It’s hard to be human. Each of us, at our very conception, is given a soul—our deepest identity, a unique blueprint, our truest self. This is God’s gift to us, and we are given only a brief span of years to discover it, to accept it, and to live for it. To do so is to know true freedom and liberation by connecting to the inexhaustible love of God.
But there are forces both within and without that are constantly working to thwart that discovery: the drive to conform to the expectations of the world, our friends and family, our religion, our culture; our longing for the approval and affirmation of others through our work, our appearance, our achievements, our wealth, our education. All of these are the trappings of the false self, preventing us from knowing the freedom and joy that comes from living for our true self.
What makes it so hard to be human? Quite simply, it’s the fear of losing our false self in our lifelong pursuit of finding our soul. This is what Jesus meant when he said, “Those who find their lives will lose them, and those that lose their lives because of me will find them.”
Join us throughout this season of Lent as we discover how, in becoming truly human, we become most fully alive to God, to the world, and to ourselves.
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Newness of Life” (Mark 16:1-8) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - (EASTER) April 9, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Forgiveness For Our Betrayals” (Matthew 26) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - April 2, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Freedom From Our Tombs” (John 11) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - March 26, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Vision For Our Blindness” (John 9:1-12, 25b) - Rev Jerry Lee Butler - March 19, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Assurance For Our Self-Doubt” (Exodus 17:1-7) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - March 12, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Curiosity for Our Certainty” (John 3:1-9, 16) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - March 5, 2023
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: ”Wholeness for Our Shame” (Genesis 2:15-17 & Genesis 3:1-7) - Rev Amy Stapleton - February 26, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why Hope?” (Isaiah 43:16-21) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - February 19, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why the Bible?” (Psalm 119:103-105 & John 16:12-15) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - February 12, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why the Church?” (1 John 4:16-21) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - February 5, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why the Cross?” (Philippians 2:1-11) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - January 29, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why Jesus?” (Readings from the Gospel of John) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - January 22, 2023
”WHY CHRISTIAN: Why Christianity?” (John 1:1-5, 14) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - January 15, 2023
”Home By Another Way” (Matthew 2:1-12) - Rev Amy Stapleton - January 8, 2023
”Beginnings and Identity” (Mark 1:4-11) - Rev Jerry Lee Butler - January 1, 2023
”So Now What?” (Isaiah 63:7-9) - Rev Jerry Lee Butler - December 25, 2022
”UNTO US - The Child” (Luke 2) - Rev Mark Feldmeir - December 24, 2022
”UNTO US - The Child” (Luke 2) - Rev Amy Stapleton - December 24, 2022
”UNTO US - Prince of Peace” (Ephesians 2:14-18) - December 18, 2022
”UNTO US - Everlasting Father” (Luke 1:46-55) - December 11, 2022
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