The Connection Podcast

Devo // Embody The Gospel - Missional Love

Spiritually, you can’t just go to dinner and a movie. You have to find the sailboat date

Sermon // Vox Dei: Mark 1:21-34

God has incredible authority. But do we submit to him as lord or just as our fire insurance? Are we trying to find out just how far we can go before it's too much? 

 

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Devo // Embody the Gospel - Faithfulness

The Church is TOO relaxed. Paul talks to the church in Thessalonica about their struggles, but how does that translate to us today? 

Sermon // Vox Dei: Jonah 3: 1-5, 10

Sometimes, we have no problem hearing God. We just don't like what He has to say. There's a pretty famous story involving a boat, a fish, a city, and a man from the old testament that shows exactly what can happen when God takes us to an uncomfortable situation. 

Devo // Embody the Gospel

The call on our life is to claim the name of Jesus. This means our life should reflect Christ; Paul writes extensively on how this should look. There is a missional character to God, one of Hope, one of Faith, and one of Love. How do we take on the character of Jesus and become Christ-like? 

Sermon // Vox Dei: 1st Samuel 3: 1-10

3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. ² At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; ³ the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. ⁴ Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” ⁵ and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. ⁶ The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” ⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. ⁸ The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. ⁹ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

¹⁰ Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

Devo// Crowd of Witnesses

Charlie reflects on turning 50 and the gift that touched him the most. 

Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, ² fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Sermon // Vox Dei: Genesis 1: 1-5

Vox Dei- Voice of God

Coffee With Charlie // New Year Resolutions

Made a new year's resolution? Are you anti-resolutions? Has 2020 made it feel like resolutions are impossible? This is the time of year everyone starts over after the holidays and seeks to make changes. They make new commitments, again...or don't. We all have a desire to change something. Our best commitments usually still seem to fail us and leave us unfulfilled. Life gets in the way.

Change is hard, lasting change is even harder.

 

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Devo // Tragedy & Redemption

²² Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every boy that is born to the Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl live.”

Exodus 1:22

¹⁶ When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men,^[i] he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:16

 

When God raised Moses up to deliver the people from Egypt, those in political power were afraid and killed the baby boys. When Jesus was incarnated to deliver the people from Sin, those in political power were afraid and killed the baby boys.

There are strong parallels between these accounts. But out of great misery, suffering, and tragedy, God worked His greatest triumphs.