Your God Is Too Small - Arborway Community Church

Where to Find Enoughness

September 4, 2022 • Ivey Rhodes

Whether we admit it or not, all of us struggle with insecurities. There is a broad range of things we can be insecure about, but much of it comes down to the feeling like we’re not enough. This week we take a look at Moses, one of the most important people in the Bible. Though he would do incredible things through God, he didn’t begin his story as a hero. When God chose him to lead the people out of Egypt, Moses came up with excuses about how he wasn’t enough. What was God’s response? To paraphrase: You’re right. But I AM enough.

Aaron’s Build-a-god Workshop

August 28, 2022 • Ivey Rhodes • Exodus 32:1–20

What do people mean when they say things like, “I prefer to think of God like…“? If God is real, it doesn’t matter how we prefer to think of him. He is who he is. This week we turn to the making of the golden calf to explore the question, what does it mean to make an idol? For many of us, we’re not tempted to worship a golden cow, but we do create other types of gods. Pastor Ivey helps us see where we’ve tried to customize our own god, and in the process, missed the true God. A sin that can lead to great despair and doubt.

You Can't Handle The Why

August 21, 2022 • Ivey Rhodes • Job

All of us are going to go through painful times in our lives. And it's not like being Christian changes that. The question we may have is, "Why would a good God allow us to suffer? It's a legitimate question, but what if it's the wrong question? This Sunday pastor Ivey brings us through Job and gives us two helpful questions we should ask about our pain... and "Why?" is not one of them.

Drop Dead Goodness

August 14, 2022 • Ivey Rhodes • Exodus 33:17–23, Isaiah 6:1–7, Exodus 34:29–35

We can look at the stars and measure God's infinite creative power, but how do we measure his glory? This week pastor Ivey helps us understand the infinite goodness and holiness of God by taking us to two passages where God's glory is on display. For those in the room, it was a really bad thing. Not only were they scared, but their lives were at risk.

How Great Is Your God?

August 7, 2022 • Ivey Rhodes • Isaiah 40

Do you struggle with doubt about God? Much of our doubt happens because we shrink God. Many people want a God that is powerful, but not too powerful. Great, but not too great. We would like him to be like us, just a little smarter and stronger. Why? Because that’s a God that we can control. But that’s not the God we encounter in the Scriptures. The God of the Scriptures is incomprehensibly strong, big, and great. This week Pastor Ivey helps us wrap our minds around an infinite God… at least as much as a finite mind can.