Today we celebrate the moment that everything changed! Sin is canceled. Satan is defeated. And death itself is undone. Jesus’ resurrection means the world will never be the same! He is risen! He is risen indeed! If this is your first time to The Moody Church—or your first time in … [Read More…] April 17, 2022
No one wants to be on the wrong side of history. As it was in the days of Jesus, so it is today. Our passage for this sermon takes place at a time when it seemed to some that the right side of history was about to be revealed. The people of Jesus’ day … [Read More…] The Right Side Of History
It is common to feel frustrated about prayer that doesn’t seem to work as we intended. We can feel like God isn’t answering in the way we want, or we don’t feel heard, so we just gave up. But what if you’re using prayer the wrong way? In this sermon we learn about how … [Read More…] Pray Then Like This
There’s probably nothing sicker than religious hypocrisy–people who claim to be tight with God, but then turn out to be total fakes. We hear it all the time: “the church is full of hypocrites.” If religious hypocrisy makes you mad, you’re in good company, because Jesus couldn’t stand it either. In fact, a lot of … [Read More…] Religious Hypocrisy
Times are hard. Inflation is rising. Budgets are stretched. I want to remind you of the good work our Fellowship Committee is doing to come alongside those in our church family who could use a little help. Pastor Larry McCarthy shared these thoughts with me, and I wanted to pass them along to … [Read More…] March 20, 2022
For many years I’ve felt a bit awkward being introduced as a “Senior Pastor.” It all started in 2013 when I stepped into my first senior pastorate at the ripe age of thirty-one. That’s young in general, but as a senior pastor, it’s really young. And I always thought in the back of my … [Read More…] January 30, 2022
