Archives for Apr 2012
A Prayer for our Second Anniversary
posted on April 26th, 2012 by Pastor David Sunday
In his sermon, Andy encouraged us to pray, "Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am." I wrote it in my Bible, and I've been riveted by that text and that idea ever since.
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The Kernel of the Book of Proverbs
posted on April 18th, 2012 by Pastor David Sunday
Many people are willing to give God a try; but few people are willing to give God their trust. We like to approach God the way I approach entering into Lake Michigan-I stick my toes in to see how it feels before I'll commit to diving in. Don't we often treat God the same? "If I start to feel better-if my marriage starts to improve-if my financial situation changes-then I'll give God my trust." In essence, we're saying "I'll worship you, God, if you prove to me you're worth it." Trusting God contains no ifs.
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Christ, the Heavenly Champion
posted on April 11th, 2012 by Jim Gordon
In 1961 J.B. Phillips wrote a powerful little book: "Your God Is Too Small". He asked one question in his study: What is your view of God? Phillip's believed most believers and skeptics alike made the same mistake. We put God in a box. We made Him fit our view. Our God ended up being much smaller than the God revealed in Scripture.
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Easter: Echoes from the Tomb
posted on April 4th, 2012
Leaning forward, you strain to hear. The fresh, cool breeze of the garden morning brushes your cheek. Bending, you look into that open, black-dark mouth of the tomb, its only light the sun's thin finger reaching past your shoulder to touch the corner of a bone box. But the bones for which it waits have changed, gotten up and walked away. No smell of death; only the sweet scent of burial spices hanging in the air.
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