(revised)
Changing Your Story
Excuses
February 24, 2013 • Chris Edmondson • John 10:10, Luke 9:57–62
xcuses. We all have them. “It’s not the right time.” “My family wouldn’t understand.” “When my children get bigger, I’ll then I will get involved.” “When I get out of debt, I’ll start giving.” But when we give excuses, we are saying yes to a lesser life and no to the bigger life Jesus wants us to live. So what areas in your life are you giving excuses to God?
Fear
February 17, 2013 • Chris Edmondson • John 10:10, Matthew 14:22–33
I believe there is something—Someone—inside us who tells us there is more to life than sitting in the boat. You were made for something more than merely avoiding failure. There is something inside you that wants to walk on the water—to leave the comfort of routine existence and abandon yourself to the high adventure of following God. If you want to walk on the water, you've got to get out of the boat.
Jesus Changes Everything
February 10, 2013 • Chris Edmondson • Romans 7:17, Luke 19:1–10
Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or someone who minimizes risks, we all long for a great story. A great romance. A great adventure. A great mystery. And it could be that the reason we yearn for something so big, is because God made us that way. Believe it or not, a big story is unfolding around us, a story God is telling that started long before us and will continue to unfold long after we are gone. The things that draw us, that captivate us, that pull us in are the things that make God’s story great. The question is, are we a part of that story? Are we telling His story? In other words, are our lives reflecting something bigger?