“I don’t think the hard stuff is going to come for quite some time yet.” For safety of our people, we have decided to cancel our service this morning, and all other activities for Genesis Church today. The snow started, not much yet, but the forecast is for much of it to come while we […]
Discovering Idolatry – Issues of Faith, Hope, and Love
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three… I Corinthians 13:13 John Calvin said the human heart is an idol factory. Augustine, who lived in the fourth century and is one of the greatest thinkers in the history of the church said, “Idolatry is worshiping anything that ought to be used and using anything […]
Expulsive Power of a New Affection
Quoted Thomas Chalmers in the sermon this morning. Thomas Chalmers quote from one of his sermons entitled “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection” (Chalmers was a 19th century Scottish theologian). In the sermon he explains how the beauty of the Gospel is the only hope for our idolatry. “It is seldom that any of […]
Martin Luther, The Gospel, “Beat it into their heads continually”
At Genesis, we love the Gospel. It is the only bullet in our gun. I have always been challenged by this quote from Martin Luther about the truth and importance of the Gospel. As pastor, it challenges me continually as I ask if I am faithful in proclaiming the Gospel and counseling people to believe […]
Original Sin – Importance and Fairness
The story of the Fall in Genesis 3 is a narrative that answers the question, “What is wrong with the world?” Adam and Eve choose autonomy, and decide they would rather be their own god rather than finding their joy in being creatures that are created in the image of God. They choose to be […]