We are – by and large – a microwave culture. We demand quick results. Why read a book when you can read a tweet? Unlike our ancestors who placed seeds in the soil and waited for crops to grow, we get what we need with the click of a mouse. Our target today is instant gratification.

Our topic this morning is self-reliance. It may seem far less sinister than other traits we've look at but of all the topics we will discuss in this series, this way of thinking has gained the most traction in the church.

Our topic this morning is self-reliance. It may seem far less sinister than other traits we've look at but of all the topics we will discuss in this series, this way of thinking has gained the most traction in the church.

This week we will study a problem that is pervasive. It is dangerously subtle, and terribly destructive. We will look at what God's Word says about the idolization of feelings.

This week we will study a problem that is pervasive. It is dangerously subtle, and terribly destructive. We will look at what God's Word says about the idolization of feelings.

Tribalism refers to the -us and them- mentality that fuels so much of the rage in our culture. In our passage this morning, we are reminded that long before social media or Canadian politics, this sin of tribalism existed, and it even crept into the church.

Tribalism refers to the "us and them" mentality that fuels so much of the rage in our culture. In our passage this morning, we are reminded that long before social media or Canadian politics, this sin of tribalism existed, and it even crept into the church.

In our passage this morning, the Apostle Paul reminds us that right living is actually the heart of right worship when he tells us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is our spiritual worship.

In our passage this morning, the Apostle Paul reminds us that right living is actually the heart of right worship when he tells us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is our spiritual worship.

Today we will use John 3-16 as a litmus test to see whether or not we have lost something of the wonder that should characterize us as we think about what God has done to rescue us.