http://www.whittonavenue.org Reaching up in worship of God; Reaching in to equip the Saints; Reaching out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:25:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Romans 8:38-39 ""For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (ESV). http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/07/memory-verses-for-july-09/ Every once in a while I feel compelled to address a question that, to my knowledge, nobody is asking.  For Instance, it would be quite easy for one to look at our weekly schedule as a church, compare it to the goings on at a more program-oriented church, and ask, ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/intentional-space-for-an-intentional-summer/ Listen as Chris speaks about living with positive, Godly, purposeful and Gospel driven tension in our current affairs of life.Download 1 Corinthians 7:25-31 - Living with Tension http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/1-corinthians-725-31-living-with-tension/ How do we think about slavery when we read about it in Paul's letters?  Was it the same as American slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries?  If Paul had been an American in the 1850s, would he have argued for or against abolition?  What views lay behind Paul's words ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/did-paul-support-slavery/ Listen as Chris speaks about what it means to live as we are called... his talk is wrapped up in four questions: 1) What do you do? 2) Who do you know? 3) Where do you live? 4) What do you own?Download 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 - Living as we are called. http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/1-corinthians-717-24-living-as-you-are-called/ What do the Lord's prayer and the execution of Shimei the son of Gera have in common? This connection came into focus for me earlier this week when my morning prayer and evening reading converged in an unexpected way.  In the morning I was meditating on the prayer Jesus taught his ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/solomons-executions-and-jesus-prayer/ Last week I wrote about a startling conversation I had with children from the neighborhood regarding domestic violence.  What broke my heart the most was knowing that the twisted perspective they have embraced from pop culture, peers, and family only makes them more vulnerable to enter into and remain in ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/part-2/ Listen as Chris clarify's what Paul's trying to get at in describing the inner workings of the Gospel and a persons current marital status.Download 1 Corinthians 7:8-16 http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/1-corinthians-78-16-the-gospel-and-our-marital-status/ Joshua 1:7-9 "Only be strong and  very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law  that Moses my servant commanded you.  Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success  wherever you go.  This Book of the Law shall not ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/06/memory-verses-for-june-09/ Listen as Pastor Chris talks about sex within marriage, the purpose and God's will.Download 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/1-corinthians-71-7/ "Do you think I hit my wife?"  "Yes."   "I have never hit my wife.  Why would I ever do that?"  "Because she talks mean to you...because she doesn't cook your food right." This was the conversation taking place in my van on Saturday as I drove some of the neighborhood children to and ... http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/delivering-grace-to-the-world-of-domestic-violence/ Pastor Chris closes out chapter 6 as we near the end of May.Download 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/1-corinthians-612-20/ Listen as Pastor Chris shares his insight of 1 Corinthians 6:1-11Download 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/1-corinthians-61-11/ Pastor Chris walks through Pauls clarification on what it means to put out one from the church who claims to be a brother in Christ but lives like an immoral person.Download 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/1-corinthians-59-13/ We return to 1 Corinthians after enjoying our saviors resurrection last weekend, please listen as Pastor Chris walks us back through chapters 1 - 4 as a quick recap of what we have covered in the previous weeks.Download 1 Corinthians 1 - 4 Recap http://www.whittonavenue.org/2009/05/1-corinthians-1-4-recap/