Leaving Spiritual Smog
WISE UP – Be Careful How You Live!
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Ephesians 5:15-20 tells us we make foolish choices because we’re not being careful how we live. It’s time to wise up. A life filled with the Spirit will make the difference between a sour heart and a singing heart; but we must be willing to choose wisely the path we will walk.…
The Light Shines in the Darkness
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) I read recently that some people thought it strange, even unhealthy that Jesus actually communicates with people today. Two things came to mind: one is “How sad is that?” to be so completely on your own that you have no resources beyond yourself to give you guidance, support,…
Wake Up!
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday we’ll be given an impossible task: to imitate God. How can we think that it could even be imaginable. Yet we’ll see that it is more than a theoretical challenge; it can actually be done! Read Ephesians 5:3-14, to inspire your thinking and prepare your heart for a great…
Walking in Sacrificial Love
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday we’ll be given an impossible task: to imitate God. How can we think that it could even be imaginable. Yet we’ll see that it is more than a theoretical challenge; it can actually be done! Read Ephesians 5:1-2, to inspire your thinking and prepare your heart for a great…
It’s Time to Stop Blowing Smoke
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) There comes a point where we finally accept responsibility for what we’ve become; we can’t pass the blame any more. We say one thing then do another and in the process we hurt people, often the ones we say we love the most. We’ll get together on Sunday to look at one of…
Acclimating to Fresh Air
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) A look at Ephesians 4:17-24 shows two ways of living. We could compare them to living in dirty, polluted air, or living in a fresh, clean atmosphere. Unfortunately, without giving it a second thought, we often stay put in the smog and pay a heavy price. This foundational message will move…
No Longer Children
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) God wants us to grow up and not be satisfied with living under confused, out-of-focus living. Sunday we’re taking a fresh look at Ephesians 4:7-16, a familiar passage where we have almost universally missed the point. As we saw last week, there is a better way to live. We can step…
You Can’t Sing With Smog in Your Throat
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) LEAVING THE SMOG (and living in God’s clean air) Sunday we’re kicking off a new year with a fresh outlook. If a person lives in a smog-filled city, they come to think that’s the way life is supposed to be – but it’s not! Just as pollutants become a part of us and affect…