Sermons

Failure can be catastrophic. Sometimes we think, “My life is over.” But failure is never final with God. Failure provides one of those rare moments in life where humility is king, we see our utter need of God, and we experience His ability to create beauty out of ashes.

Today we are going to talk about mothering and we’re going to do it biblically, so we don’t celebrate the wrong thing. Because there is something very good and something very right and something very beautiful that needs to be celebrated, but it might just not be what you think it is…

Anger is not just “a problem to solve.” God uses our anger to expose a much deeper problem than our anger. The path of transformation involves (1) Seeing the rotten parts of ourselves that make misery and messes for ourselves and others. (2) Understanding what is wrong that is driving us in bad directions, and…

When anxiety or fear strike us, we automatically assume we shouldn’t feel this way, and try to solve this “problem.” But anxiety and fear expose a much deeper problem than “unwanted negative emotions.” They are like more lights on the car’s dashboard, pointing us “under the hood” to an engine fault. Under our troubled feelings,…

Sometimes, human chemistry can affect our outlook on life and our emotions. But the primary driver of depression is a combination of the perfect storm. We “know” what we need and what we “deserve”, but no matter what we do, we cannot get our primary needs met. We want others to meet our needs, and…

This week we’ll look at discouragement and sadness. It is important to realize that these are not just negative emotions, nor are they primarily problems to solve. They are like lights on a dashboard that point us to deeper issues for us to consider.