Chapters 7 & 8 were great. As a recap: Do I have any idols in my life? An idol is anything that I want so badly that I will sin if I don’t get it. It could be being treated fairly, being in control, having a “Christian” marriage, having a pain-free life, etc. Having my [...]
Resounding theme from Chapters 5 & 6: God’s goal for marriage is like His goal for everything I encounter in life: Spiritual Growth.
How do I take part in my growth? Pray & commit to a Biblical plan of action in my marriage, take responsibility for my own failure and repent, submit & participate in the [...]
The resounding theme in Chapters 2,3 &4 is that God instructs me to place myself under the headship of my Husband – Ephesians 5:23-24. He is the head of me and Christ is the head of the church. I can trust God to direct my husband. And even when my husband makes poor choices (as [...]
The resounding theme in Chapter 1 is that my Husband is my first ministry only behind my relationship with Christ. We were created as His helper not vice-versa. (Genesis 2:18) What freedom there is in this basic principle. As we put our Husbands first we are following God’s instruction. Thus, we are putting Christ first [...]
CRCF—6-28-09
Commissioning Service for Hannah Kelly
Taking the Treasure to Your World
2 Corinthians 3:16-4:15
Introduction– Many years ago in St. Louis, a lawyer visited a Christian to transact some business. Before the two parted, his client said to him, “I’ve often wanted to ask you a question, but I’ve been afraid to do so.” “What do you want [...]
CRCF—6-21-09
Father’s Day
How to Be a Powerhouse to Your Kids
Introduction—[Superman Dad slide]
When our kids are small, they just naturally think we’re superman. But it doesn’t last!
It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.
(Pope John XXIII)
Dads, if we don’t learn to do this thing by God’s design, [...]
CRCF—6-14-09
Questions of the Heart #7
Introduction—Video Clip from “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” about temptation—
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-oDIUU8RY
Did you feel the powerful tension of temptation? Captain Jack captures well the essence of temptation and our propensity to give into it. We are curious—curious as to whether the promises of temptations to give greater freedom, to allow us [...]
CRCF—6/5/09
Questions of the Heart #6
Introduction
VIDEO–(John 8:1ff)
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laPFkFnHGlM&feature=player_embedded]
Yancey: “ . . . in a brilliant stroke Jesus replaces the two assumed categories, righteous and guilty, with two different categories: sinners who admit and sinners who deny. The woman caught in adultery helplessly admitted her guilt. Far more problematic were people like the Pharisees [...]
CRCF—5/31/09
Questions of the Heart #5
Introduction—Clark Pinnock, a Canadian theologian who still calls himself an evangelical, wrote,
“I was led to question the traditional belief in everlasting conscious torment because of moral revulsion and broader theological considerations, not first of all on scriptural grounds. It just does not make any sense to say that a God of [...]
