Your Struggle with Authority, Part 1
Your Struggle with Time, Part 2
Is your plate full? Does it feel like you’re only one step away from disaster? Pastor Colin talks about some practical advice for you, and it begins with understanding why God made the heavens and the earth in six days.
Your Struggle with Time, Part 1
Is time one of the biggest struggles of your life? How do you decide your priorities? What can you leave undone? How do you balance all the responsibilities of life? Pastor Colin points us to some answers.
Your Struggle with Religion, Part 2
According to The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, the most common use of the name “Jesus,” is as a vulgarity. Secondly, it is an exclamation expressing surprise, impatience, etc. The name of Jesus can also be used to refer to the founder of Christianity. Pastor Colin talks about God’s answer to this.
Your Struggle with Religion, Part 1
The first commandment says, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.” If this was just about swearing, it might make us wonder why God would include it in the Ten Commandments. Pastor Colin talks about what it means and why it’s so important.
Your Struggle with Worship, Part 2
If you’re saying to yourself: “The second commandment is a breeze for me—I don’t own any totem poles”—remember, idolatry isn’t limited to worshiping statues. Pastor Colin talks about the many different disguises idolatry can wear.
Your Struggle with Worship, Part 1
Many people say that they find icons or beads or images of Jesus helpful in their prayer life and in worship. But these aids always have the effect of obscuring as much as they reveal about Jesus.
Your Struggle with God, Part 2
How does God reach out to us? If He wanted to, He could reach out to us in power like a dictator. After all, God has more power at His disposal than a million nuclear bombs. But He chooses not to do that. God reaches out to us in love. Pastor Colin talks about what difference that makes.
Your Struggle with God, Part 1
In the first commandment, God says You shall have no other gods before me. Why? Why should you let God be God in your life? Pastor Colin talks about why we should obey God’s commands at all.
Life Is a Struggle
Are the Ten Commandments relevant for Christians today? There are easier ways to live, so if we’re going to engage in the struggle to live this kind of life, we need to be certain that this is what God is calling us to.
Hope for Today, Part 2
Millions are dying with Christ. You have all eternity to enjoy your resurrection body. Pastor Colin asks the question: Are you doing all you can to serve Christ now?