Pastor David
Desert Wisdom: Identity
No matter how long we spend in the desert the goal is always to leave it again. However, this isn’t like a vacation because, when desert time is done right, we take the desert w...
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Desert Wisdom: Union
God doesn’t just strip us down. He washes us and gives us new clothes to put on. In fact, he gives us Christ to put on. God’s goal for us is not simply to follow rules, avoiding...
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Desert Wisdom: False Self
The desert is a place of stripping away. As we embrace the silence and the solitude, as we sit still in the presence of God, we learn that we are false selves. Everything about ...
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Desert Wisdom: Way-Bread
Sometimes our route to the desert is not wholly spiritual. Sometimes, we are so caught up in the world’s ways that we burn out and finally seek out another way. This too is God’...
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Desert Wisdom: Release
The attractive things about idols are their portability. They are built for convenience. They fit into our busy schedules and receive whatever leftover devotion we can spare. No...
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Desert Wisdom: Disruption
Why on earth would we want to go to the desert? Our modern day lives are all about being as comfortable as we can with as little pain as possible. But, it seems God is determine...
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Stepping Stones: Ask and It Will Be Given to You
The God of Scripture has always called his people to follow him into unknown and dangerous places. Our church is no exception. In order for us to do this well we should do what ...
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He Is Coming Soon!
Is it a warning or a promise? Yes, both. To those who have been trying to keep one foot in the world and on foot in the kingdom, it’s a warning that time is running out. For tho...
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New Creation!
The world and its systems seem so large and powerful. We’re all familiar with the phrase, “That’s just the way the world works.” It suggests permanence. In the face of this, our...
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Behold! The White Rider!
There are times when the opposition to who we are is so significant it feels like David and Goliath. The enemy seems too powerful. So, we are given a vision of real power that e...
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Raise a Hallelujah!
Hallelujah means let us praise God! This imperative to praise is born out of the certainty that God will judge his people’s enemies justly and take his people to himself a...
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Rage of the Dragon!
Know your enemy. This is the most basic rule of warfare, but one we too often forget. Behind all the hate of God’s people, there is one real enemy. He has been defeated and cast...
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Work of Witness!
Some days it can feel like the world is spinning out of control. We can struggle, not just our place in it, but with our role. However, our role has not changed—even during the ...
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Envy: God Made Me Wrong
Envy isn’t about not having enough stuff. Rather, it is the sense that I am not enough. Seeing things in others that I wish for myself. But, I need to be the only one to have th...
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Greed: God Doesn’t Care
Greed moves beyond having what we need to live. Instead, if focuses on accumulation to define our self and status. It is ambition gone wrong. We are called to practice kindness ...
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Gluttony: Life is More Than
Food and drink are good and necessary for the health of our bodies, but we can easily overindulge those appetites, placing our physical desires over our spiritual good. To comba...
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Lust: God’s Love Is Not Enough
Men and women are designed for one another. Therefore, sexual desire isn’t sinful. But, lust is desire disordered. Rather than fulfilling our longing, it leaves us empty and sep...
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Wrath: Usurping God’s Role
Anger over injustice is good. We even see Jesus become angry in several places. But, we’re not Jesus and our anger can too easily give way to wrath. God is the only one who has ...
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Sloth: Ignoring God
Rest and leisure are good and important things. However, we can slide into spiritual laziness. When we do we do not take time to worship God or attend to our spiritual condition...
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