Idols, Icons, and the Ark

by | Mar 1, 2017 | Weekly Words

In the story that we looked at Sunday, we saw God not only force the statue of the Philistine god Dagon to bow, but He also removed the head and arms of the idol to reveal its true nature. The point was: the Creator is not okay with us worshiping His creation. All of...

Knowing His voice

by | Feb 15, 2017 | Weekly Words

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. | John 10:27 This Sunday we looked at the story of God calling Samuel to be His prophet in 1 Samuel 3 (sermon is here). As God calls him, Samuel is confused by the voice he hears. He keeps responding to Eli,...

Vision2017

by | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized

[19] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. | Matthew...

by | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized

Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to...

The biggest failure

by | Jan 13, 2017 | Weekly Words

I have watched (and listened) to a few things over the last week that touch on the current notion of purpose. Specifically, the struggle that many are having with a life that feels meaningless, undirected, and utterly purposeless. This feeling causes people to lose...