Archive for September, 2009
Tithing
Posted by Walter | Filed under Services
Like many traditional Christian practices, tithing seems like a noble idea, but few people do it. The national average for all charitable giving is around 2.5%, and Christians give only slightly more than that. Most of us don’t tithe because we don’t understand the purpose of it, or what should motivate us to do it. [...]
Chastity
Posted by Walter | Filed under Services
Our 10th Forming Habit is Chastity — that is, the way we inhabit our bodies in regard to God’s gift of sex. Though the dusty word chastity seems to suggest nothing more than abstinence outside of marriage, Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 7:1-11 reveals a fuller, more positive picture of God’s design for sex. Warning: [...]
Do Tell
Posted by Westside Church | Filed under Services
In Mark 7:31-37, Jesus healed a deaf and mute man and commanded him not to tell anyone. Instead, the healed man and all his friends were so amazed that they told everyone! Rev. Linc Ashby explains how this amazement drives Christians to tell others what Christ has done for them — especially on this side [...]
Attentiveness
Posted by Walter | Filed under Services
The habit of attentiveness means viewing your past, present and future through the lens of God’s words and actions in history — especially the climactic event of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. King David shows us how to practice this sort of attentiveness in Psalm 77. To download the podcast, right click here [...]
Gospel Integrity
Posted by Walter | Filed under Services
Few things can help build community more effectively than when we can count on each other to do what we say we’ll do, and few things can sabotage community more than when we can’t. Having integrity with our words seems simple enough, but Jesus explains that it has everything to do with our grasp of [...]
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