There are certain Christians who have created a charismatic subculture around certain values related to the charismatic dimensions of the faith. Pastor Derek calls this subculture charismania and he is calling us to leave. Christian subcultures like this one is too narrow and too arrogant to contain all that God wants to do on the earth. For those who have been touched by the charismatic renewal, it is time to come down the mountain.
God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble, because God is opposed to anyone receiving worship instead of him. Pride is a kind of self-worship, where we put ourselves on the throne of our own hearts and, like the devil, we declare, “I will make myself like the Most High God.” In this final installment in the Seven Deadly Sins series, Pastor Derek explains that humility is the remedy for the sin of pride.
The seven deadly sins are decidedly deadly because living with these sins is not life the way it ought to be. Envy keeps us from life as it ought to be because it “rots the bones.” Envy causes us to wish our lives away and it infects our relationships with the disease of death.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
Wrath is the first of the deadly sins that deserves an asterisk, because there is a good anger and a bad anger. God himself gets angry and demonstrates his wrath. He is justified in his wrath, but how do we know we are justified in our wrath? In this message, Pastor Derek describes the key issues–motive, duration, and action–that determine whether anger is sinful or not.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
It would seem that over-activity would lead to more sins than the passivity we see in sloth. However, the sullen indifference of sloth may be the most seductive sin in the list of seven deadly sins. In this message, Pastor Derek discusses how sloth turns faith into doubt, hope into despair, and love into cynicism.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
While the world believes, He who dies with the most toys wins, the truth is He who dies with the most toys sins. Greed has little to do with amount of money in your pocket. It is a disease that lives in your heart. Pastor Derek explains from two important Bible passages why greed is indeed a deadly sin.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
Of all the sins on our deadly list, gluttony seems like the most benign. In this message, Pastor Derek shares five deadly effects of gluttony and the one sole remedy.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
Lust is a major temptation for Christians living in a sexually explicit culture. As Pastor Derek explains, lust occurs when the fantasy begins. The following message is rated PG-13 for adult content and it includes a live Q&A.
Living life on our own terms free from God’s control and input is not freedom. It is slavery, because the payment for sin is always death of some kind. In this introductory message, Pastor Derek talks about the nature of sin and it’s deadly effects. The seven deadly sins are themselves deadly because they are the root of so many other sins.
This message includes live Q&A with Pastor Derek answering questions that had been sent via text messaging.
Philippians 4:10-23
Joy in the Christian live is not found material weath. The secret to finding real lasting joy is through contentment, being happy with what you have. Pastor Derek concludes his study of Philippians with a discussion on contement, friendship, and the grace of God.
