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Apr 26, 2010 11:01 AM America/Chicago
What does it mean to lie down in green pastures and be led by still waters? Today we learn more about sheep than we wanted to know and find out that they look awfully familiar. In a culture of high speed high tech pseudo-life, we find that the Christian l
Apr 12, 2010 11:17 AM America/Chicago
I cannot think of a conclusion that would change the direction of a persons life more, a conviction that would change their outlook on everything more than the five simple words - The Lord is my Shepherd. In this first part of our series we look at how ra
Apr 8, 2010 7:37 AM America/Chicago
The evil witch controls Narnia, but "Aslan is on the move." Do you ever feel hopeless? What if God were on the move in your life ?
Apr 4, 2010 6:40 AM America/Chicago
If Jesus paid for the price of our sins on the cross, why did he need to rise from the dead ? Does your Christianity need a Easter morning? We look at an amazing true story of a world war 1 hero and then the role of a lead climber in rock climbing only to
Mar 28, 2010 7:03 AM America/Chicago
Would an all loving, forgiving, merciful God really send people to Hell? What is God really like? Get ready to be offended. In our concluding sermon on the Great Divorce we look at the great questions and we discover that our ability to see and enter the
Mar 21, 2010 8:35 AM America/Chicago
Do you make choices or do your choices make you or does God make both? If God is in complete control of how things turn out - how can my choices be real? We look at proton rain, sunlight on a stone, and stupid human tricks searching for answers and find i
Mar 14, 2010 11:48 AM America/Chicago
A life of manipulation leads to a legacy of ashes. A life centered on God leads to a legacy of love that never ends. Have you ever felt manipulated by someone? Worse yet, have you ever caught a glimpse of your own manipulative ways? C.S. Lewis shows us th
Mar 7, 2010 4:13 PM America/Chicago
Why do smart people do stupid things? Why are bad habits so hard to break? Who are you when no one is looking? How are we to break the cycle of bad habits of thought or deed? In particular how are we to handle pornography and sexual addictions ? How do yo
Feb 21, 2010 2:12 PM America/Chicago
What do you do when shame or guilt has such power over you that you would choose a life of hell rather than be exposed to your shame. It turns out that guilt and shame are not the same thing, and real freedom can found in the strangest place - a scripture
Feb 14, 2010 8:54 AM America/Chicago
Why is it that romantic relationships that can provide the greatest joy in life can also produce the greatest misery? We explore 10 key principles that can help us to build relationships that age well. Check the SouthRidge website for a video and PDF of t
Feb 7, 2010 5:57 AM America/Chicago
Do I lean towards Optimisim, 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 t
Jan 24, 2010 2:20 PM America/Chicago
What if there was a wall in your mind that was keeping you from crossing over into the wide open spaces of an intimate relationship with God ? It turns out that the idea that we have any rights before God is a wall that shuts us out from the very thing we
Jan 17, 2010 3:02 PM America/Chicago
Ever been haunted by a train of thoughts you knew were no good for you ? Ever want to meet C.S. Lewis? We do both as we hear Lewis read from the Preface of the Great Divorce about how the choices we make shape who we become. We look at Proverbs 16 and Rom
Nov 1, 2009 6:55 AM America/Chicago
In a world of winners and losers, of superstars, people who are one in a million like the atheletes we watch on TV, where is your place in this world? It turns out that Jesus has handed you a check for two million dollars to use for good in this world - y
Oct 25, 2009 3:56 PM America/Chicago
Behind all our striving and fantasies, what most of us want is deep peace and deep purpose. We look at the famous scripture where Jesus says I am the vine and you are the branches to discover where deep peace and deep purpose can be found and the Trellis
Oct 18, 2009 7:49 AM America/Chicago
Do I really need to go to church to be a Christian? Churches are so messed up, why should I bother? What is this thing called the Church of Jesus Christ, and how could you tell a good church from a bad church ? It turns out that lying in 4 short verses in
Oct 11, 2009 6:36 AM America/Chicago
Does God call us to a specific job or task? How do we figure out what career is best for us? What do you do when you feel stuck in your job or in your life? We turn to Ephesians 4 and discover there that God as 4 callings for us: To work, to walk, to grow
Oct 4, 2009 3:14 PM America/Chicago
How is your 9 - 5 life going? We look at the most common frustrations in the workplace and most common tensions between mangers and workers, and find there actually is a really good reason to heed the call - Whatever you hand finds to do - do it with all
Aug 30, 2009 8:44 AM America/Chicago
What do you do when the dark days come? Why does God allow good things to be taken away from our lives? We turn to the song Blessed Be Thy Name, the scriptures that form its foundation including Job 1:18-22. and ancient painting entitled Hopeless Dawn to
Aug 23, 2009 6:56 AM America/Chicago
The worship song Beautiful One seems so simple and yet carries within it profound revelation of what we mean by Father, Son, and Holy Spirt. We look at a wonderful collection of scriptures this song is based on and discover that Beautiful One is a refrain
Aug 2, 2009 11:46 AM America/Chicago
In the Lord of the Rings, the heros come to a place where the gate of Moria is supposed to be. But all they can see is a bunch of words on a stone wall. Ever feel like you are sitting outside the gate of the good life with now way to get in? Does the bibl
Jul 26, 2009 1:51 PM America/Chicago
Have you ever found yourself thinking - If only I had that ... then I would be happy... ? Or have you ever found yourself envying someone else's life? What are we supposed to do with that feeling ? Is contentment on this earth possible ? Is desire to aqui
Jul 19, 2009 5:59 AM America/Chicago
Bending the truth, white lies, gossip - they seem to have become America's favorite pastimes. We cant stand it when others lie to us, and yet we dont really think that our own bending of the truth is any big deal. But it turns out that lying creates three
Jun 21, 2009 4:29 PM America/Chicago
Is it wrong to make copies of music, or keep stuff from work, or chargge high interest rates? What exactly does God mean when he says "Do not steal"? And why does the Old Testament spend so much time talking about weights and balances ? We take a look at