Lance Brown
ISOLATION: Spiritual Truth, In Community
John 8:32 says “If you hold to my teachings you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” We are addicted to self. Self always comes first, even when we’re trying to do something for someone else. What can transform us? Only a certain kind of truth and a certain…
Read MoreLOST, Part 6: The Downward Spiral, Part II
Pastor Seth concludes our series on LOST. Given Good Friday, 2022.
Read MoreLOST, Part 5: The Downward Spiral Toward Hell
Our secular hates the reality of hell and just naturally assumes that if it is real, really, really bad people might go there, but not someone like me. That notion is filled with assumptions that may lead you to ever wonder is hell might be in your future, unless, something drastic is done to awaken you…
Read MoreLOST, Part 4: The Downward Spiral of Foolishness
This week we look at the downward spiral of foolishness and folly. Modern man loves to claim he is wise, but the wisdom he is thinking about is worldly wisdom. The wisdom we need is God’s wisdom. When we turn away from God’s wisdom to pursue our own “wisdom” we have set ourselves on the downward…
Read MoreA Hymn From My Father
As I come upon my parent’s anniversary, my thoughts sometimes linger back to when I was a child. We would visit grandpa’s farm, in my dad’s old blue pick-up truck, which he named Beulah. In a deep, rich bass, he would sing a hymn that has become a favorite of mine, and it would forever…
Read MoreLOST, Part 3: The Downward Spiral of Indulgence
Last week we looked at willful ignorance as we ignore all the wonder and beauty around us that necessitates a creator and instead assume we know better. This week we are looking at what happens when God allows us to try and fill the God sized whole in our hearts with our own indulgences and…
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