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Sloth – Resisting the Demands of Love
The vice we’re talking about today is sloth and at the most basic level, sloth is reluctance to exert ourselves, to work or make an effort; laziness. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: Sloth – Resistance to the Demands of Love 2 Peter 1:3-7 “His…
Vainglory: Image is Everything
Thirty years ago in 1989 on the set of a commercial in the Nevada desert for a Canon Rebel camera, 19-year-old tennis pro Andre Agassi was instructed to step out of a white Lamborghini, lower his sunglasses, and utter the words, “Image is everything.” “Image is everything?” Agassi asked the…
Envy – Feeling Bitter When Others Have It Better
Today we’re beginning a new series in worship based on Rebecca DeYoung’s book Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies. Many Christians today have forgotten about or misunderstood the seven deadly sins: envy, vainglory, sloth, avarice, anger, gluttony, and lust. Click to listen: Click…
One Failure Doesn’t Mean You’re A Failure
Life is full of failures and disappointments so we might as well be prepared to accept them and learn from them, without being crushed by them. It’s important that we learn that One Failure Doesn’t Mean You’re a Failure. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version:…
When We’ve Lost Someone We Love
The period in which the events of the Book of Ruth take place (the time in which the judges ruled) is among the worst in Israel’s history. The Book of Ruth begins in this time of hardship and moves to great heartache. Click to listen: There’s no audio file this…
When You’re Burned Out and Feel Like You Want to Die
There’s a big contest this evening that many of us are interested in watching, and we have passionate feelings about who wins. In 1 Kings 18, there’s also a big competition with lots of spectators and it’s between the prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal, and it was a…
When You Run Out of Excuses
This morning, we are going to be talking about excuses. Every one of us has used an excuse from time to time. I found this article from Readers Digest, “Most Ridiculous Excuses for missing work.” Watch the video (above) Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version:…
When You’ve Been Mistreated
When I was very young, many of the first books that were read to me and that I could read were Bible stories published by Arch Books. They were simplified versions of classic Bible stories with vivid illustrations. I really liked them. It was through one of those books that…
When You’ve Failed to Be Your Brother or Sister’s Keeper
It goes to show how ancient is the human failure to properly handle conflict and disagreements, and emotions like anger, jealousy and envy. Conflicts between people are as old as humanity… Watch the video (above) Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: When You’ve Failed to…
When You’ve Violated Trust
Today we’re starting a new series called “Stories of Beginning Again.” How many of you know what a mulligan is? A mulligan is a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder. Watch the video (above) Click to listen:…
Celebrating Another Year With God
This week in worship some members of our congregation shared about how God has touched them. Watch the video (above) Click to listen: “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”…
What Is Christmas?
For people my age and older, Christmas is a time when we often think back and remember Christmas past when we were children or when our children were little. There is something about the excitement of children that makes Christmas even more special. Watch the video (above) Click to listen:…