Risk (3 of 3)
It's not just starting well in the Christian life that counts, but finishing well. We all have the experience of starting something but not finishing. With God, it's not making the decision that counts; it is s... Continue Reading...
The Skeptic (6 of 7)
Introduction:
- Welcome back, everybody.
- Special shout out: Chapel Hill campus.
- Explain multi--site
- Pray
If you made a resolution to start going to church more over the New Year, welcome. ... Continue Reading...
Will Life Ever Get Better? (3 of 4)
How many of you have had the experience of getting into a new show recommended by a friend... but a few episodes into it you are bored to tears, and you are like, ''Am I missing something? ...Am I dumb? (I thin... Continue Reading...
Does My Life Have a Purpose? (4 of 4)
WELCOME: If you are just joining us, we are at the end of a 4-week series on the book of Psalms called Question Everything, in which we're seeing how an ancient collection of songs engages some of our most pres... Continue Reading...
The Perfect Faith
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." —Job 13:16
These words have always seemed to be the expression of the profoundest faith. When David sings, "I will sing unto the Lord because He hath dealt bountifu... Continue Reading...
The Locust-Eaten Past
"That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten."
—Joel 1:4
" I... Continue Reading...
Law and Grace
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" —John 1:17
The most obvious and striking division of the Word of truth is that between law and grace. Indeed, these contrasting prin... Continue Reading...
The Power of Prayer and the Problem of Pride (3 of 3)
2 Kings 19-20
Well, what really happened "next" with Hezekiah? It's really interesting, and really instructive for us…because how Hezekiah's life turns out after a great start, shows us the potential our liv... Continue Reading...
Defiant Prayer (2 of 2)
Introduction
Prayer is the most undervalued resource of the church.
The Bible teaches us that all the blessings that God wants to bestow on us, he does so through prayer. Prayer is the conduit by which hi... Continue Reading...
The Treasures of the Snow
"Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?" -Job 38:22
I am sorry for city people who never have known the delights of rural life. "God made the country, man made the town." What do they know about t... Continue Reading...