Shame and Sin
Satan placed doubt of God's goodness and sovereignty in the minds of Adam and Eve just as sin does to us now. Instead of looking to God, we look to the “Tree” for our fulfillment......
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A Word Against Death
February 26, 2020 by Luke Yeager
"Friends we don’t come to church just to be enlightened or informed by God’s word. We come to hear our Great King speak through ambassadors speaking on his behalf (aka Justin). This word spoken is so alive that it creates the reality of which it speaks. When we hear about the dry bones of Ezekiel 37 coming to life we aren’t just reading about a future reality or a far off concept. We are seeing (or hearing rather) it happen before and to us. Church is ground-zero for where the new creation is breaking into this world here and now. Don’t miss out!" ...
Lament
February 19, 2020 by Joanna Hinks
"What are some reasons we stop lamenting as adults? Maybe there’s a sense that we don’t want to be a bother to others - after all, they have their own difficulties, many of them worse than ours. Is this situation really important enough to seek help from other people, let alone from God? And then of course there’s the way we as a culture idolize self-reliance and independence. Asking for help is seen as a sign of weakness, and it’s somehow virtuous to solve your own problems by your own strength. Or maybe we stop lamenting because we increasingly realize that our problems aren’t something that other people can readily fix. Whether it’s a medical condition, a broken relationship, or a struggle with sin or addiction, why would we lament if we don’t have hope that something or someone might help?" ...
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