There are times in life when we really need the perspective of an expert. These are invaluable people that help us understand a particular circumstance or situation. And thankfully there are people out there who are experts on all sorts of issues that we can take advantage of. When it comes to the issue of love, there may be experts out there…
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Message Series (Page 3)
Without the hope and trust that God is actually still sovereign in the day to day realities of our world, we could easily descend into despair, worry, fear and discouragement. There are so many stark situations all around us that makes it easy for us to lose sight of the beautiful things in life. Granted, we live in a really broken and, at…
Who or what is your first love? If we were to ask this very simple question of God Himself the answer would be crystal clear… His first love are those who are made in His image… mankind… men and women… boys and girls… the elderly… the middle aged… the young adult… students… kids… and even the unborn. We are His first love.…
There is something scandalous about love no matter what, and the love of God is the most scandalous of all. His love is a love that absorbs, on Himself, the brokenness and shame of our lives, rather than hold them against us. The condition of the human soul is a tragic mess, covered by a thin veil that tries to pass us…
Scandalous Love… sounds like we are standing in line at the grocery store and scanning the tabloid headlines! Those magazines can be tantalizing, but probably not ones you admit to reading. They are just a little to salacious. It is strange, but God’s Word: the Bible, is full of scandal and things that seem salacious. The book Hosea, is one of those. It is…
If I were to boil down my library of books to the ones that have made the most difference and the highest impact in my life, there would be a dozen or so. They would cover a variety of subjects, but the most important ones have addressed the deepest issues of the human heart – a heart that is capable of amazing…
What does it look like to love? That is one of the three things we will be focusing on during this next season of ministry along with ‘building inroads to our community’ and ‘giving the ministry away to the people’. I don’t know how that question hits you, but I know how it hits me. One one level the question seems so…
This summer, we are wrestling with the nature, character and identity of God. It sounds exciting and interesting. It also sounds a bit crazy. How can we, as finite men and women, engage a solid answer to our question of ‘who is He’, an infinite God? That could sound impossible or at best it could seem profoundly difficult to make practical to…
In the coming days the gospel will be most clearly and powerfully communicated through us living out our faith with mature Christ-like character. Actions really do speak louder than words. Words without character are simply empty and hollow. In these last few weeks, before we move over to the new property, I want to focus on our maturity and what qualities we…
When there is news or an announcement that is profoundly compelling there is also a sense of ethical and moral responsibility to communicate that news or announcement to those who would potentially be affected. That is why our early warning systems concerning hurricanes, tornados and thunderstorms (and even to a slight degree, earthquakes) are so helpful. That is why birth announcements and…