We wrapped up our second message series of the season today. It is always a little sad to come to the end of a series, and close the chapter. We called this series ‘Counterfeit gods” because we’ve been arguing that pagan worship is alive and well in our culture. Over the course of the series […]
Category: Scripture
In our current message series we’ve been looking at the counterfeit gods we set up in our life like sports or sex or food or things like control. This weekend we’re looking at the fake god of self-righteousness. Self-righteousness is about smug superiority, pride, arrogance, narcissism. Typically it involves an unfavorable comparison: Not only do […]
The two most sacred holidays on the entire calendar are Christmas and Thanksgiving. This year the Ravens have home games on Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving evening. Nice. And families I know are casting aside family commitments and revered traditions to attend those games. Really nice. A dad I know got a ticket for the Thanksgiving […]
This month we’re launching one of the major message series of the year. And it’s all about the propensity of ours to trade down when it comes to what really matters in life. We’re calling the series “counterfeit gods” because we’re focusing on those things we put in the place where the living God is […]
Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes. 1 Samuel 12:16 The goodness and the grace of God continue to be poured out daily for those who love and serve him. It is a grace and blessing to be a part of all the good […]
You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth. Psalm 65 To witness the work of God and his awesome deeds is the greatest blessing anyone can have in life. But you have to be watching and waiting for them, or you’ll miss […]
Besides the official start of autumn (my favorite season of the year, unless you count Christmas as a season), this weekend is the third in our current message series all about responsibility. We’ve been saying, obviously enough, responsibility is accountability for the obligations we’ve taken, it’s honoring the boundaries and rules and limits and laws […]
Last weekend, our fall launch weekend was a blockbuster, with almost 4,000 people in attendance. God also showed up and the place was definitely charged with his Spirit. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make it happen. Now, I can’t wait for this weekend. We’re in the second week of our series about taking […]
Weather wise this has been an amazing week, if you don’t count earthquakes and hurricanes. This is also the third week of our current message series, which is all about the Mass. Tom will be speaking about the Offertory of the Mass. I heard his message yesterday and I can tell you, it is challenging. […]
This is week two of our current message series, taking a look at the Mass. Today we’re looking at the Liturgy of the Word (liturgy means work). At Mass we read the Scripture, but not in a linear way from Genesis to Revelation. Instead it comes in cycles, that are repeated every three years. Interestingly, […]
