Sermons on Creation
Reflect, Receive and Rule
The Book of Jesus, Part 2: Reflect, Receive and Rule So why were we created? We were created to reflect the Almighty, receive the blessing, and rule the creation. KEVIN P Download the discussion guide
Shattered, Part 4
SHATTERED, Part 4: Good Shattered God is making a point here that God’s favor falls on those who rest in His grace. Ultimately these verses show us humanity’s sin, and that that sin breaks the heart of the Lord. It breaks the heart of Yahweh to the point [at which] his wrath must purify the earth. And yet, in the midst of that just wrath for our corruption, God’s grace is still made available for those who rest in Him.…
Shattered, Part 2
Shattered, Part 2: Freedom Shattered Sin is not just an activity. … In reality, sin is you. Sin is me. Because the only thing that’s perfect is the Holy God, and if I walk away from a relationship with the Holy God, I am very quickly unholy—which is what the story of Genesis 3 really initiates. … We live a life that tries to say, even as Christians, “Yeah, Jesus is the answer, but let’s just deal with behavior modification.”…
Shattered, Part 1
SHATTERED, Part 1: Perfection Shattered You are hopeless and helpless in sin! It’s bad, guys. … Except this is also where the redemption story starts. This is why when we teach scripture, it’s attached to the gospel. The gospel is the GOOD NEWS. Left to yourself, there’s not a behavior you can live — there’s not a lifestyle you can have, there’s not an amount of money you can offer to the poor, there’s not an amount of time you…
Origins, Part 4
Origins, Part 4: He Rested, Therefore I Find My Rest “Worship is not just a physical protocol of a checked-off list of things to follow and things to do; but it instead is a heart of reflection, a heart of observance, of reverence, of recognition. It’s a heart of total dependence upon the Creator God of the universe. … It’s much easier for [God] to give me a checklist and for me to check it off than it is for…
Origins, Part 3
Even though physically we don’t look like God, internally, deeply spiritually, the RUAH of God sets us apart and says my identity is defined by my relationship to the almighty Creator Elohim, God of the universe.
Origins, Part 2
Every one of us has walked into this place this morning with something that concerns us. … We’ve got something lingering over our heads, somehow, small or big. The beauty of Genesis is [that] when we learn to live in awe of the Creator, we no longer have to live in awe of the circumstances of our lives. … The story of Genesis is not “a cosmic accident.” It’s a story of life! It’s a story of God instilling life and direction.
Origins, Part 1
What you believe about the origins of all things will affect everything about the way you live. … Genesis 1 really is the very strong foundation to understanding of the entirety of the whole story of God, from the beginning of scripture all the way to the end.