April 2020
Theology & Theater – The Lion King (2019)
A Good chunk of us are stuck inside lately. To ward off boredom, some of us are watching more movies than normal. So why not do a sermon series that involves movies! We kick off our new series on Theology and Theater by discussing the 2019 remake of the Lion King. We examine the Character […]
Lion King (2019) Commentary
This is our commentary for the 2019 remake of the Lion King. It is designed to be used as part of our Sermon series “Theology and Theater.” Visit the RiverTree Community Church website (https://www.rivertreecc.org/) to find the corresponding sermon.
Easter–Wilderness: A Time of Rebirth
Happy Easter! He is Risen! We celebrate Easter by reflecting on how our wilderness times are temporary and often times of rebirth. All of this is possible because Jesus went through the ultimate time of wilderness!
March 2020
Wilderness: A Time of Comfort
This week we continue our Journey though the wilderness by looking at how the Wilderness can be a time of comfort. We examine the idea that Jesus (Mark 1), Abraham/Sarah (Gen 18), and Lot’s entire family (Gen 19) were waited on by angels during wilderness times. We close by asking how we can be messengers […]
Wilderness: A Time of Doubt
In our first week of quarantined virtual church, we aptly continue our Lent series on being in the Wilderness. This week we examine a time Moses fell into doubt and depression (Numbers 11). We use this story to normalize what it means to doubt and identify some helpfully things we can do when we are […]
Wilderness: A Time of Learning
On week 2 of Lent, we continue our 40 days in the wilderness with Jesus. De talks about how the wilderness can be a time of learning. She brings this point home by powerfully recounting some of her own wilderness journeys.
Wilderness: A Time of Challenge
This week, we kick off our Lent series exploring just what it means for us to be in the wilderness. Jesus’ own 40-day wilderness exile will be our jumping off point for this series. We open things up by exploring the idea that wilderness times come with their own set of wild beasts. These beasts […]
February 2020
“Protecting the Community or Being Selfish?”
This week we close out our series on ‘Rigid Love’ by examining the books of ii and iii John. That’s right, 2 entire books! (Don’t worry its under 30 verses total). We look at each as an example of how to understand and utilize the outline and teachings we saw in i John. Then we […]
“A Pastors’ Round-table Discussion of I John 5”
This week Jesse and Chris give a round-table discussion of I John Chapter 5. We hit on points such as ‘breaking away from the systems of the world’ and ‘the burden of following the commands of God.’ We bring all this back to the idea of a Community of Love.
“Test the Spirits”
This week, we examine I John 4:1-6. We explore John’s call for us to ‘test spirits to see if they are from God.’ Is it possible that this test is firmly rooted in the idea of Divine Love? We also see how this relates to our desire to fully become a community of love.
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