Category: illustrations
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The injustice of grace
Have you ever thought about what Jesus did and thought, “eh?“ I’ve been having this thought lately and I just can’t shake it: It’s a complete injustice that I experience grace. First of all, I need to be clear what I mean by grace since there are several definitions for this word… even the Bible…
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Finding culture from within four walls
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the culture we live in as well as how we discover the culture we live in. Some of it comes from observation, some of it we naturally pick up without noticing it, but a lot of our culture comes from outside. Think about the cultural things you pick…
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The home stretch
Megan has about three weeks left of school. Like a lot of other kids in school, she can only think about the finish line. How many days until she is done with first grade, gets a vacation, and enters second grade? Right now that is all those thoughts dominate her mind. We are using this…
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13 Years Later
Kristen and I have been going out 13 years. (OK, we’ve been married almost 11 years… but we’re still dating.) I love telling our story because it’s pretty unusual these days. Kristen and I met when we were almost 19 years old. After a really awkward and unmemorable blind date Kristen and I finally had…
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Mikhail Gorbachev is a closet believer
I had a conversation with someone today about Easter being a moment when a lot of closeted believers come to church. With that in mind, I found this news story quite interesting. Mr Gorbachev’s surprise visit confirmed decades of rumours that, although he was forced to publicly pronounce himself an atheist, he was in fact…
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Illumination: Who does that?
“I’ve read that passage 10 times in my life, heard several messages in church, but never understood what God was trying to teach me until your message. Thank you.” This is something that most Bible teachers and pastors hear from time to time. It’s meant as a compliment to the preacher… and it is. It…
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Summer Series at Light Force
Our summer series kicks off tomorrow night. It’s called "What were they thinking?" We’ll be looking at examples like this one and looking at some equal evidence from the Bible to see that everyone and anyone can be used by God. Not sure how that’s going to fit together? You’ll just have to come and…
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Two odd but true internet rumors
There are two oddities floating around the internet. Both are completely real and both make us all laugh a little and scratch our heads. Exhibit A: Ted Nugent and David Crowder Band team up for their next album, Remedy. Exhibit B: Someone snagged this picture of Snoop Dogg reading an Andy Stanley book.
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Asking isn’t Stealing
The following is an illustration I am using for tonight’s talk from Luke 11:5-13. Having a handicapped kid in your cabin stunk at camp because almost everything we did was competitive and it meant that because of Timmy we would always lose. We were the last to finish, the last to line up, the last…
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Biting my Tongue is Starting to Hurt
That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. Ephesians 2:19, The Message I think I was the only one blown away by this at the…