Sermons
Grace and Truth: The Essence of the Lie
Very few things are as “natural” to human nature than feeling entitled. We feel entitled to better treatment, better opportunities, the benefit of the doubt, having someone hear us out, someone understanding our plights, entitled to more encouragement, more attention, better listening, opportunities to speak our mind–the list is endless. Yet, it is this spirit of entitlement…
Read MoreGrace and Truth: The Lie
The bible says we deviate from God’s truth by living THE lie. What is that lie? How does that derail us? Why does that put us on the path to increased pressure, stress, anxiety, anger, conflict, and depression?
Read MoreMother’s Day: The Heart of a Mother
Mother’s Day is a day we celebrate, because collectively, mothers have had a huge influence our lives, our culture and our society. This week we’ll look at four different types of a mother’s love: sacrificial, influential, delightful, and committed.
Read MoreGrace and Truth: Relative Truth
We have looked at God’s absolute truth in some detail, for everyday living. Now we’ll look at the truth of God’s Larger Story. We’ll take a 30,000-foot view of His four great chapters of His story. It is His story that grounds us when life shakes us. It is what fills us with hope when circumstances are…
Read MoreGrace and Truth: God’s Larger Story
We have looked at God’s absolute truth in some detail, for everyday living. God also shows us the truth as we look at His Larger Story. It is His story that grounds us when life shakes us. It is what fills us with hope when circumstances are discouraging and our lives are painful.
Read MoreGrace and Truth: What is Truth?
As we study what God defines as truth, you may notice the headwinds of our culture’s relativism blowing in your face, causing you resist what you’re reading. Societal pressure, peer pressure, fear pressure, the hunger for acceptance, and our own desires are only part of the resistance we sense within us. Our culture is pressing…
Read More