Friday, February 1, 2008

First Post

A blog? What do I need with a blog...well I use e-mail and I'm on Facebook, so it seems that this is the next step in communicating with family and friends.

Currently I'm in a sermon series on the Ten Commandments and this Sunday we will be looking at the third commandment: You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Of course we immediately think about not using God's name in foul language...which of course is one application. The larger application is to not misuse God's name to intimidate and impress or to use it in empty or selfish ways. It's amazing what is done in God's name.

If you are interested, I've been reading these books (and some others) in preparation for my messages:

"Engraved on Your Heart" by Bill Hybels
"How Jesus Transformed the Ten Commandments" by Edmund Clowney

If you have any feedback or questions about recent sermons on the commandments you could post them here.

Have a great weekend!!

2 comments:

Ang said...

Mike,
Great to see you on a blog! I thank God for having such an awesome BSU Director and for leading you into full time ministry. I have a Pastor named David Denton who met you some time ago. The kids and I have been living in Granite City, IL since july 2008. I would love to hear from you.

Ang Goforth

Mike Parry said...

Hey Angie!! Didn't realized you had posted here...it's been good to catch up with you on Facebook!