The MemoPOD by Peter Heck

Our entire country is talking about the election. The world is talking about the election. As God’s people, let’s make sure we are also talking about the Gospel. It’s all that will save us. And man, we don’t deserve it. This last week, I spoke about Christ being the currency that paid our ransom, freeing us. And now we have the privilege to imitate Him, spending ourselves to free others. But we’re pretty good at finding reasons why we can’t do so – people will abuse that freedom we seek to bring them, after all. I hope this clip can be an encouragement to you.

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I started a new series this last week and personally, I was totally unprepared for the way I would feel when I got done with the opening message. Do you ever get the uncomfortable feeling that you’re just doing it all the wrong way? Even though you know that’s an overreaction, you still get that disconcerting sensation that you’ve really missed the boat on how you’re supposed to be living your life? That’s how I felt when I came to grips with the fact that I would define my life with words like “contentment” and “comfort” rather than “sacrifice.” Take a look at this clip and maybe you’ll feel uncomfortable too! : )

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Most churched kids grew up hearing that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for homosexuality, or at least for sexual depravity. I got a question this week to wind up our “You Asked For It” series that challenged that. Doesn’t Scripture teach that Sodom was wiped out for inhospitality and being cruel to strangers? I jumped into that and then went on to a fuller conversation about what we do with the information. It’s one thing to know, it’s another to respond accordingly.

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It’s said 100 times a day at least. “I love Jesus, but I’m not into organized religion.” If Christ’s church is “organized religion,” let’s remember that He is the one who organized it. He bought it with His blood. He chose to analogize the church as His bride. The flippant disregard so many supposed believers direct towards something so precious to Him, is far from a demonstration of love towards Him. That’s why I spent this last week addressing how we believers should regard the church. Would love to know your thoughts.

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Last week I received more response to the Bible teaching clip than normal, and I think it’s because it had to do with the very real struggles that come in our marriages as Christians. It made me realize I wanted to share one more section of that message with you that I’m hoping is both convicting and encouraging. We idolize this mythical notion of “happiness” and even spiritualize it, saying in the midst of a troubled marriage things like, “God would want me to be happy.” No, God wants us to be obedient. He also wants us to realize what marriage is – a mirror. Don’t bust the mirror.

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Some people struggle believing that Satan is real, and that he has it in for us. I get that. The supernatural isn’t easy to grasp or even pay attention to when you’re consumed with your day-to-day lives. That’s the famous line, after all: Satan’s greatest trick was convincing the world he wasn’t real. But he is real, and he hates God, and therefore is trying to deprive God of all the glory that is due him. And what better way to do that than tear apart the institution that God designed to represent Christ and the church?

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I know Hallmark makes a lot of money off of it, but Romans 8:28 – the remarkable promise in God’s Word that He will work all things together for good – is not sentimentality or a divine version of the “every cloud has a silver lining” catchphrase. No, this is a powerful statement about the sovereignty of God and the power of the One who sits at the right hand of the Father. I did my best to bring that out in the message this week and would love for you to take a look at this clip to get a taste of what I mean.

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There is an eternal justice. In one sense we are very thankful for it, and in another sense it should terrify us. I explain what I mean by that in this clip, but also try to illuminate how the words of Romans 2 perfectly describe the human condition as we attempt to escape this burdensome awareness that we are law-breakers who deserve to be judged. Outside of Christ, we are. In Christ, we have an Advocate. I think you’ll appreciate this clip even if I’m not describing it well here, so take a look!

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The Christian faith is entirely rational. That simple fact has helped me immensely as I’ve grown in my relationship with Christ. The assurance that comes from the evidence is incredibly comforting when dealing with supernatural realities that I can never fully understand. I wanted to bring that out in the sermon this last week, and luckily I got some help in illustrating it from the unlikeliest of sources – the culture’s “leading atheist.”

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Satan is so good at discouraging us. He lies to us and fills our heads and hearts with doubts. Doubts about God’s love for us, doubts about Christ’s finished work on our behalf, doubts about our own ability to persevere in the faith. The next time he starts working on you again, I’m begging you to remember the scene in Gethsemane. That’s where we focused this morning, and I wanted to share with you a portion of it here.

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