Live Free: No Lying! (The Spirit of Truth)
This Sunday is Pentecost, the third of the three biggest Christian celebrations. We mark the gift of the Holy Spirit given to us as God’s people, to live in us and through us. We are not alone! The Bible also calls the Holy Spirit “The Spirit of Truth.” On Pentecost we will have the last of our Ten Commandment messages: “Don’t lie.” We celebrate that we have the Spirit of Truth so that we can stop lying and start speaking words of life and truth!
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- May 31, 2020Live Free: No Lying! (The Spirit of Truth)
Live Free: No Lying! (The Spirit of Truth)This Sunday is Pentecost, the third of the three biggest Christian celebrations. We mark the gift of the Holy Spirit given to us as God’s people, to live in us and through us. We are not alone! The Bible also calls the Holy Spirit “The Spirit of Truth.” On Pentecost we will have the last of our Ten Commandment messages: “Don’t lie.” We celebrate that we have the Spirit of Truth so that we can stop lying and start speaking words of life and truth!
- May 24, 2020Live Free: Do Not Covet
Live Free: Do Not CovetIf you could have anyone’s car, home, abilities, physical appearance, spouse, or life, whose would you have? Notice, as you consider this question, the awakening of that inner “itchy” feeling as you want what you can’t have. That’s coveting. It’s not just wanting (we all want nice things), but it’s the inner restlessness in wanting what is (or should be) beyond your grasp. This Sunday our discipleship goal is to want instead what God wants for us.
- May 10, 2020Live Free: Do Not Steal
Live Free: Do Not StealWhat did your mother teach you about stealing? Well, so does our heavenly Father! Stealing is so prevalent in our day that much of life includes measures to protect our goods, and we don’t even realize how odd it is to have all this security. This Sunday we’ll try to hear our mothers teach us again about what God says about our penchant to steal.
- May 3, 2020Live Free: Do Not Commit Adultery
Live Free: Do Not Commit AdulteryThe Seventh Commandment is just two words in the Hebrew, “no” and “adultery.” God compares marriage to a vine. You’ve got to invest a lot, and you’ve got to wait a long time. You’re going to need to be patient and tending to it if you want it to grow and be fruitful. Adultery is like a weed eater that carelessly severs the vine’s base, killing it in an instant. This Sunday again is a provocative message on the Biblical understanding of the holy act of the sexual experience.
- Apr 26, 2020Live Free: Do Not Murder
Live Free: Do Not MurderThe Sixth Commandment is just two words in the Hebrew, “no” and “murder.” Yet these two words together change our whole frame of life itself. This Sunday we’ll cross political, ethical, social, and societal boundaries and enter into the realm of controversy. God’s path of life, however, provides a way through, if we open ourselves to listen!
- Apr 19, 2020Live free: Honor Your Parents
Live free: Honor Your ParentsThe Fifth Commandments is to “Honor your father and mother.” For some, the thought is uplifting. For others, it’s devastating. Yet the Bible provides no qualification or exception based on what they’ve done. It’s all about what you do! The path of abundant life includes honoring your parents. This Sunday we’ll discover just what this means, and looks like for you!
- Feb 23, 2020Journey to the Promised Land
- Feb 16, 2020Set Free to Rest
Set Free to RestSabbath rest is probably the commandment we have the hardest time following. Yet God gives this command as a pattern for living well. We are made in God’s image, and God commands us to follow His example of working for six days and resting on the seventh day. Keep this Sunday as your Sabbath and begin in worship. Come and learn how you can’t live well without it!
- Feb 2, 2020Set Free to Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Set Free to Not Take the Name of the Lord in VainWhat’s in a name? Our names come from our parents. Either they chose it because they liked the name or it had special meaning, perhaps in the family. In the Bible, names describe the person, and using a name shows familiarity and connection. This Sunday we look at the 3rd of the 10 Commandments, where God forbids us to use His name without meaning. Why? Because His name shows familiarity and connection. We’ll discover how using God’s name with meaning brings meaning to our lives!
- Jan 26, 2020Set Free to Have No Idols
Set Free to Have No IdolsAt first glance, the second of the Ten Commandments seems easy for us: Don’t make any idols. But when we’re honest, we soon realize that we make all kinds of idols. The antidote is authentic worship. So, come this Sunday expecting to turn your face to God in true worship!Scripture: Exodus 20:1-6
- Jan 19, 2020Set Free to Love God First
Set Free to Love God FirstThe first of the 10 Commandments is the key: Make God first in your life. We may have God in our lives, but we struggle keeping Him first. Yet when we don’t, we suffer. God’s plan for our best life is only possible when we put Him above everything else. This Sunday, come ready to do just that!“Jesus replied, ‘‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.’” - Matthew 22:37-38.
- Jan 12, 2020Set Free Love God
Set Free Love GodAs we begin a new year, we commit again to the plan God has given us for living well. So, we go back to the 10 Commandments as God’s intended path for how we should live in order to live best. They are not antiquated or “downer” rules. They unlock abundant life. Our message series looks as the first four of these commandments, rules that focus our love singularly on God. From this foundation our future is built!
