Cancel culture, a phrase now popular enough to make its way into the dictionary, is defined as the practice of withdrawing support (or cancelling) public figures after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.
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Is it possible for us to get along WITHOUT giving up our convictions? In this short sermon given at Willow Creek Church, Steve makes the case that yes, we can. But to do so, you need to know a couple things from 1 Corinthians and Philippians. Check out the full sermon here.
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It’s now July and in August, I’ll be teaching at The Cove (The Billy Graham Training Center in the mountains of North Carolina). I honestly thought the seminar would be cancelled, but yesterday they assured me that it was still on…and that everyone attending the seminar probably wouldn’t die.
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How can we possibly believe in the actual resurrection of Christ? How do we know it even happened at all? The implications, either way, are earth shattering.
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The gospel is for those who have been crushed by the weight of legalism. For those who have tried and tried to earn the favor of God by relentless church attendance, diligent Bible studies, unbroken prayer, and tithing.
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You’ve probably heard me say it often. I’ve never met a Christian who didn’t want to be better than they were.
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The Pharisee knew the rules. He went to the temple to pray and looked down on the tax collector who was also praying. The Pharisee rejoiced before God that he was not like the tax collector.
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One of the major problems Christians face is that, even though they sometimes don’t admit it, they fail to really see their weakness clearly. But more important than that, most Christians fail to see their weakness in relation to God’s strength. Because of this failure, many Christians live a life of frustration and guilt. And God doesn’t sell frustration and guilt in his store…so if you have them, you didn’t ...
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Christmas isn’t easy for me. I have this suspicion that it isn’t easy for hardly anybody else either and I’m the only one who admits it.
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Stop. Be still. Rest. That’s from the Bible. Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). But the fact is that you can’t rest unless you have a calm and quiet soul first. I don’t. I’m not a model of Psalm 131. And actually that’s a good thing. Never take advice from anybody about a difficult matter unless he or ...
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