by revruss October 11, 2020
Bible study , Messages

Stay Away from Those Idols

This week our story is the one about the Golden Calf--a bunch of people who got tired of wandering in the dessert and starting believing they could come up with their own god (spoiler alert: it doesn't go well). If you haven't heard it year, you can listen here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/16HoUJTjCBfjH5vijmeIQr?si=mR1qdPjcTmWCn3XyxI5hQw Here's this week's short message, but one (I think) we all need to hear. https://youtu.be/RYl60DTT1fY Our Golden Calf Stay-Away-From-Idols playlist . https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JSFd22YC3VXQJ4h1VnKi1?si=vtkVdvZiRoyY-aMGYP_mjQ Blessings ...

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by revruss September 19, 2020
Bible Stories , Faith Practices , Messages

You’ll Be Counting Stars

This week the Promises Kept series was all about Abraham's backstory--or the prequel, if you will. Here's a recap of all things Abraham. If you haven't listened to this week's episode of the new podcast, get the story here. Counting Stars Here's the "official" Abraham playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XVV8cBSELvgEAcXnzjc7x?si=uuUbTHFiRU-Abh2NPtAOyg This week's message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnExiF0DZ0 I hope you feel you know a little more about Abraham and have found some encouragement in this story of ...

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by revruss August 1, 2020
Faith Practices , Messages

It’s August in America

It's August, y'all. Who thought this is where we'd be...in August? I still remember when churches had to cancel in-person Easter services and I thought, "well, at least this will make for some really fantastic Pentecost services." For those of you not familiar with the church calendar, Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter--so of course, that didn't happen. But August? Really? Here we are debating whether or not kids should (or ...

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by revruss April 26, 2020
Messages

Looking for Jesus…or not

Take a listen to this song from Kate Campbell. It's one of her best. https://youtu.be/7xkaSNQJ_3o If you check out chapter 24 of Luke (which you can do in about five minutes in this handy video from the Bible Project), you'll see that it starts with people who are looking for Jesus, then some that have given up on looking for Jesus and then are totally surprised when Jesus shows up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb24Lk1Oh5M I ...

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by revruss December 8, 2019
Feasts and Festivals , Messages

No Direct Flight to Bethlehem

It's the second Sunday of Advent. The time is drawing nigh. Houses are being decorated. Christmas cards are being addressed. Menus are being planned. Cantatas and children's pageants are being rehearsed. Budgets are starting to strain, and nerves are beginning to frazzle. We swore last year that we wouldn’t do it again. We would not spend our weekends and evenings elbowing through crowds or driving around in the rain searching ...

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