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May 19, 2019 - INJUSTICE FOR ALL

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens: Ecclesiastes 3.16-4.6, 5.8, 9 Jobey McGinty Life isn't fair. From large scale oppression, to small scale injustices at work, school, and in family life, there are many things that just shouldn't be. Though we can rest assured that justice will be served, we ought also remember that we ourselves have committed injustices against others. Thankfully (but often to our dismay), God is patient and willing to allow injustices endure...but only for a time. 

May 12, 2019 - SLAVES OF TIME

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 Jobey McGinty There's a time for everything, both good and bad. But time holds us captive, and there is often nothing we can do about the seasons we are in. So how should we respond to seasons of difficulty? And why is it important to respond the right way? 

May 5, 2019 - WHEN LIFE COMES UP EMPTY

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 2.1-26 Jobey McGinty Are you trying to use money, relationships, and your job for purposes they were not made for? We want jobs that fulfill us, relationships to satisfy us, and experiences that mesmerize us. When we pursue these things to gain something, they fail. But when we receive them as gifts, we enjoy a life of thanksgiving and the joy of contentment.  

April 28, 2019 - EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS

Viewing Life Through the Right Lens - Ecclesiastes 1.1-18 Jobey McGinty ABOUT THIS SERIES: If life sometimes seems empty and meaningless, you aren't alone. One Preacher in the bible even agrees. He surveys his life's great accomplishments and successes, and sees that ultimately, it's all in vain. So what is the point of living? He concludes that in the end, when we live our lives not simply "under the sun," but "unto the Son," all that is meaningless in life takes on great meaning, even eternal meaning, and gives us much to live and hope for. 

April 21, 2019 - EASTER: HOPE FOR YOU AND ME

Easter 2019, Hope For You and Me Jobey McGinty Most of us growing up had a pretty similar view of God and how to "make Him happy" or "get into heaven."  It usually consisted of doing enough good, being moral enough, or staying above some arbitrary line (the upper 50% of morality, the 10 Commandments, or something like that).  But that would actually be very bad news if we had to earn forgiveness.  The news we have been given, however, is much better: Jesus did it all for us, and He leaves nothing left for us to prove. 

April 14, 2019 - PALM SUNDAY: FEAR NOT

Fear Not: Palm Sunday - John 12.15 Jobey McGinty Countless times throughout Jesus' ministry (and before His ministry in the Old Testament), God's Word tells us to "fear not." We can starve our fear, specifically, because our King has come to bring peace, and He will come again in glory to establish His Kingdom and make all things new.   What you fear will be your god. If you fear financial instability, or loneliness, or a lack of success, those things will determine your behavior, your choices, and your worship. But we need not fear these things, because we have all we need in Jesus Christ, our King. 

April 7, 2019 - WORKING FOR THE LORD

Wisdom Cries Aloud - Colossians 3:22-24 Eric Price God created us to work, it wasn't a punishment! Too often, however, we work for the wrong reasons and for the wrong boss. We put our hope in things like the lottery, unexpected inheritances or retirement as means of escape. This often results in a joyless workweek that becomes out of step with the other areas of our lives (church, community, prayer, study, preaching the good news) that we see as worship. When we understand who our true Boss is and the incredible inheritance we have as a payday, we are freed to work hard, with joy, in the most mundane areas of our jobs today. Let's be thankful for our work and start worshipping God with our Monday through Friday! 

March 31, 2019 - REFRESH THOSE WHO SERVE YOU

The Fight for Wisdom - 1 Corinthians 16 Jobey McGinty We need more encouragers, and less critics. We ought to aim to be the kind of people who lift others up, refresh others, and speak life into their life, rather than weigh them down and burden them. Those who serve among us ought to be honored for their dedication and sacrifice, and they need us to help spur them on. 

March 24, 2019 - PEOPLE OF OPPORTUNITY

The Fight for Wisdom - 1 Corinthians 16.5-12 Jobey McGinty We ought to be people who are always looking for opportunities to get involved in the lives of others, and invite them to get involved in our lives.  But this takes change: putting down our phones, not seeing opportunities as inconveniences, and modifying how we "look" for opportunities.  

March 10, 2019 - LIFE IN HEAVEN

The Fight for Wisdom - 1 Corinthians 15.20-23, 35-58 Jobey McGinty  It's hard to picture a place we've never been to, even if we've seen pictures. But we have no photos of heaven, and so it can be even harder to picture! But the bible gives us many clues to let us know much of what we can expect. We won't be see-through, angelic beings with wings floating in a whitewashed cloud city. Heaven will be more real, more physical, more colorful, and more flavorful, and more dynamic than this life. We will eat, drink, play, sing, dance, and enjoy real life...the most real that we will ever experience.  And Christ's resurrection gives us a very real and sure proof and evidence of this future reality. 

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