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Religion & Spirituality

October 27, 2019 - KNOWING GOD VS. KNOWING GOD

Habakkuk 3.1, 2 Jobey McGinty In this third and final chapter, we see Habakkuk have a heart change. His response to God's "hard pill to swallow" forecast of trials is initially pushed back upon, but eventually Habakkuk not only hears God's announcement, but also sees His heart and purpose behind it. He asks God to continue His work, but also to reveal to His people that it is He that is bringing about this discipline, so that His people would also know that it is God, and that His purpose is to bring them back to Him. When we have a "weather forecast," so to speak, we can be more prepared not to just go into trials, but to get through them.

October 20, 2019 - PUTTING GOD ON TRIAL

Your Kingdom Come - Habakkuk 2.18-20 Jobey McGinty  Every time we complain about life events, we essentially put God on trial. We question His choices, wisdom, love, and care for us, insisting through our complaints that we know better. And though God is gracious and patient with us, even giving us "permission" and "language" so to speak to bring our complaints to Him, we also ought to do so humbly with reverence, as Habakkuk seems to have. May we be people who want to be made and conformed into the image of God, rather than people who try to conform God into our image.

BONUS SERMON February 26, 2017 - MESSY, UGLY, AND JOYFUL CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 32) Jobey McGinty The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

BONUS SERMON February 19, 2017 - ADORATION AND THE HOLINESS OF GOD

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 96) Eric Price The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

October 13, 2019 - GOD WILL DESTROY ALL SUFFERING

His Kingdom Come - Habakkuk 2.6-17 Jobey McGinty It can be devastating to look at all the tragedies of life, from cancer, death, divorce, gossip, war, poverty, and everything else, and think that these "enemies" are getting away with their pillaging and destruction. But God is not slow concerning the fact that He will not be mocked, nor will He let those who bring about destruction go unpunished or not dealt with. He is a just Judge, and we have the assurance of His Word and promises that all of His enemies, including the ones in this life that torment us, will be put under His feet in subjection to Him, and finally cast into the Lake of Fire to be brought to shame.

October 6, 2019 - LIVING IN A FISHBOWL

Anniversary, Elder Candidate Announcement - Matthew 5.16 Jobey McGinty Christians ought to desire to live their lives in a fishbowl: open, transparent, and exposed in a way that the world can see in. In a culture that loves privacy, faux social media imagery, pulled down shades and tinted windows, we need to be people who are willing to let others in at the expense of our own convenience and privacy. We ought to do this, because this is exactly what our God did as He left His utopia home of privacy and entered into this world to become known, and also to be made bare, all for our sake.   On this day, we celebrate 7 years to the day of our first gathering as a small group of about 20 people at Pastor Jobey's house. Earlier in the service we celebrated the Parent Dedications for parents who recently had babies; during this sermon we announce two new Elder Candidates to be assessed within our church community. And after this service, over 165 people would gather at Pastor Jobey's house to witness new believers in our church become baptized.

BONUS SERMON February 12, 2017 - MEMORIZATION, PEOPLE, AND SONG

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 103) Jobey McGinty The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

September 30, 2019 - WORKING OUT YOUR FAITH

Your Kingdom Come - Habakkuk 1.12-2.5 Jobey McGinty Often we have questions, doubts, fears, and even complaints against God. How should we go to God to express these thoughts and feelings? Is there a right or wrong way, or maybe at least a better way? Habakkuk is struggling in understanding how a holy God could bring about a wicked nation to do harm to God's own people. But in his struggling faith, he wrestles with it in a way that is helpful for us to learn from. Indeed, it is even a way that Jesus taught us to wrestle in our prayer.

BONUS SERMON February 5, 2017 - WHAT IS MEDITATION?

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 1 and 2) Jobey McGinty The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

The Gift of Suffering, Part 2: Equipping Workshop with Jeff Jackson

What is suffering? Why does God permit it to exist? How should it be perceived and responded to? We'll plumb the depths of God's heart revealed in His written Word, along with real life experiences from the personal life of Pastor Jeff Jackson and many others he has ministered to, as we seek to discover the answers to these life-altering questions.

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