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Listen in as we continue our series, this week we speak about Anger

Hey Family,

As a pastor I’ve heard more confessions than the Brooklyn DA. Whenever anyone is confessing something, they’re always sharing their greatest shame, their darkest secret, their deepest hurt. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened, but inevitably the secret, the hurt, the shame . . . has to do with sex.

This week we’re going to be diving into a topic that surrounds us every day. What with hookups, friends with benefits, and casual dating apps, this subject is becoming more and more prevalent in our hearts, in our lives, and in society. This week we will deal with the issue of lust. Lust can be considered much more broadly than just having to do with sex, and we’ll be discussing all the things that we can lust after. We will approach this very sensitive subject not by looking at our feelings or our culture, but at God’s word.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday at 10 a.m. as we continue with our series KILL JOYS, about the seven deadly sins.

Hey Family,

As a pastor I’ve heard more confessions than the Brooklyn DA. Whenever anyone is confessing something, they’re always sharing their greatest shame, their darkest secret, their deepest hurt. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened, but inevitably the secret, the hurt, the shame . . . has to do with sex.

This week we’re going to be diving into a topic that surrounds us every day. What with hookups, friends with benefits, and casual dating apps, this subject is becoming more and more prevalent in our hearts, in our lives, and in society. This week we will deal with the issue of lust. Lust can be considered much more broadly than just having to do with sex, and we’ll be discussing all the things that we can lust after. We will approach this very sensitive subject not by looking at our feelings or our culture, but at God’s word.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday at 10 a.m. as we continue with our series KILL JOYS, about the seven deadly sins.

Hey Family,

I used to love a song called “Constant Craving” by k.d. lang. But now I listen to it with a different ear. It could be the theme song of many of our lives. There's a craving that we have, a yearning for the thing that makes us feel good. Many times it can be food, other times it can be alcohol, but whatever craving it is, it leads us to the very sin that we're going to talk about this week. How do we shake the bad habits, break the strongholds of bondage that keep us in sin, and find joy in Christ, when all our hearts long for is the constant craving?

Come this Sunday as we continue our series KILL JOYS, about the seven deadly sins. I look forward to seeing you at 10 a.m.

Hey Family,

I used to love a song called “Constant Craving” by k.d. lang. But now I listen to it with a different ear. It could be the theme song of many of our lives. There's a craving that we have, a yearning for the thing that makes us feel good. Many times it can be food, other times it can be alcohol, but whatever craving it is, it leads us to the very sin that we're going to talk about this week. How do we shake the bad habits, break the strongholds of bondage that keep us in sin, and find joy in Christ, when all our hearts long for is the constant craving?

Come this Sunday as we continue our series KILL JOYS, about the seven deadly sins. I look forward to seeing you at 10 a.m.

Listen in as Pastor John FIls-Ame shares God word with us

Listen in as Pastor John FIls-Ame shares God word with us

It’s the reason you got divorced, it’s why you can’t go to your friend and reconcile your relationship, it’s why you and your kid (or maybe your mom) haven’t talked in years. We’ve got to learn how to combat and address this deadly sin called pride.

In the culture that we live in, we often hear that you have to put yourself first and work hard to get rid of low self-esteem. But the Bible has a very different view of pride. Every sin that you have ever or will ever commit is birthed out of a place of pride. And if that’s true, it makes sense to find out what it is and how we can move away from this most deadly sin. Come this Sunday as we continue in our series KILL JOYS, which looks at the seven deadly sins that rob of us joy. Invite someone you care about and I’ll see you at 10 a.m.

It’s the reason you got divorced, it’s why you can’t go to your friend and reconcile your relationship, it’s why you and your kid (or maybe your mom) haven’t talked in years. We’ve got to learn how to combat and address this deadly sin called pride.

In the culture that we live in, we often hear that you have to put yourself first and work hard to get rid of low self-esteem. But the Bible has a very different view of pride. Every sin that you have ever or will ever commit is birthed out of a place of pride. And if that’s true, it makes sense to find out what it is and how we can move away from this most deadly sin. Come this Sunday as we continue in our series KILL JOYS, which looks at the seven deadly sins that rob of us joy. Invite someone you care about and I’ll see you at 10 a.m.

Hey Family,

What’s wrong with our marriages? What’s wrong with our church? What’s wrong with our society? What’s wrong with the politicians? These questions come up for every one of us when we reflect on the brokenness not only in our lives but the brokenness we see around us. The answer to these very profound questions is equally profound but very short. The answer is: SIN.

Sin is what’s wrong with us. Sin is what’s wrong with our marriages. Sin is what’s wrong with our church, our society, our politicians. And sin is what’s wrong with the world. In this new series, Kill Joy, we’re going to turn to the gospel to investigate how sin can ruin our lives and see what the remedy could be.

The answer isn’t just stop doing it. The answer is deeper and much more profound. If you’re having a tough time right now, I hope to see you Sunday. Invite a friend.

--Edwin