Rubel Shelly reminds us that the group of those who claim none for religion is growing quickly in the U.S. and that they do so because they are are tired of the hypocrisy.
07/20/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Brian McCutchen reminds us that the Cross is a nasty, hurtful, despicable place where Jesus died.
04/06/2012 by Brian McCutchen
Rubel Shelly looks at how easily the religious of Jesus' day dismissed what he did and reminds us that it is still happening today.
07/05/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the journey home, this message is about how both sons wanted the same thing and both loved the father's stuff more than they loved the father.
07/01/2011 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called The Journey Home focusing this week on the older brother and the hardest lesson to lose: that it is better in the Father's house!
06/23/2011 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly tackles the myth that you can be spiritual without being a part of a religious community, at least as a Christian.
11/30/2010 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware kicks off a series called SpiritFire on the Holy Spirit and emphasizes we have to either walk by the flesh or by the Spirit.
06/18/2010 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose talks about the difference between living with faith and being religious and asks if there is a difference between being a Christian and being religious.
05/03/2010 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware talks about weird neighbors and who God has sent us to hear so we can lead them to Christ.
09/03/2009 by Phil Ware
Tammy Marcelain shares insight on who we welcome and how we welcome them into our midst, and also reflects on what we do to push them away and hurt them with our words and actions.
08/02/2009 by Tammy Marcelain
Phil Ware reflects on 9-11 and reminds us to pray, while directing us to read and think through our faith.
09/13/2008 by Phil Ware
Bill Denton reminds us that the Pharisees' problem wasn't their love for Scripture, but their willingness to condemn others and justify themselves.
08/31/2008 by Bill Denton
Bill Sherrill talks about our rush to rush into everything and how we need to read God's Book about life and how to experience it.
06/20/2008 by Bill Sherrill
We are called to live in the strong currents where Jesus' Kingdom meets the world and those trapped by darkness, but we need to know there is both danger and richness.
08/20/2007 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware takes the two love commands of Jesus, the Greatest Commands, and applies them to all of life for a follower of the Lord.
08/13/2007 by Phil Ware
While spiritual leaders have wisdom and knowledge, they are not always right and we should seek to answer many of our own questions ourselves using the Bible as our guide.
01/30/2007 by Russ Lawson
Idolatry in India leads to a false notion that their gods are drinking milk, but the true and living God knows us and cares about us.
11/03/2006 by Paul Faulkner
The healing of the madman and the reaction of the crowd remind us once again that people are often prejudiced against anything that costs them something even if it benefits other people.
10/27/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Religion often addes burdens to people's backs, but Jesus came and relieved burdens.
08/25/2006 by Alan Smith
Church is found where people who make up the Lord's Body are at work doing Kingdom business.
02/14/2006 by Rubel Shelly
A preacher gets in trouble talking about Christmas on Sunday, but warns that the world will take Christ out of Christmas.
12/21/2005 by Joe Bagby
We need to give our children and grandchildren the opportunity to believe for themselves.
07/10/2005 by Lynn Anderson
Worship is more than what happens every seventh day, it is all of our lives.
06/02/2005 by Russ Lawson
True religion is more than just spouting off religious phrases and remaining isolated from worldly people -- it means to take the sin and worldliness out of people and take care of them.
11/06/2004 by Straight from the Bible