Three weeks ago in this blog, I told you that you would not want to miss worship the following weekend; that we were going to be sharing some exciting but bittersweet news that you would not want to hear second-hand. I told you that the Session was prepared to reveal to you a key, long-term […]
Sick of Religion? Week 1: Devotional Day 5
DAY 5 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask Have you ever felt untouchable, unwanted, or rejected? When has Christ and his church helped to turn this around to a feeling of being wanted and included? Reflect Many people have experienced a time of feeling unloved, unwanted or rejected. This certainly happens after a break-up in […]
Sick of Religion? Week 1: Devotional Day 4
DAY 4 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask How can we mimic the “imploring” and “kneeling” of the leper in how we come to Jesus? Do a heart check on yourself. Is this your attitude about your own needs when you approach Jesus? Reflect How do I approach God? Do I kneel before him at […]
Sick of Religion? Week 1: Devotional Day 3
DAY 3 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask Jesus still touches the ugly, sick, broken and untouchable. How does this small interaction help us to see the bigger story of the gospel – Jesus as the one who takes upon himself the brokenness of others, in order to bring cleansing and healing to all? Reflect […]
Sick of Religion? Week 1: Devotional Day 2
DAY 2 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask What posture did the leper take as he approached Jesus? What does this show us about his desire for help, and who he thought Jesus was? Reflect How do we approach Jesus? Sometimes we forget about how we talk with God. Do we tend to ask him […]
Sick of Religion? Week 1: Day 1 Intro/LifeGroup Questions
WEEK 1 This devotional pairs with Mark 1:40-45 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill February 23-24. Written by Mel Watt I have been a member of Chapel Hill for four years with my wife, Patty. We started a LifeGroup four months ago in our home. I have a MDiv and enjoy Bible study […]
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Sick of Religion? Week 1: Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask How was Jesus’ willingness to touch a leper wondrous in its original time and context? Why would this have been shocking for a Jewish audience to witness and read about? Reflect Jesus did not need to touch the leper in order to physically heal him. Several times […]
Instagram Jesus Week 7: Devotional Day 7
DAY 7 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:38-39 Ask Does the geographic location in the Bible matter? Reflect So what is the significance of Galilee anyway? If you are anything like me, you love maps and ancient history. Galilee is like a county or province, and many cities are a part of it. In the time […]
Instagram Jesus Week 7: Devotional Day 6
DAY 6 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:36-37, Jeremiah 29:13 Ask Do we seek Jesus? Reflect Have you ever seen the movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe based on famed Christian author C.S. Lewis’ book? In short, this movie is about the Pevensie children who enter Narnia through a wardrobe. In Narnia, they meet […]
Sick of Religion
The results were disturbing. A recent nationwide survey on religious preference discovered that, for the first time ever, the percentage of those in the U.S. who have no religious affiliation or faith—the “Nones”—was the largest category, eclipsing Protestant Christianity. As you dig deeper into that statistic, you discover that many people are simply disgusted with […]