Sin

Ministry

No Adultery

You shall not commit adultery.  -Exodus 20:14 Powerful day as we commissioned some of our own and continued through the Ten Commandments. We began our time together singing “Go” and ” I Will Follow” for a mission focus. After that, we watched an interview video with Taylor and Jessica Wolfe, some of North Side’s family …

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Ministry

No Idols

While the first commandment from God tells us who we should worship, the second commandment tells us how we should worship. God expects His people to worship Him alone and in the right way. Worship the right God in the right way.  That was the goal of today’s services. We started out our time together …

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Theology

Adam vs. Eve

The conversation continues to the point where Eve saw “that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with …

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Theology

The Temptation of the Christ

Continuing on through our Christology, we arrive this week at the Temptation of the Christ.  This event reveals Christ’s holiness.  He was set apart, and while he was fully God, he was full man, and he never sinned. In his 33 years of life, he never rolled his eyes behind his mother’s back.  He never …

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Theology

Trading the Ultimate for the Immediate

  At Passion 2011, Andy Stanley gave a great message concerning temptation.  One of the lines he repeated over and over is that temptation is the act of “trading the ultimate for the immediate.” The ultimate is faithfulness to your spouse, the immediate is the temporary meeting of a desire. The ultimate is a godly …

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Ministry

Overcoming Temptation

Powerful Sunday as we concluded “Tempted.”  Jeff’s message was so powerful and practical. Today, we worshiped to: Break Our Hearts – Billy Foote Nothing But the Blood – Traditional Jesus Messiah – Chris Tomlin Jesus Paid It All – Kristian Stanfill The Cross of Calvary – Travis Agnew Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) – …

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Ministry

Understanding Temptation

What a Sunday!  We started a new series at North Side entitled “Tempted.”  Today was all about understanding temptation.  From start to finish, it all was geared to us understanding what temptation is, how bad sin is, but how good God is to us helping us fight temptation. Jeff blew up his sermon.  It was …

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Ministry

Upcoming Series: Tempted

This upcoming Sunday we are starting a new series entitled “Tempted.”  This 2-week focus will help believers utilize methods to combat temptation. We often blame our circumstances when we mess up.  Sometimes we say “the Devil made me do it.”  But each of us are tempted, and each of us always has a way out …

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Family

Labor Day Lack of Plans

Happy Labor Day!  Hopefully, you are like me and have a lack of plans today.  We are hoping to enjoy our family and rest.  While I am thankful for a day off, it reminded me of the need of a weekly rest. Back in March 2008, I preached a message on “The Rest of God” …

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