Are You There God?

Ryan Atkinson Psalm 34:15-22 (Selected Verses) I am “Nerv-ited” this morning, family. That’s right. I am “Nerv-ited” this morning. I want to start off a bit differently this morning and offer you this term, “Nerv-ited,” which...

OPEN UP!

Steve Lindsley Mark 7: 31-37 (Selected Verses) So, after reading our scripture today, this healing of the deaf man in the gospel of Mark, I got to tell you: I have questions. Like, what’s going on with this secrecy thing?  Tell no one, Jesus says to his disciples...

The Good News Sparks Joy and Belonging

Steve Lindsley Acts 8: 26-40 (Selected Verses)   Shannon Kershner, a seminary classmate and current pastor of Central Presbyterian in Atlanta, once began a sermon with a question: who or what informs where you belong? It’s that question that lies at the heart of our...

What Should Offend Us

Steve Lindsley Matthew 21: 12-17 (Selected Verses) Siblings in Christ, I have a question for you this morning: what offends you? What are things that happen to you, with you, at you, or around you that cause you to become outraged, incensed, aggrieved? What offends...

Start Small

Ryan Atkinson John 6:1-15 (Selected Verses) Has your faith ever been challenged? I mean, your back is against the wall, and you have run out of options, and you don’t know what to do or where to turn. You’ve done all that you know to do, and as far as you...

When the Answer is “No”

Steve Lindsley 2 Samuel 7: 1-14 (Selected Verses) When I was fourteen years old, I thought for certain that I was going to get an electric guitar for Christmas. I mean, in my mind, it wasn’t a matter of “if,” it was “when” – and that “when” was going to be Christmas...