Turn the Other Cheek | The Sermon on the Mount
March 11, 2024
Sermon on The Mount: “Turn the other cheek” When you are treated like LESS THAN Matthew 5:38-48 “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth”...
When Prayer Feels Boring | A Guide For Practicing Prayer
February 15, 2024
A Guide to Practicing Prayer | Being With Jesus What if prayer is BORING? Mark 4v35-41 There are moments when our faith experience feels...
Anxiety, Worry, Prayer | A Guide For Practicing Prayer
February 6, 2024
Worry, Anxiety, and a Life of Prayer Anxiety = Loss x AVOIDANCE Philippians 4:6-9 Paul’s Context: REJECTION RESISTANCE RECESSION...
Listening to God | A Guide For Practicing Prayer
January 30, 2024
Practicing Prayer: “Listening to God” Two common struggles in prayer: We are UNSURE what we think. We see prayer as a ONE-SIDED...
The Journey of Mary’s Faith | The First Christian
December 18, 2023
The First Christian Luke 1 A Moment of Doubt v.30 “Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might...
Favor Versus Entitlement | The First Christian
December 12, 2023
The First Christian Luke 1:26-38 One of the lies we can believe about the Christmas story is that MARY is nothing like you. Mary is an...
Freedom in Self Denial | A Better Way
November 13, 2023
The Way of Freedom “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:32 What is freedom? DON’T tell me what...
Justice and the Way of Jesus | A Better Way
November 7, 2023
Justice and the Way of Jesus What is justice? Micah 6:8 – Act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly “God’s power to make RIGHT...
The Human Condition | A Better Way
October 31, 2023
The Human Condition “That saved a wretch like me.” We are in denial of how WRETCHED we really are. Luke 18:9-14 There is a HUMAN...