Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Romans 5:12-19 There was a time in my life when I thought that if I died in the middle of committing a sin, I’d go to hell because I didn’t have a chance to repent and be forgiven. I’d imagine saying or thinking something bad and – wham – t-boned.…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: John 1:29-41 John the Baptist doesn’t have much of an ego when it comes to Jesus, does he? Not at all, which is good because ego kills love. How? Because ego justifies all manner of selfish actions and decisions without much concern for how others are affected, how hurtful those…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Ephesians 3:2-12 It’s cute when a 4.5 year old almost lets the cat out of the bag about a surprise or overhears something and shares it wildly out of context to everyone’s delight. Too excited to keep quiet! It’s not as cute when a 24.5 year old almost lets the…
Sermon Text: Hebrews 1:1-9 It probably never was just another day at work for Moses, who likely caught a glimpse of the pillar of fire and cloud that formed and settled over the Tent of Meeting as he entered to talk with God. It would make sense for Isaiah to vividly recall every detail of…
Sermon Text: Isaiah 35:1-10 One time, after adventuring in the woods behind our house as a young boy, I ran inside terribly thirsty. Best thing to quench that mighty thirst? Not water, apple juice of course! Trouble is, full containers of apple juice are heavy, even for adventuresome boys, so I asked one of my…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Philippians 4:4-7 “What do you do with the mad that you feel When you feel so mad you could bite? When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong…And nothing you do seems very right?” Fred Rogers, one of the greatest people of the 20th century, sang this song to…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: John 8:31-36 Since two things can be true at the same time, it’s more than reasonable to say that each of us is a walking conundrum, a contradiction, a consciousness that contains multitudes. Walt Whitman once wrote, “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Romans 5:8-10 If I told you I could jump from here up to the balcony in a single bound, you wouldn’t believe me. If I insisted, you’d demand proof that I do the impossible thing I claim I can do. It would be awesome if I could, but I cannot…
Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 I must confess something to you. I have a lot of t-shirts, so many. I don’t even want to know the specific number because it’s way more than anyone needs. I can’t possibly wear them all over the course of many laundry cycles. What am I doing with…
Sermon Text: James 2:1-13 What even is a good a Christian? Is it someone who does what God says enough? Is it someone who goes to church enough? If the first thought in answering, “Am I a good Christian?” was to list things you’ve done, every answer is going to be wrong because the initial…