Monday, March 5, 2012

The Ten Words: II. Do Not Worship False Idols

When God gave the Word that we are not to worship false idols, it wasn't just carved images He had in mind. Not only are we not to worship false gods, but we are also prohibited from the false worship of the True God.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Ten Words: I. "No other gods"

The 1st Commandment is that we are to have no other gods before Yahweh. Here we discover that we are meant for relationship with God. The message also talks about how Jesus transforms and fulfills this commandment.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

The Ten Words Introduction

This is an introduction to the Ten Words that will help lay a fecundational understanding for interpreting the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments have a sense of universality, yet they also hold a particularity in that they are for God's people and not a secular world. For the Christian, Jesus both transforms and deepens our understanding of the Ten Words.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

The Reality of Freedom in Christ

The Reality of Freedom in Christ is the sixth Covenant Affirmation that explores what Freedom in Christ means as well as our embrace of the freedom of each believer.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Centrality of the Word of God

One of our Covenant Affirmations is "The Centrality of the Word of God". How do we read God's Word and what do we expect from it?


Monday, January 23, 2012

James 5:12-20 "Speak"

James concludes by coming back to the topic of the tongue. Earlier he spoke of it's destructive power. Here he speaks on how to channel the positive power of the tongue.