Sermons
Grace and Truth: Three Pendulums
We live in a very divided country right now, but what are the undercurrents that really divide is? I believe that there are three “pendulums” in America: 1. Do we fundamentally live in a God-centered world or a man-centered world? 2. Is TRUTH God-centered or man-centered? 3. How are we to experience acceptance? Is what…
Read MoreGood Friday: What Jesus Took From Us
Over two-thousand years ago, a man named Jesus paid the ultimate price for the sins of the world. Pastor Mark shares with us what Jesus TOOK from us, to give us the opportunity to know the Father’s love for all eternity.
Read MoreThe Loss of Meaning: The Great Reversal
Returning back to God is made simple by God. The enemy may want us to think that it’s hard to find our way back, but the truth is, it is not complicated. He invites us back. He tells us what to say. He still promises we will see His goodness, and He delights in treating us…
Read MoreThe Loss of Meaning: The Downward Spiral of Idolatry
Idolatry eventually comes with drastic consequences. It can torpedo elements of our personal lives, our most important relationships, our career, our finances. It also comes with a decreasing sense of meaning about one’s life. It begins as a slow descent but can then pick up speed into dysfunction at almost any level.
Read MoreThe Loss of Meaning: Becoming Like What We Worship – pt. 2
The loss of meaning is palpable in our culture and in people. Whatever we place our highest hopes on to make life meaningful, other than God, will eventually disappoint us, and if we persist in pinning our hopes on someone and something that is not God, we can get to a place where we are despondent,…
Read MoreThe Loss of Meaning: Becoming Like What We Worship
Idolatry fuels a loss of meaning. We become virtually “lifeless.” It can be felt as despondency or “there is no wind in my sails.” If we worship idols, we will become like the idols, and that likeness will drain and ruin us. You will become as lifeless as the idols you worship. That is the…
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