A Covenant with Blessings and Curses

Avoiding the Abominable

Recap last week: Being careful to worship God’s way. 4 Characteristics of a place to worship God: A place where God is present A place where God’s people gather A place that is different from the world A place of ministry Today’s passage: the warning is reiterated and a new specific sin is articulated:…

You Shall Be Careful

Today we are going to talk about something the reformers call the “regulative Principle of Worship.” A very quick explanation of this is that Christians are not to worship God in any way that He himself has not prescribed. In other words, we are not to invent new ways to worship God and we are not use…

A Covenant with Blessings and Curses

A lot of people love to follow preachers and teachers who will tell them that God’s favor is always on the believer. “He loves you no matter what. He loves you just the way you are! His love is unconditional!” You have likely heard something like this at some point. These phrases are heard all the time…

Amazed and Astonished

Amazed and Astonished The Power of God in us! Big idea: Christians empowered = communities impacted. An experience that begins a relationship An experience that strengthens a relationship An experience that renews a relationship Everyone has a story of something that happened that impacted a relationship.…

A Sense of Urgency (2)

A Sense of Urgency In the Marine Corps, there is a phrase that is used to motivate Marines to be people of action , and to move with a purpose. I learned it while in boot camp, usually yelled by the drill instructor who seemed constantly frustrated at our lack of motivation and fire. It would go something…