Submission to Authority

February 22, 2015 - Have you ever had trouble respecting and honoring authority?  Your parents? Your employer? Law enforcement? Governor? The President? Even the IRS?  This is where Peter picks up in the text as we continue our "Transform-us" series.  God has created authority and this even includes delegated authority. Obeying God means to obey authority.  God has used Peter to speak truth to us.  Prepare to take a heart inventory and pray for those in authority over us.

We Are The Walls of The Church

February 15, 2015 - Being from another country myself, I understand what it means to be a little different.  I act a little different, speak a little different, support a different type of sport and Olympic team, and sometimes when I hiccup it sounds like I’m saying the word “Eh!”  As we start a quick two Sunday sermon series, we are going to be hearing from Peter, one of the pioneers of the New Testament church.  He is calling all who believe in Jesus “Aliens.”  As a former resident Alien to the United States, I can relate to what Peter is describing in his letter in 1 Peter.  Because we are all aliens, we need to speak differently, act differently, and even present ourselves differently than the culture in which we are currently living.  He wants to make sure we do not sacrifice our new found salvation in Jesus, to passions and cares of this present world but to train and stay together as we look forward to our coming inheritance.

Living As Aliens - Part 2

February 8, 2015 - Being from another country myself, I understand what it means to be a little different.  I act a little different, speak a little different, support a different type of sport and Olympic team, and sometimes when I hiccup it sounds like I’m saying the word “Eh!”  As we start a quick two Sunday sermon series, we are going to be hearing from Peter, one of the pioneers of the New Testament church.  He is calling all who believe in Jesus “Aliens.”  As a former resident Alien to the United States, I can relate to what Peter is describing in his letter in 1 Peter.  Because we are all aliens, we need to speak differently, act differently, and even present ourselves differently than the culture in which we are currently living.  He wants to make sure we do not sacrifice our new found salvation in Jesus, to passions and cares of this present world but to train and stay together as we look forward to our coming inheritance.

Living As Aliens - Part 1

February 1, 2015 - Being from another country myself, I understand what it means to be a little different.  I act a little different, speak a little different, support a different type of sport and Olympic team, and sometimes when I hiccup it sounds like I’m saying the word “Eh!”  As we start a quick two Sunday sermon series, we are going to be hearing from Peter, one of the pioneers of the New Testament church.  He is calling all who believe in Jesus “Aliens.”  As a former resident Alien to the United States, I can relate to what Peter is describing in his letter in 1 Peter.  Because we are all aliens, we need to speak differently, act differently, and even present ourselves differently than the culture in which we are currently living.  He wants to make sure we do not sacrifice our new found salvation in Jesus, to passions and cares of this present world but to train and stay together as we look forward to our coming inheritance.

Pump the Brakes Impactfully

January 25, 2015 - If Satan can’t make you bad, he will make you busy.  Dallas Willard put it this way, “Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”  This week we consider how we can accomplish more of significance by ruthlessly pursuing less.

Pump the Brankes Intentionally

January 18, 2015 - If we don't set priorities in our lives, someone else will, and our soul will pay the price. Caring for the soul needs to be a priority and intentional. There is nothing more important than to maintain a healthy soul. This is what John Ortberg writes, "If your should is healthy, no external circumstance can destroy your life, If your soul is unhealthy, no external circumstance can redeem your life."

Pump the Brakes Relationally

January 11, 2015 - In the book, "Bowling Alone" Robert Putnam shows how we have become "increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors," so that we "belong to fewer organizations, know our neighbors less, meet with friends less frequently, and even socialize with our families less often."