Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jun 30th, 2014
Series: The Ten CommandmentsThe First Commandment: No Other Gods Exodus 20:1-3, NRSV Matthew 22:34-40, NRSV Reflections Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life… A counterfeit god is anything so central and essential to your life that, should you lose it, your life would feel hardly worth living. [It] […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jun 30th, 2014
Series: The Ten CommandmentsIntroduction: Pathway to Freedom Exodus 19:1-6, 20:1-17, NRSV Reflections The truth is that life simply works better when we live in tune with the designs of its Creator. God’s commands are not hammers over our heads to get us to shape up. Rather, they are his loving instructions for how to do […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jun 30th, 2014
Promised Power Acts 2:1-21, NRSV Reflections Anewkind offire, andnew speechbrought to voice:words that are flamesthrough walls that divide;language that’s praise sungin harmonies of the Spirit;inclusive vocabulary of love.Drink deep the new wine offreedom, all slaves. Dreamas equals, world’s sons anddaughters. See the visionsof the kingdom of peace.Wherever wind blowsthe Spirit will flow:the fire thatquenchesourthirstforGod’s love. — Andrew […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jun 30th, 2014
The God You Already Know Acts 17:16-31, NRSV Reflections God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all. — C.S. LewisMere Christianity Paul’s distress […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light