PLAY AUDIO: MOTIVATE Back in 2008, a university study examined “road rage”[1] to see what caused the acts of verbal outbursts or physical violence on the nation’s highways. They could find no predictors along the typical lines of age, sex, ethnicity, class, or geography. However, they discovered there was one accurate predictor of road rage:…
The X in Christmas AND Holy Days
“Xmas is offensive; keep CHRIST in Christmas!” “The phrase ‘Happy Holidays’ is anti-religious.” Friends. Really?!? Do we really need to be offended by everything in society? Are Christians always victims and casualties of a culture war? Certainly there are some things to take offense in terms of moral and life – LIFE! – issues. But the…
Walk in the way of family (2John)
MOTIVATE Good things come in small packages. – Chic-fil-a sauce – Reeses Pieces – Diamond rings – OCC shoebox – Baby; my youngest turned 4 past weekend – 2 & 3 John are the two shortest books in the N.T. 2John is 245 words and 3John is 219 words. Does that mean the sermon will…
Walk in the way of the gospel (1John)
MOTIVATE The ongoing circumstances of our culture are realities of God’s relationship to our world through the gospel. Everything occurring in our world points us toward God. – Corruption: Our world is corrupt from high places in society to the individual human heart. Moral bankruptcy may be seen in mainstream media bias, politicians actions, or…
Growing Godly Generations 