We kicked off a new message series yesterday called "CREED: What You Believe + Why It Matters" and we opened with the first message, "STORY: The Doctrine of Scripture." Why? Because what you believe influences everything about you — the way you think, feel, speak...
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Born In The USA (Truth About Politics) — Part 1
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 9 Born In The USA is a song by American singer-songwriter, Bruce Springsteen for his 1984 album of the same name. The album produced seven top 10 singles including Dancing In the Dark, I’m On Fire, Glory Days and Born In The USA. The song...
Born This Way (Truth About Gender) – Part 4
SCHOOL OF ROCK — WEEK 8 “Don't hide yourself in regret,Just love yourself and you're set,I'm on the right track, baby,I was born this way!”—Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen In this post we’ll wrap up this series of blogs with three additional aspects of a framework for...
Born This Way (Truth About Gender) – Part 3
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 8 “No matter gay, straight, or bi,Lesbian, transgendered life,I'm on the right track baby,I was born to survive.”—Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen Let’s go back to Matthew 19:4-6 as we continue to explore the fourth aspect of this framework. Again,...
Born This Way (Truth About Gender) – Part 2
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 8 “Oh there ain't no other way,Baby, I was born this way!”—Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen In this post, we’ll continue our series for providing a biblical framework for thinking about issues related to sex and sexuality. We’ll look at the fourth...
Born This Way (Truth About Gender) – Part 1
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 8 Born This Way is a song by Lady Gaga and the lead single from her second album of the same name released in February 2011. The song has sold more than 10.49 million copies worldwide. Lyrics in the song include the following: “I’m...
I Want To Know What Love Is (Truth About Sex) — Part 5
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 7 “Gotta take a little time,Little time to look around me.I've got nowhere left to hide,Looks like love has finally found me.”—Foreigner, I Want To Know What Love Is If what we believe about sex is a reflection of what we believe about God, and...
I Want To Know What Love Is (Truth About Sex) — Part 4
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 7 I began this series of posts with a guiding principle regarding sex and sexuality. I want to return to that principle, but now I’d like to add one sentence composed of four words that I believe represent a biblical viewpoint on sex and...
I Want To Know What Love Is (Truth About Sex) — Part 3
“I've gotta take a little time,A little time to think things over.I better read between the lines,In case I need it when I'm older. "This mountain I must climb,Feels like a world upon my shoulders,Through the clouds, I see love shine,Keeps me warm as life grows...
I Want To Know What Love Is (Truth About Sex) — Part 2
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Week 7 “I've gotta take a little time,A little time to think things over.I better read between the lines,In case I need it when I'm older. This mountain I must climb,Feels like a world upon my shoulders,Through the clouds, I see love shine,Keeps me...