Sermons

  Everything is Awesome & Nobody Is Happy Partners For A Purpose Opening Illustration: We are living in an absolutely amazing time. Just look around folks. It appears that there are new technological advances each and every day. Just look at the medical advancements that have occurred. I think of our very own John Anderson. John, as many of you know, has been suffering with the debilitating side effects of Parkinson’s disease. You have seen over the years how his tremors have worsened. Just a few months ago John had a procedure Deep Brain Stimulation. DBS as it is commonly called, is where electrodes are inserted into a targeted area of the brain, using MRI (another amazing instrument of technology) and recordings of brain cell activity during the procedure. A second procedure is performed to implant an IPG, impulse generator battery (like a pacemaker). The IPG is placed under the collarbone or in the abdomen. The IPG sends an electrical impulse to a part of the brain in...

  Nehemiah: Rebuild, Renew, Restore Nehemiah’s Lasting Legacy & What We Can Learn Opening Illustration: I am a child of the 1980’s. One of the great things about the 1980’s, depending on who you are asking, is the birth of the video game. These video games could be played at home. I remember my very first game system, it was the Nintendo. The system came with Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt. My brother and I spent hours playing those games. My favorite was always, and continues to be, Super Mario Brothers. The thing I loved about Super Mario is that if my digital character died, I would immediately be restored back at the beginning. No problem. If I fell into a hole, no problem, restart. If I got eaten by a man eating pipe plant, no big deal, do over. If I ran into a maniac mushroom, no problem have a new life right here at the beginning. When I played Super Mario, there was always a promise of new life after a mistake. Yet, that is not the way life really works. W...