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“Counterfeit Gods” by Tim Keller – Epilogue: Finding and Replacing Your Idols


Opening Prayer Focus How is it different to serve someone out of a sense of necessity than to serve someone…

Christ, Counterfeit God, faith, God, healing, idolatry, Jesus, Timothy Keller

Pursued by God With Passionate Love


I begin this morning by saying that I am indebted to Pastor Timothy Keller for some of the thoughts that…

Assyria, God, Jonah, Nineveh, passionate pursuit, running away from God, unconditional love

For Such a Time as This


I would like to begin with two things:  First, to give credit where credit is due, the main ideas in…

Anakin Skywalker, character, Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, Esther, Jesus, John Ortberg, Mordecai, Purim, Star Wars, Xerxes I of Persia

Tough Times, Railway Bridges and Going Off-track


Let’s begin with a little quiz: Do you know what this is?  This is a railway pump car (also known…

Ahab, Counterfeit Gods, Elijah, idolatry, idols, Jeroboam, Jesus, Prophets of Baal, Stoney Creek Bridge, Timothy Keller

The God Who Heals Our Disappointments


Today we are continuing our Family Photo Album series and our hope, as we go through this series, is that…

Canaan, disappointment, God, healing, hope, idolatry, idols, Israelite, Jesus, Joshua, Moses, Old Testament, Religion and Spirituality, River Jordan, Russell Williams

Gospel of John Bible Study (8:12-30) The Validity of Jesus’ Testimony


Reading: John 8:12-30 Focus How does one decide if what another person says is trustworthy? Inform This chapter comes in…

bible study, Jesus, John, Pharisees

Gospel of John Bible Study (8:31-47) Children of Abraham & Children of the Devil


Memory Verse John 8:36  So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Reading: John 8:31-47 Focus…

actions, belief, bible study, Jesus, John, parentage

Struggling With God


Last weekend I was at the 100th Anniversary of the founding on my home church in Provost, Alberta and I…

Esau, fear, Jacob, Jesus, Laban, stress, struggling, wrestling with God

Worshipping With Joy


Today we continue to look at our Family Photo Album of faith as we browse through the faces and the…

celebration, Feast of Tabernacles, heaven, Jesus, joy, Sukkot

Sexual Love: In Its Proper Place, We Think Too Little of It


“In a move that takes the argument about the sexual revolution as far beyond prudishness as you can imagine, John…

Christianity, George Weigel, God, Human sexual activity, Marriage

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