great commission

Plantiga on Cocooning

Here's a good quote from Cornelius Plantiga regarding outreach. Claiming allegiance to the Christ who speaks in active imperatives (Go! Tell! Witness! Declare! Proclaim!), we Christians nonetheless prefer to keep the bread of life in our own cupboard and to speak of it only to those who already have it. Do we subconsciously suppose that in … Continue reading Plantiga on Cocooning

July 27, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson bible, great commission, Sessions

Son of Man

Here is lesson #36 in the Messiah Series. This one is on end times from Daniel 7-12.

July 23, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson Sessions

Sketchy Me

We met on Sunday at Fair Park. As we were sharing stories, it so happened that my story from earlier in the day involved people that I called "sketchy." It was at that moment that I realized that some of our members might have fit into that profile for others who didn't know them. They … Continue reading Sketchy Me

July 20, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson bible, great commission, Sessions

The Every BODY Study

Basis and Values The Bible was written not primarily to individuals but to communities of faith. Because of this, it can be best understood when contemplated in community. The Every Body Study is designed to enable everybody to facilitate a productive biblical conversation in every body of believers. Rather than aiming at educational outcomes like … Continue reading The Every BODY Study

June 22, 2014 Nathan Wilkerson bible, Sessions

Messiah Talk #32 – “Like A Flood”

The gospel according to Habakkuk.