Generations Community Church

What if the WAY we celebrate Christmas actually advances ANOTHER empire? What if the demands it places on us (go, go, go, buy, buy, buy, stress, stress, stress) don't have anything to do with Jesus and end up become just another set of heavy burdens? What if there is a BETTER WAY? In this message, Brian Hull contrasts the yoke of Jesus to the yoke of the Roman Empire...and what it means for Americans living in 2018.

What if the WAY we celebrate Christmas actually advances ANOTHER empire? What if the demands it places on us (go, go, go, buy, buy, buy, stress, stress, stress) don't have anything to do with Jesus and end up become just another set of heavy burdens? What if there is a BETTER WAY? In this message, Brian Hull contrasts the yoke of Jesus to the yoke of the Roman Empire...and what it means for Americans living in 2018.

Ever been to the mall at Christmas and find yourself wondering why you are there? If it's worth all the hassle, no parking spaces, crowds and frenzy? What about all the list-making? Did you get EACH of your sister's kids a gift? Is everything ready? WHY IS IT that Christmas feels so rushed, so frenzied, so NOT peaceful? In this message, Brian Hull unpacks the FIRST step anyone must take in order to begin experiencing PEACE at Christmas (or any other time of the year).

Ever been to the mall at Christmas and find yourself wondering why you are there? If it's worth all the hassle, no parking spaces, crowds and frenzy? What about all the list-making? Did you get EACH of your sister's kids a gift? Is everything ready? WHY IS IT that Christmas feels so rushed, so frenzied, so NOT peaceful? In this message, Brian Hull unpacks the FIRST step anyone must take in order to begin experiencing PEACE at Christmas (or any other time of the year).

When we hanker after stuff that isn't ours, it often leads to breaking the other 9 Commandments. It's what opens the door for a husband to cheat on his wife or for another man to embezzle from his employer. And it's the thing that plays out in church nurseries throughout America when one child is playing with a toy - and another child sees it. Thou shalt not covet...explains the other 9 Commandments in retrospect.

When we hanker after stuff that isn't ours, it often leads to breaking the other 9 Commandments. It's what opens the door for a husband to cheat on his wife or for another man to embezzle from his employer. And it's the thing that plays out in church nurseries throughout America when one child is playing with a toy - and another child sees it. Thou shalt not covet...explains the other 9 Commandments in retrospect.

Young children and old people have something in common: they have no filter. If they think it or feel it, they say it. And they will say something TRUE, even if it hurts someone else's feelings. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the 9th Commandment: you must not bear false witness against your neighbor (or as we learned it: thou shalt not lie).

Young children and old people have something in common: they have no filter. If they think it or feel it, they say it. And they will say something TRUE, even if it hurts someone else's feelings. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the 9th Commandment: you must not bear false witness against your neighbor (or as we learned it: thou shalt not lie).

One of the first things you learn as a kid is possessive pronouns: mine, his, hers, ours, theirs. And you also learn pretty quick that your siblings, if you had any, are THIEVES. We all know that we're not supposed to steal (or take) what isn't ours. But is the 8th Commandment JUST about stealing? Or is there something MORE going on with what God desires?

One of the first things you learn as a kid is possessive pronouns: mine, his, hers, ours, theirs. And you also learn pretty quick that your siblings, if you had any, are THIEVES. We all know that we're not supposed to steal (or take) what isn't ours. But is the 8th Commandment JUST about stealing? Or is there something MORE going on with what God desires?