Michael Cassell

Mythbusters: The Church is Full of Hypocrites

Is the Church full of hypocrites? 1 The fact there are people who don't live the way Christ taught us to does not make that way of life wrong 2

Roots: Christ

5 Solas - Glory of... God, scripture, grace, faith, and Christ... alone. Today we talk about our Savior. Christ teaches that anyone seeking will find (v12), but then that the gate is narrow (v14). Which…

Matthew 7:7 (NIV), Matthew 7:8 (NIV), Matthew 7:9 (NIV), Matthew 7:10 (NIV), Matthew 7:11 (NIV), Matthew 7:12 (NIV), Matthew 7:13 (NIV), Matthew 7:14 (NIV), John 14:6 (NIV)

Roots: Scripture

It all starts here, the roots of our faith... #1 is the Glory of God: focusing on Him instead of us. This is really the basis for worship. It's the basis for our faith. Digging more deeply, the final…

Psalm 119:97 (NIV), Psalm 119:98 (NIV), Psalm 119:99 (NIV), Psalm 119:100 (NIV), Psalm 119:101 (NIV), Psalm 119:102 (NIV), Psalm 119:103 (NIV), Psalm 119:104 (NIV), Psalm 119:105 (NIV), Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Gospel According to... American Idol

Like the contestants on AI, throughout life we yearn for people to "vote" for us - games as kids, love and marriage, jobs. And it hurts when they vote for someone else. God is ready to bless us as we…

Genesis 27:1 (NASB), Genesis 27:2 (NASB), Genesis 27:3 (NASB), Genesis 27:4 (NASB), Genesis 27:5 (NASB), Genesis 27:6 (NASB), Genesis 27:7 (NASB), Genesis 27:8 (NASB), Genesis 27:9 (NASB), Genesis 27:10 (NASB), Genesis 27:11 (NASB), Genesis 27:12 (NASB), Genesis 27:13 (NASB), Genesis 27:14 (NASB), Genesis 27:15 (NASB), Genesis 27:16 (NASB), Genesis 27:17 (NASB), Genesis 27:18 (NASB), Genesis 27:19 (NASB), Genesis 27:20 (NASB), Genesis 27:21 (NASB), Genesis 27:22 (NASB), Genesis 27:23 (NASB), Genesis 27:24 (NASB), Genesis 27:25 (NASB), Genesis 27:26 (NASB), Genesis 27:27 (NASB), Genesis 27:28 (NASB), Genesis 27:29 (NASB)

Gospel According to... Lady Gaga

"I was born this way"... Stephanie Germinata became Lady Gaga, coinciding with the start of her rise to influence. Sounds like Simon and Saul, Israel and Abraham.... She's a "walking piece of art",…

Genesis 1:27 (NIV), Ephesians 2:8 (NIV), Ephesians 2:9 (NIV), Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

Gospel according to Facebook

Why do we flock to Facebook? Because God wired us to be in community. G 2:18 So God made Mark Zuckerberg successful... Or Mark realized that one of our most basic human needs is relationships. Our…

Genesis 2:18 (NIV), Philippians 1:3 (NIV), Philippians 1:4 (NIV), Philippians 1:5 (NIV), Philippians 1:6 (NIV), Philippians 1:7 (NIV), Philippians 1:8 (NIV), Philippians 1:9 (NIV), Philippians 1:10 (NIV), Philippians 1:11 (NIV)

An Ordinary Joe...

Joe #1 was a believer BUT in secret. What makes a quiet Christian not be so quiet? In this case the death of an innocent man, an innocent God, rang his bell. This Joe was Joseph of Aramethia. Do you…

John 19:38 (NASB)

Our "Functional Lordship"

Isn't grumbling second nature? And He is going to put a judge outside that door?!? Is that really such a big deal to God? A. God loves us and does not arbitrarily retain anything from us His nature and…

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV), James 5:7 (NIV), James 5:8 (NIV), James 5:9 (NIV), James 5:10 (NIV), James 5:11 (NIV), James 5:12 (NIV), 2 Peter 3:8 (NIV)

Mic on Your Heart

Q: What does your tongue have to say? A: Exactly what your heart is full of. We fight this by using filters to leave out the ugly bits, but filters don't always work well. Or sometimes we use the wrong…

Proverbs 10:19 (NIV), Matthew 12:33 (NIV), Matthew 12:34 (NIV), Matthew 12:35 (NIV), Matthew 12:36 (NIV), Ephesians 4:1 (NIV), Hebrews 3:13 (NIV), James 3:1 (NIV), James 3:2 (NIV), James 3:3 (NIV), James 3:4 (NIV), James 3:5 (NIV), James 3:6 (NIV), James 3:7 (NIV), James 3:8 (NIV), James 3:9 (NIV), James 3:10 (NIV), James 3:11 (NIV), James 3:12 (NIV)

"Be the Church"

Next weekend our church is going out into the community to help (Go. Serve. Love.) Prayer. Community Care. World Care. Construction Care. Senior Care. It is Great to see a church community focus…

Matthew 21:28 (NASB)

Church (v): The Least of These

God calls us to be loved and to love. Christ calls us to serve the least of these - the poor, those w/o a support system. Churches continue to struggle w/ serving and teaching. We are not called to…

Matthew 5:15 (NASB), Matthew 5:16 (NASB), Matthew 25:31 (NASB), Matthew 25:32 (NASB), Matthew 25:33 (NASB), Matthew 25:34 (NASB), Matthew 25:35 (NASB), Matthew 25:36 (NASB), Matthew 25:37 (NASB), Matthew 25:38 (NASB), Matthew 25:39 (NASB), Matthew 25:40 (NASB), Matthew 25:41 (NASB), Matthew 25:42 (NASB), Matthew 25:43 (NASB), Matthew 25:44 (NASB), Matthew 25:45 (NASB), Matthew 25:46 (NASB)

Church (v): Reflect the Light

God loves the world, the WHOLE world. We tend love who we want to love, but are called to be a light to the whole world not just our world. What basket do you hide your light under? - your church? -…

Isaiah 40:10 (KJV), Isaiah 40:11 (KJV), Isaiah 40:12 (KJV), Isaiah 40:13 (KJV), Isaiah 40:14 (KJV), John 1:7 (KJV), John 3:16 (KJV), John 13:34 (KJV), John 13:35 (KJV), Colossians 1:18 (KJV)

What IS the Gospel?

Not the ABC's of the gospel but the A-Z's of the Gospel (credit to Tim Keller) Those that ears to hear let him hear... - Presentation is not so important - but someone has to present it to you - and…

Romans 1:16 (GWT)

How to Ruin Your Life (2/5)

We can't mock God; we can't fool Him with the untruth. We can believe but continue to make bad decisions and say "it's fine" We're not fine. Think Black Knight in The Holy Grail - we are NOT fine! Instead…

Luke 18:10 (NIV), John 5:1 (NIV), John 5:2 (NIV), John 5:3 (NIV), John 5:4 (NIV), John 5:5 (NIV), John 5:6 (NIV), John 5:7 (NIV), John 5:8 (NIV), Galatians 6:7 (NIV)