Consumer Christianity
Have you ever started something but didn’t finish it? This morning we’re going to read about how the people of God started something only to be distracted and give up. They started rebuilding the temple of the Lord but eventually gave up and gave into fear, selfishness, and consumerism. Consumerism leads us to believe that life is all about stuff. Happiness and meaning come from stuff. But here’s something to consider: The most important things in life are not things.
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- May 28, 2023Consumer Christianity
Consumer ChristianityHave you ever started something but didn’t finish it? This morning we’re going to read about how the people of God started something only to be distracted and give up. They started rebuilding the temple of the Lord but eventually gave up and gave into fear, selfishness, and consumerism. Consumerism leads us to believe that life is all about stuff. Happiness and meaning come from stuff. But here’s something to consider: The most important things in life are not things.
- May 21, 2023Conceited Christianity
Conceited ChristianityWe are constantly dealing with selfish motives into today’s culture. Selfishness leads us down a dangerous slope of destruction. It not only destroys our relationship with God, but also with one another. The scriptures tell us that we are to love like Jesus, but in order to do so, we are to daily walk in humility.
- May 14, 2023Comparative Christianity
Comparative ChristianityTeddy Roosevelt once said, "Comparison is the thief of joy." Every time we compare ourselves to someone else, we lose something - including our ability to fully focus on God. Listen as our three pastors each share about the dangers of comparison in this week's message.
- May 7, 2023Complacent Christianity
Complacent Christianity
Do you ever wrestle with complacency? Complacency has a way of leading us to neglect what is important in favor of what is easy. We neglect our relationship with God and our God-given responsibility to others. Simply put, a complacent faith settles for inaction when action is required. Complacency is ok with just being ok. When you’re complacent, you hinder your own potential. In this message, Pastor Kenneth tackles the problem of complacency and what to do about it.
- Apr 30, 2023Controlling Christianity
Controlling ChristianityThere’s a vicious cycle of control: the more you try to be in control, the more you fear losing control, so you try to be even more controlling, which leads to even more fear that you’re not in control. Do you see how the cycle doesn’t end? In our text this morning, the Bible challenges us to consider how we live our lives: in pursuit of control or submission to the Lord. And what we’ll see is this: Jesus can do much more through your surrender than you can do with your control.
- Apr 23, 2023Convenient Christianity
Convenient ChristianityGod calls us to love others and to walk a path that is seldom convenient because it forces us to rely on Him. If we choose to follow Jesus, we must be willing to relinquish the default mode of convenience because loving Jesus and loving our neighbor will constantly require us to go the extra mile, often when it is least convenient. The problem of convenience is this: a convenient faith leads to a compromised faith.
- Apr 16, 2023Comfortable Christianity
Comfortable ChristianityWe love comfort, and we can fall into the trap of thinking that God wants us to be comfortable. But Jesus Christ didn’t die a horrendous death on the cross so that you could be comfortable. He wants to stretch, challenge, and grow you so that you’ll make a difference with your life in His Kingdom. We can’t do that if comfort is our goal. In this message, Pastor Kenneth will challenge the notion of comfortable Christianity.