Archive for February, 2009

longevity: braces vs. back braces
February 27, 2009

Lost Ground
Christians: We’ve got work to do. Scratch that. We’ve got a lot of work to do. And we’re going to have to do it for a long, long time.
Many recent studies confirm what most Christians already know: identifying oneself as a Christian is often a conversational Blue Screen of Death (or Beach Ball, [...]

meditation: kingdoms
February 19, 2009

A question from this week’s sermon: how do the bad guys know that they’re the bad guys? Revisit this scene from my favorite M. Night Shyamalan film, Unbreakable. Caution: This is the film’s final revelation. If you haven’t seen it before and care about that kind of thing, don’t watch the below.
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sermon: kingdoms
February 17, 2009

02/15/09, Aaron Youngren, Colossians 1:13-14
This week we ask, “How do the bad guys know that they’re the bad guys?”
2/15/09 ‘Kingdoms’ notes

sermon: survive and thrive
February 11, 2009

02/08/09, Aaron Youngren, Colossians 1:11-12
This week we see that Paul and Timothy are not only praying that the Colossians would know God and bear fruit, but also that God would give them His own power to do so. By God’s power the Colossians will not only survive, but also thrive.

meditation: survive and thrive
February 8, 2009

Sermon on Colossians 1:11-12 (podcast available for itunes here, or as rss here, thanks Mike) + slightly dated music video from the greatest band of all time = legendary world tour?

May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks [...]