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Apr 8, 2018 6:00 AM America/Chicago

The Great Divorce 11 - Facing Heaven and Hell

What happens after we die ? Is that just the end, or is there an after life ? Are Heaven and Hell myths or reality ? If they are real, how could an all loving, all powerful God allow anyone to be in Hell ? What we believe about eternity will drive the pri

Do we have control over our fate ? If God is completely in control and has already decided how everything is going to work out, do we really have choice, do we really have free will ? Do we make choices, or do our choices make us, or does God make both, o

What will be your legacy ? We only get one shot at this life, and when your is done, what do you hope people will say about you and how you lived ? Today we look at two very different people who ended up with two very different legacies. We join C.S. Lewi

Mar 4, 2018 5:00 AM America/Chicago

The Great Divorce 08 - The Red Lizard - Colossians 3:1-17

Why do smart people do stupid things ? Why are we constantly shooting ourselves in the foot ? Why are bad habits so hard to break ? Why do some people get better and better at their craft while others get worse and worse ? In one of the most vivid scenes

What’s the difference between wanting the best for someone and being a control freak ? What do truly healthy relationships look like ? Do you have a relationship right now that you would like to improve ? Today we look at two examples of really bad rela

We often tell ourselves “I need to get more organized!” It might be true, but perhaps the more important question is this – what is my life organized around ? What organizes me ? Today we look at three people who organized their lives around very di

Feb 11, 2018 5:00 AM America/Chicago

The Great Divorce 05 - The Embarassed Woman - Chapter 8

When you think about it, few things paralyze, cripple, and stunt a person’s soul more than… shame. Today we join C.S. Lewis as he shows us “The Embarrassed Woman” so we can understand how to pride, guilt, and shame go together. There is a huge dif

Do I lean towards Optimism, Do I lean towards Pessimism, Or do I lean on Jesus? Today we discover that two very common sense approaches to life actually keep us from seeing the Kingdom of God. We take a look at two characters in the Great Divorce, Ikey th

Jan 28, 2018 5:00 AM America/Chicago

The Great Divorce 03 - The Bishop - Chapter 5

How do you know if a spiritual leader is leading you closer to God or farther away ? Today we come to the story of the Bishop in C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce. We begin with a dramatic reading from the book. Join us as we dig in to 1 Timothy 3:1-17 to

Jan 21, 2018 5:00 AM America/Chicago

The Great Divorce 02 - The Big Man - Chapter 4

Have you ever met people who have a litany ? A litany of all the reasons why they are OK and why all their problems are somebody else’s fault ? It’s not just other people – all of us are tempted to be full of excuses, finding ways to tell ourselves

Are you facing any choices in your life right now ? Have you noticed recurring streams of thought – on going conversations you have with yourself about yourself or about others that you know are no good ? Today we begin our sermon series on the Great Di