We wrap up our “Valued” sermon series talking about the hardest thing we could do, and how the hardest thing we can do is follow Jesus on the narrow way, but that He makes it accessible to us, and personalizes it to us. Sermon Scripture: Luke 13:22–30 He went on his way through towns and…
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Sermons from August 2019
We conclude our series on idols by taking a look at the “religious” idols, both actually religious and political. Click here for the handout for 5 Idols – Religious
We continue talking about idols, this time talking about the idols that we consume – things like technology, food, and shopping. Click here for handout for 4 Idols – Consumables
We talk about why Jesus seems to be excited about something that seems horrible to us, the division of families, but when we look deeper, we see that Jesus is showing us something deeper than even our family lives. Sermon Scripture: Luke 12:49–53 “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it…
We continue our Valued series by looking at the concepts of anxiety and faith. Sermon Scriptures: Luke 12:22–34 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and…
We continue our Sunday morning education hour explorations of idols looking mostly at a definition of idolatry, but then getting into the idols of family and relationships. Click here for today’s handout from Idols (3) – Familiar Idols
We talk about value, what is valuable to us, and how we work out the parable of the Rich Fool. Scripture: Luke 12:13–21 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”…
We continue our series in our education hour called “Idols” this week. “Idols” is conversant with the new book by David Zahl, “Seculosity” which is an examination of our cultural idols and things that get in the way of our following God. Today we discuss our occupational idols, things that keep us busy. These include…