January Sermon Series'
Erasing Hell
Is hell for real? Does God assign people to go there for eternal torment? Does everyone go to heaven? Rob Bell and Francis Chan are two leading evangelical preachers in the American religious landscape. Both Bell and Chan have started and grown very successful churches. Both are young adults and are well known in evangelical church circles. Bell’s book, Love Wins, challenges the ways in which the church has thought about heaven and hell throughout the centuries. Chan sees the issue of hell as critical to our mission as Christians.
This sermon series will attempt to explore the conversation between Bell and Chan and the christian church on the issue of hell. How do we approach heaven and hell as Christians?
This sermon series will be given by Senior Pastor Brian Taylor in the Sanctuary Services.
ReVerse The Curse in 2012 – The Year Of Jubilee
What if all of the things that enslaved us suddenly had no power over us? What if our debts were wiped clean? What if this period of redemption and restoration was so complete that even the land was given time to rest? And what if it lasted…a whole year!?! Well, it can happen. In fact, it’s happened before. Join us in Journey Worship this January for a sermon series all about The Year of Jubilee, as outlined in Leviticus 25. The troubles of the world have weighed far too heavy upon our hearts for far too long, enslaving us to past ways of behavior and belief. It’s time for a Year of Jubilee!
"Reversing The Curse Within Ourselves” Leviticus 25: 1 -12
“Reversing The Curse Within The Church” Leviticus 25: 13 - 22
“Reversing The Curse Within The World” Leviticus 25: 35 – 43 & 54
This sermon series will be by Jason Ratliff in the Journey Services.
My Soul Craves
Based on a book by Erwin Raphael McManus, who contends that we all crave intimacy, meaning, and destiny.
A film called 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts, has a narrative that revolves around the value of a human life. Its lead-in refers to a phenomenon that happens at the time of our death. “They say we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death …everyone. The weight of a stack of nickels, the weight of a chocolate bar, the weight of a hummingbird.”
The question posed is simple yet profound. “How much does life weigh?” The implication, of course, is that what is lost in the twenty-one grams is the human spirit, that there is more to us than simply flesh and blood. So let me put my cards on the table: I believe you are more than dust and water. At your core, you are a spiritual being of infinite value. To be human is a gift. You are created by God, and you have immeasurable value to Him.
Jesus once said that the kingdom of God is within us. Yet most of us don’t even bother to explore the possibility that this might be true. It seems that what He is implying is that we have a better chance of finding God in the universe within us than the one that surrounds us.
My Soul Craves Meaning – Am I Living or Just Existing?
My Soul Craves Destiny – With a Torch and a Trumpet
My Soul Craves Destiny – What Do we Do With Broken Dreams?
My Soul Craves Intimacy – Getting Real with a Real God
My Soul Craves Intimacy – Becoming Transparent
My Soul Craves Meaning – So Much More Than 21 Grams
This series in the Open Door service led by Patty Muse and Tip Brown.
