“We live in a similar slavery. True, we have, in Western countries, abolished the institutionalized forms of slavery and all but eliminated a servant class, but the experience of servitude is still among us and is oppressive as ever. Freedom is on everyone’s lips. Freedom is announced and celebrated. But not many feel free. Evidence? We live in a nation of complainers and a society of addicts. Everywhere we turn we hear complaints: I can’t spend my money the way I want; I can’t be myself; I’m under the control of others all the time. And everywhere we meet the addicts—addiction to alcohol and drugs, to compulsive work habits and to obsessive consumption. We trade masters, we stay enslaved.” –Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
2 Corinthians 5:21 Matthew 11:28-30- Jan 28, 2018Up, Part 3 From Oppression to Freedom – Psalm 123
Jan 28, 2018Up, Part 3 From Oppression to Freedom – Psalm 123By: Steve de VosSeries: UpAdditional Scripture and quotes:
“We live in a similar slavery. True, we have, in Western countries, abolished the institutionalized forms of slavery and all but eliminated a servant class, but the experience of servitude is still among us and is oppressive as ever. Freedom is on everyone’s lips. Freedom is announced and celebrated. But not many feel free. Evidence? We live in a nation of complainers and a society of addicts. Everywhere we turn we hear complaints: I can’t spend my money the way I want; I can’t be myself; I’m under the control of others all the time. And everywhere we meet the addicts—addiction to alcohol and drugs, to compulsive work habits and to obsessive consumption. We trade masters, we stay enslaved.” –Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
2 Corinthians 5:21 Matthew 11:28-30 - Jan 21, 2018Up, Part 2 Help! – Psalm 121
Jan 21, 2018Up, Part 2 Help! – Psalm 121By: Steve de VosSeries: UpAdditional Scriptures and quote:
1 Kings 18:27
Matthew 6:13 Romans 8:38-39 “But to deviate from the truth for the sake of some prospect of hope of our own can never be wise, however slight that deviation may be. It is not our judgment of the situation which can show us what is wise, but only the truth of the Word of God. Here alone lies the promise of God’s faithfulness and help. It will always be true that the wisest course of action for the disciple is always to abide solely by the Word of God in all simplicity.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Jan 14, 2018Up, Part 1 Which Way is Up? – Psalm 120
Jan 14, 2018Up, Part 1 Which Way is Up? – Psalm 120By: Steve de VosSeries: UpAdditional Scriptures and quotes:
“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” –James 4:4
“Rescue me from the lies of advertisers who claim to know what I need and what I desire, from the lies of entertainers who promise a cheap way to joy, from the lies of politicians who pretend to instruct me in power and morality, from the lies of psychologists who offer to shape my behavior and my morals so that I will live long, happily, and successfully, from the lies of religionists who “heal the wounds of this people lightly,” from the lies of moralists who pretend to promote me to the office of captain of my fate, from the lies of pastors who “leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men” (Mk. 7:8). Rescue me from the person who tells me of life and omits Christ, who is wise in the ways of the world and ignores the movement of the Spirit.” –Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, 27-28
“The lies are impeccably factual. They contain no errors. There are no distortions of falsified data. But they are lies all the same because they claim to tell us who we are and omit everything about our origin in God and our destiny in God. They talk about the world without telling us that God made it. They tell us about our bodies without telling us that they are temples of the Holy Spirit. They instruct us in love without telling us about the God who loves us and gave himself for us.” –Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, 27-28
"All I know is I’m not home yet, this is not where I belong, take this world and give me Jesus, this is not where I belong.” -Building 429
- Jan 7, 2018Epiphany Service – Seekers and Skeptics – Matthew 2:1-12
- Dec 31, 2017The Word for the New Year – 2 Timothy 3:14-17
- Dec 24, 2017Christmas Eve – Lighting of the Christ Candle
Dec 24, 2017Christmas Eve – Lighting of the Christ CandleBy: Steve de VosSeries: In Plain Sight - Advent Series
- Dec 24, 2017In Plain Sight: Fourth Sunday of Advent, Light – Matthew 4:12-17
Dec 24, 2017In Plain Sight: Fourth Sunday of Advent, Light – Matthew 4:12-17By: Steve de VosSeries: In Plain Sight - Advent Series
- Dec 17, 2017In Plain Sight: Third Sunday of Advent, Seven Days of Praise – Psalm 105:1-6, 45
Dec 17, 2017In Plain Sight: Third Sunday of Advent, Seven Days of Praise – Psalm 105:1-6, 45By: Steve de VosSeries: In Plain Sight - Advent Series
- Dec 10, 2017In Plain Sight: Second Sunday of Advent, The Greatest Gift – James 1:16-18
Dec 10, 2017In Plain Sight: Second Sunday of Advent, The Greatest Gift – James 1:16-18By: Steve de VosSeries: In Plain Sight - Advent Series
- Dec 3, 2017In Plain Sight: First Sunday of Advent, Evergreen – John 17:3
Dec 3, 2017In Plain Sight: First Sunday of Advent, Evergreen – John 17:3By: Steve de VosSeries: In Plain Sight - Advent Series