An ecotone is a boundary between two different ecosystems (such as a Mountain and a plain). In this sermon, Steve uses this to describe how we interact with God and with each other.
Grace
The Space Between
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video August 26, 2012
Tagged as Ecotone, Grace, Open Door, Polemics, Tension
Tagged as Ecotone, Grace, Open Door, Polemics, Tension
The Bridezilla of Christ
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video January 15, 2012
Tagged as Bridezilla, Church, Church History, Grace, Supremacy
Tagged as Bridezilla, Church, Church History, Grace, Supremacy
The Church is the body and bride of Christ. And while Paul says that we are holy in Christ’s sight, we don’t always act like it. In this sermon, Greg talks about how difficult it is to hope in the Church, and how we can still strive to be the Bride of Christ.
Pressing On
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video January 1, 2012
Tagged as Grace, New Year, Reflection, Resolutions, Works
Tagged as Grace, New Year, Reflection, Resolutions, Works
It is a New Year, and many people are making resolutions to change their lives and make them better. In this sermon, Greg talks about how Paul viewed his life’s journey. Make a new resolution this year that will mean more than a few pounds lost.
When Marriages Go Bad
By Jim LePage in Sermons, Video November 20, 2011
Tagged as Adultery, Divorce, Grace, Legalism, Relatively Speaking
Tagged as Adultery, Divorce, Grace, Legalism, Relatively Speaking
Divorce happens. In this sermon, Greg speaks on when marriages go wrong. With divorce rates nearly the same inside as outside of the church, it is important to have a Kingdom understanding of divorce and remarriage, and how to answer the question: “When is it ok to divorce?”
Burning Love
By Charley Swanson in Sermons, Video May 9, 2010
Tagged as Grace, Holiness, Judgment, Kingdom of God, Purity, Refining Fire, Tough love
Tagged as Grace, Holiness, Judgment, Kingdom of God, Purity, Refining Fire, Tough love
God’s desire for us is that we become all that God created us to be. Life is the process in which we can resist or yield to God’s desire for us. When we yield we sense God’s burning love as warm and liberating. When we resist we experience God’s burning love as pain and wrath.
Opting Out Of The “Who’s The Greatest” Game
By Trevor Ford in Sermons, Video February 14, 2010
Tagged as Grace, Heaven, Heaven on Earth, Judgment, Kingdom of God, Myth of a Christian Nation, Myth of a Christian Religion
Tagged as Grace, Heaven, Heaven on Earth, Judgment, Kingdom of God, Myth of a Christian Nation, Myth of a Christian Religion
Jesus came both to save us and to reveal the character of God to us. Rather than coming in great power God came and served. Jesus calls us to “opt out” of the worldly desire to be better than others and learn to love them even when we profoundly disagree with them.
God’s Heart For The Poor
By Charley Swanson in Sermons, Video October 11, 2009
Tagged as Grace, Poor, Poverty, Rich, Spiritual warfare, Wealth, Works
Tagged as Grace, Poor, Poverty, Rich, Spiritual warfare, Wealth, Works
We know that we are saved by God’s grace, not our own good deeds—but God still intends that we do good deeds. In fact, God saved us so that we can be restored to right relationship with God and all of creation. This restored relationship includes the activity (good works) that God has planned for each one of us.