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The Greatest Commandment: Part One – The Heart
08/01/2021 – The Greatest Commandment: Part One – The Heart. Mark 12:28-34. When Jesus was asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" In response, he quoted a famous Jewish prayer called the Shema. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and...
Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part Three
07/25/2021 – Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part Three As we prepare for our full return to indoor worship in August, we are using the month of July as a time to reflect on where we have been, and where we are headed. This week we discuss some upcoming liturgical...
Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part Two
07/18/2021 – Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part Two 1 Corinthians 12; Hebrews 10:23-25; Matthew 6:19-24; Mark 10:21. As we prepare for our full return to indoor worship in August, we are using the month of July as a time to reflect on where we have been, and where we...
Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part One
07/11/2021 – Homecoming: Return to Athens – Part One As we prepare for our full return to indoor worship in August, we are using the month of July as a time to reflect on where we have been, and where we are headed. If the natural stages of growth in faith are...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Seven – Do Not Love the World
06/20/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Seven - Do Not Love the World 1 John 2:15-17. "Do not love the world.” That is a tall order, especially when we are so immersed in it. How are we to rightly receive this scripture? If left unchecked, what kind of people...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Six – When You Pray
06/13/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Six - When You Pray Matthew 6:1-6. Many of us have a troubled-relationship with spiritual disciplines and practices we learned early in our faith journey, and those practices often become casualties of our "maturing faith."...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Five – Leave Your Gift at the Altar
06/06/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Five - Leave Your Gift at the Altar Matthew 5:21-24; 18:15-17. My Least Favorite Verses - Part Five - Leave Your Gift at the Altar. To watch this message on our YouTube channel, go to...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Four – Beyond What You Can Bear
05/23/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Four - Beyond What You Can Bear 1 Corinthians 10:12-13. Colloquially, in Christian circles, there is a verse from Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth that often gets (mis)quoted something like this, “The Lord will...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Three – Sun and Rain
05/16/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Three – Sun & Rain Least Favorite Verses - Part 3 - Sun and Rain Matthew 5:43-48. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. To watch this message on our...
My Least Favorite Verses – Part Two – Darker Still
05/09/2021 – My Least Favorite Verses – Part Two – Darker Still Proverbs 24:17; Obadiah 1:11-14; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. There is a terrible, awful, sickly, cancerous, but wickedly satisfying sin that often takes root in the deconstruction (critical thinking) phase of...
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