Tag: christianity
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Godly Leadership
We live in a moment of profound leadership skepticism. Trust in political, institutional, business, and even religious leaders has eroded dramatically over the last generation. And people are not wrong to be skeptical. We have watched enough leaders fail, fall, or abuse their position that the cynicism about leadership feels very justified. You might say,…
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Don’t Forget
When most people hear the word “idolatry,” they picture golden statues and pagan altars. We certainly don’t think about idolatry being an issue in modern American culture. But even in the days of Moses, idolatry was never about the statues or altars. It’s about where you put your trust when you’re afraid, and what you…
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The Greatest Commandment
By Jason Luke Well, brothers and sisters, this is my first Sunday preaching the sermon. No place to run and hide now, we are in this together until it’s over, and if I’m honest, I am glad that I am in it with you guys! Before we get started in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, I’d like to…
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Jesus is the Answer
You all look pretty amazing this morning! How many of you took a picture of your family or your kids before you left the house for church this morning? When I was a kid, there was always a picture before church because we looked good, and mom wanted a record of that moment. She spent…
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Who is Jesus? — Jesus the King
Human beings are wired to love the idea of a king. Not the boring constitutional monarchy kind, where the king mostly cuts ribbons and waves from balconies, like King Charles of England — but a real king. A strong, decisive, rides-in-on-a-warhorse, fixes-everything, defeats-the-bad-guys kind of king. We love stories about good kings riding out to…
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Jesus, the Teacher
One of the things we rely on constantly today is reviews. We check the reviews. Five stars? Great. Two stars? Probably not. You read comments like: “Amazing food! Best tacos ever!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Terrible service. Waited 45 minutes for water.” ⭐⭐ And sometimes the reviews are completely contradictory. “Best place I’ve ever eaten!” Right next to……
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Take Heart, God Wins—Daniel 7
One of Ronald Regan’s favorite jokes to tell was one about twin boys. Maybe you’ve heard it. One of the boys was an extreme pessimist, and the other boy was an extreme optimist. Worried about their extreme personalities, the parents took them to be evaluated by a psychiatrist. First, the psychiatrist led the pessimistic boy…
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The Arrival—Love
The Christmas season tends to be synonymous with family. When people ask me about our Christmas plans, what they are asking is which family you will be spending the holidays with. Christmas and family tend to go together. That’s why this can also be a tough time for many people. Family relationships can cause a…
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Less Chaos, Better Conflict
Today is the last message in our series: The Thing About Relationships. The Thing About Relationships Over the past several weeks, the things about relationships that we have talked about were, first, becoming less distant, more present. The next week we talked about becoming less selfish and more selfless. Then we covered becoming less critical…
Chris Hankel 