Category Archives: Messages
Sunday, October 11, 2009: Out of Balance
CRCF””10-11-09 Out of Balance! James 2:1-9 ME: I grew up in a white, upper middle class family with 2 kids living in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch on the edge of a suburb of Atlanta. I was never the … Continue reading →
Sunday, October 4, 2009: Just Do It!
CRCF””10-4-09 Just Do It! James 1:22-27 ME My Daddy is a former Marine, raised by a career Air Force Colonel. So, growing up, obedience was often communicated and executed in military fashion. Daddy said, “Jump!” And on the way up, … Continue reading →
Sunday, September 28, 2009: Listening to God in Trials
CRCF””9-27-09 Listening to God in Trials James 1:19-21 ME I loved the early seasons of “ER”. Scenes like this one would have me all tensed up and on the edge of my seat. It was one of the first times … Continue reading →
Sunday, September 20, 2009: Trials are Tricky!
CRCF””9/20/09 ME I”™ll never forget how I felt when we found out that Robin”™s cancer was back. It was sort of a deflated feeling, both emotionally and physically””just an empty, confused feeling. I was full of questions, angry questions, for … Continue reading →
Sunday, September 13, 2009: Don’t Blame God!
CRCF””9/13/09 ME I”™ve felt this guy”™s pain! (“Family Guy” slide) I”™ve always hated being told not to do something. When I was about 10 years old, my Daddy would take me far and wide to Flea Markets. One cold, winter … Continue reading →
Sunday, September 6, 2009: The Meaninglessness of Money – James 1:9-11
CRCF””9/6/09 The Meaninglessness of Money James 1:9-11 Introduction– ME: I”™ve got a confession to make””I think about money a lot. I think about what I don”™t have and what I”™d wish I made! I have friends that make twice what … Continue reading →
Sunday, August 30, 2009: The Key to Faithfulness
CRCF””8/30/09 The Key to Faithfulness Hebrews 4:14-16 Introduction– cheapest essay writing service Pakistan: Eight Believers Killed On Aug. 1, a mob of angry Muslim extremists attacked Christians in Gojra district, Punjab province, killing at least eight believers, including a seven-year-old … Continue reading →
Sunday, August 23, 2009: Constant Conditioning
CRCF””8/23/09 “Constant Conditioning” Introduction””Rocky IV Training Montage Video THAT is what a life of following Jesus is supposed to look like! (A quick aside: your enemy, Satan, will continue to condition himself far more intensely than Rocky”™s opponent, Drago””so that … Continue reading →
Sunday, August 16, 2009: How to Remove the Leech of “Moreâ€
CRCF””8/16/09 How to Remove the Leech of “More” Colossians 3:1-14 ((*5b) Introduction”” “Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works” (Gordon Gekko in Wall Street). So says the world in which we live. So says the human heart. I”™ve lived … Continue reading →
Sunday, August 2, 2009: Killing the Two-Headed Monster of Religion
CRCF””8-2-09 Killing the Two-Headed Monster of Religion Luke 11:37-12:12 Introduction– Once the Devil was walking along with one of his cohorts. They saw a man ahead of them pick up something shiny. “What did he find?” asked the cohort. “A … Continue reading →