This sermon continues our Lenten journey through the Penitential Psalms, particularly Psalm 38, highlighting the weight and consequences of sin and the grace God provides in response. Being a season that invites believers into the “eremos,” the wilderness, as a place of reflection, repentance, and reconciliation. Psalm 38 reveals the crushing burden of unrepentant sin,…
Are we ready to live a life that transcends our daily struggles? Today, we will be invited to embrace the Spiritual Disciplines and Holy Habits that shape us into the people God calls us to be, living a life of mission and service, by living a life on mission. We will reflect on our collective…
Sermon Summary Today’s sermon explores the theme of love and how Jesus gives love to us. It highlights Jesus’ sacrificial love and how his birth is connected to his purpose of sacrifice. The sermon emphasizes the inclusivity of God’s love by discussing the choice of lowly shepherds as the recipients of the news of Jesus’…
THINK: About how they have found themselves lost or have seen others go astray, and how easy it is for us through our sinful flesh to allow this to happen. KNOW: God’s purpose, will, desire, and heart is always on of redemption, reconciliation, reclamation, and restoration even though we may face the consequences for our…
I recently submitted a devotional for a book being published in the near future called Thy Geekdom Come 2, and I felt a need to share it because I think it really speaks into the heart of some of the themes we have been exploring at our church. It also reaches back to two messages…
THINK: About the things of our past lives before Christ we just haven’t been able to let go of. KNOW: It is important for us to truly let our old lives of sin to die to truly turn and repent and live fully in Christ. FEEL: A desire to let go of past things. DO:…
THINK: About moments they have felt too far gone or have felt others are beyond redemption. KNOW: With certainty, there is no such thing as too far gone in God’s Kingdom, and redemption awaits those who come into a knowing relationship with Christ, and yes people don’t have the power to change people. However, God…