The reason for it all
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The reason for it all

Our Imperfect family: Adam’s legacy
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Our Imperfect family: Adam’s legacy

Some legacies are defined by their failures. When we hear names such as Adolf Hitler, Charles Manson, and Lee Harvey Oswald, we cannot help but reduce the lives of these individuals to the heinous acts that made them famous. The father of humanity, Adam, is also on the list of names known for catastrophic failure. In Genesis 5, however, we catch a rare glimpse of the God of redemption who is able to rescue and restore us in spite of our biggest failures. Chapter 5 is a witness to his mercy and hope for our imperfect families in every generation.

Our Imperfect Family: A bad case of sibling rivalry
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Our Imperfect Family: A bad case of sibling rivalry

In this painful episode, we see the full fruit of sin in our vertical and horizontal relationships. Not only are we alienated from other human beings but the root of our brokenness and pain is that we are alienated from God. Families can be a source of comfort and healing or can be the source of inexpressible pain.

Our Imperfect Family: ‘Til death do us part
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Our Imperfect Family: ‘Til death do us part

Sin, death, guilt, shame, and blame are the results of the events listed in Genesis 3. Because of Adam’s rebellion, humanity was sunk into the darkness of death. Every aspect of our humanity both individually and socially was distorted and the image of God grossly defaced. In this message, we will explore the results of sin in our family relationships.

Our Imperfect Family: Here comes the bride!
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Our Imperfect Family: Here comes the bride!

What is marriage and is it still relevant today? Genesis 2 answers this question in the context of God’s creative purposes. To understand how human relationships work best, we must look at God’s original design. In this passage, we will see God’s definition of marriage and its importance as the cornerstone of human society in the present age.

Our Imperfect family: Like Father?
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Our Imperfect family: Like Father?

Human beings, both men and women, were created in the image and likeness of God. Where created to rule over creation and reveal the glory of God. Human beings were created for the blessing to multiply God’s image. The dignity of our humanity comes from the dignity of God’s divinity. In this message, we will explore how both men and women have the same dignity being made in the image of God while being different and made to complement each other.

Special Guest | Dr. Jim Adams
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Special Guest | Dr. Jim Adams

Our guest speaker this week is Dr. Jim Adams, former president of the Central American Seminary and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary.

The Song of the Cross
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The Song of the Cross

Psalm 40 is a plea of someone who is trapped, sinking in quicksand, and is miraculously delivered from doom and given a sure foundation and a new song. The speaker in this Psalm proclaims that he has come to do the Lord’s will and replace the temporary sacrifices of the law with a life of perfect obedience to God’s will. This person is, as the author of Hebrews later reveals, none other than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Because Jesus knows what it is to reach the depth of our fallenness and despair, we can trust that no matter what this life may bring, we will never experience anything that goes beyond his capacity to understand and empathize. Also, because Jesus has overcome our brokenness and lived a life of perfect obedience on our behalf, he offers a new song and a fresh start to those who come to him and are willing to trade the darkness of their sins for the new life of his resurrection.

Faithful to the End (Palm Sunday)
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Faithful to the End (Palm Sunday)

In his final remarks, Peter sums up his epistle with a final exhortation to stay faithful until the end growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. After all, those who are faithful in little are faithful in more. God knows we are not perfect yet and that is ok, the Lord is perfecting us. On this side of heaven, God is looking for faithfulness, not perfection. As long as he finds us clinging to him, it will all be well.

Faithful to the End: Are We There Yet?
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Faithful to the End: Are We There Yet?

When I was a kid, I hated long trips. Anything that lasted more than 20 minutes seemed to last an eternity. I am sure my parents were not fond of the trips either, especially because I would ask the same question time and time again. Are we there yet? The Lord promised his disciples he would be with them to carry their mission even until the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20. Almost 2000 years have passed since he gave his promise and every generation of Christians has at some point or another wondered if we are there (or almost there) yet. In the third chapter of his second epistle, Peter helps the second generation of believers in the first century see that our job is to trust God with the details of his plan and occupy ourselves with our mission with the assurance that when the kingdom comes it will be worth our waiting. We may not be there yet but we are definitively closer today than we have ever been!