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Religion & Spirituality

July 28, 2019 - RADICALLY ORDINARY

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 9.1-10 Jobey McGinty  There's a lot of pressure to live a life filled with meaning and purpose. We have the desire to live a radical life of excitement, and we fear living a life that is mundane and ordinary. But what if we are supposed to live ordinary lives? But what if we are meant to be okay living those ordinary lives WITH a particular purpose.  That changes everything. 

July 21, 2019 - ENJOYING THE GIFTS OF LIFE

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 8.10-17 Jobey McGinty It's tempting to take shady shortcuts in life, especially when they work. God gives us many things to enjoy, and the purpose of them is to "clear a path" so to speak and cut through the fog of life so we can make our way to God, rather than take shortcuts. 

July 14, 2019 - RESPONDING TO DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 8.1-9 Jobey McGinty Navigating difficult relationships is like walking through a minefield: should I step here, or there? Shady bosses, bitter spouses, destructive family members...when do we speak up, and when do we not? And when we do, how do we do it? We wish there was a 1-2-3 step process for every situation, but each relationship and dynamic is different.  So how to do we walk in wisdom as aim to be both wise and honorable in our decisions?

July 7, 2019 - DON'T TAKE THE BAIT

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 7.25-29 Jobey McGinty We all have areas of life that lure us. The enemy knows how to set a trap, how to bait us into making bad decisions, and he starts often by tricking us into just taking a little bit. We want just a taste, and find ways to justify it. Like the Sirens in Homer's Odyssey, we want to find ways to get as close as we can to hear the powerful song, but without it taking our lives. But if we want to handle fire close to our chest, we have to expect that we will eventually get burned. We need wisdom to keep away from the Sirens of our heart.

June 30, 2019 - STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 7.19-24 Eric Price The first step on the path of wisdom is to realize that we are part of the problem, not part of the solution. In our own self-righteousness, we often think that we have already arrived, and that others need to catch up with us. But true wisdom comes from humbly admitting our weakness and submitting ourselves to God. 

June 23, 2019 - NOT TOO GOOD, NOT TOO BAD

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 7.13-18 Jobey McGinty A common way for us to live life is to try to walk a tight rope walk of not being "too bad," but we also don't want the inconvenience of being "too good."  But is this the way we ought to live? The result is a constant battle of trying to find some mythical middle ground, it we will destroy ourselves, and others, in the process of that exhaustion, condemnation of self and others, and legalism. There is a better way. 

June 16, 2019 - HOW TO WALK IN GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens: Ecclesiastes 6.10-7.13 Jobey McGinty It's a tragedy when we aren't satisfied. God has given us so much, yet we always want a little more, or something different. How do we find true satisfaction when life is filled with many injustices, and when we don't quite get what we want or work hard for? What hope do we have when we know that life is short and that there are no guarantees? If God has planned everything in our life and is in control of everything, would that just make us robots? Does that take the meaningfulness out of our choices and pursuits, and should we just settle into cruise control mode? The Preacher gives us practical wisdom on how to seize each day as we embrace God's plan for our lives. 

June 9, 2019 - I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens: Ecclesiastes 5.8-6.9 Jobey McGinty It's a tragedy when we aren't satisfied. God has given us so much, yet we always want a little more, or something different. How do we find true satisfaction when life is filled with many injustices, and when we don't quite get what we want or work hard for? What hope do we have when we know that life is short and that there are no guarantees? 

June 2, 2019 - LESS TALK, MORE WALK

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens: Ecclesiastes 5.1-7 Jobey McGinty We tend to "put on our best" when we "go to the house of God." We look sharp, use the right language, and put on our biggest smiles. But we ought to "guard our steps," as the Preacher says, not AS we go to the house of God, but BECAUSE we are the house of God; we are the temple of the living God, built on the Cornerstone of Christ. We should, with both confidence as well as trembling fear, guard our steps as we pursue Christ in this life. 

May 26, 2019 - ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens: Ecclesiastes 4.7-16 Jobey McGinty "Two are better than one." "It is not good for man to be alone." Just two of many verses in God's Word that talk about our need for relationships. We are designed to be part of community, having the love and insight of others poured into our own lives. Without it, we are left not functioning how we should, lacking wisdom, and living life out of order. 

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