Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Bible On… Faith (Randy)

We tend to approach faith with the same self-centeredness that we approach everything else in life.  We attempt to earn it through our good, moral behavior. In reality, God initiates faith.  It was his act on the cross that enabled him to credit us with a perfect record.  It was not something we earned, but something God gave us as a free gift of grace.  We must accept that gift by putting our faith in Christ’s blood – that it was sufficient to save us and live by.  When we do, we can begin a true walk in faith.

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Sunday, September 21, 2014

The Bible On... Belief (Chris)

We are Christians.  We BELIEVE in Christ.  What does this mean?  Seeking answers, we go to Mark 9:14-29 and the story of a desperate father seeking healing for his child.   We use the passage and the father’s pivotal line “I believe; help my unbelief!” as a means to explore the paradox underlying faith itself.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

The Bible On… Idolatry (Randy)

God expressly commands us not to put any other God before him or to worship images because he is a jealous God.  While we don’t tend to worship statues today, we live in a world full of idols and tend to worship them without even realizing it.  We must identify the idols in our lives and set them aside so that we can worship God alone. Only then will we experience his full peace and joy.

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

The Bible On... The Bible (Randy)

We know the Bible as God’s inspired Word, given to us through 66 books and 40 different authors over a 1500 year period.  It contains God’s story of salvation in our lives, and so much more.  As we kick-off our “Bible On…” series, we will examine what the Bible is and why we should trust it.  Over the course of the series, we will examine a range of life topics that the Bible addresses.

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