Economists look back over the last year or so reporting that, in addition to Covid, it has been a unique financial year in other ways. For example, have you heard of Doge Coin? It is a cryptocurrency, a digital form of money, which I don’t have the time or knowledge to try to explain. ThereContinue reading “Doge Coin, NFTs, GameStop and the end of the world! – Ezekiel 7, Part 1”
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How to have the right kind of worship service – Ezekiel 6, Part 5
I’ve heard a variety of opinions about Faith Church’s worship service over the years. Maybe you’ve heard similar sentiments about your church’s worship. “We should be more liturgical.” “We should be more traditional.” “We should be more contemporary.” “We should be more professional…” including the suggestion that we hire instrumentalists. Lot of opinions. Often theyContinue reading “How to have the right kind of worship service – Ezekiel 6, Part 5”
How Christian worship can become idolatry – Ezekiel 6, Part 4
“That’s not worship!” The person saying this to me was sitting across the table from me, while we were having a worship meeting in our church conference room. The person was a long-time member of the church, and they were upset. We had been experimenting with worship, and they declared that one of the experimentsContinue reading “How Christian worship can become idolatry – Ezekiel 6, Part 4”
Is God trying to get your attention? – Ezekiel 6, Part 3
If God were trying to get your attention, how do you think he would do so? Often when we go through a difficult time, we wonder if God is trying to get our attention. But think about what you know of God’s heart. Does it sound like him to zap you with hardship, when heContinue reading “Is God trying to get your attention? – Ezekiel 6, Part 3”
Why we wander from God – Ezekiel 6, Part 2
Have you ever wandered from God? I have. It wouldn’t surprise me if we all have in some way big or small. Maybe you have wandered from him many times. Maybe you feel distant from him right now. In today’s post, as we continue studying Ezekiel 6, we’re going to hear about people that wanderedContinue reading “Why we wander from God – Ezekiel 6, Part 2”
Idolatry in the church? – Ezekiel 6, Preview
Earlier this year in one of the Current Events sermons, I talked about Ravi Zacharias and his moral failure, which came to light over the last few years. (You can read the sermon blog posts starting here.) He was deeply abusive to many women, and there was a leadership culture in his organization that didContinue reading “Idolatry in the church? – Ezekiel 6, Preview”
Do You Worship These American Idols? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 5
What do you think are some American idols? Sex and money are probably the first that come to mind, and for good reason. Next in line and perhaps more tempting for some people are two potential idols related to money, and that is materialism and consumerism. Love of money, Paul writes, is the root ofContinue reading “Do You Worship These American Idols? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 5”
What is idolatry? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 4
Those statues above are ancient Canaanite idols. When I look at them, I can have a hard time imagining how people would worship them, believing they might have power. But as we have seen in our study of the life and ministry of the prophet Ezekiel, even the Jews who had a long history experiencingContinue reading “What is idolatry? – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Part 4”
American Idols – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Preview
Do you worship idols? Of course not, right? Or do you? When I was in seminary for my Master’s degree I took a course called “American Idols.” It wasn’t about the famous singing competition! Instead it was about the various ideas or objects that we Americans idolize. There are a number of really good possibilitiesContinue reading “American Idols – Ezekiel 4 & 5, Preview”
What can satisfy the soul? part 4 (the drastic action needed)
We started this series of posts looking at satisfying videos, thankful for them, but noting that they cannot satisfy the soul. We talk about our phones yesterday and how they promise so much, but they, too, don’t satisfy the deepest longings of our souls. What can satisfy the soul? We found one answer: only GodContinue reading “What can satisfy the soul? part 4 (the drastic action needed)”
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