The Love Cycle

God is love. In our own ability we cannot love God. What we can do is love Him back! Pastor Todd Pierce, filling in for his brother Mark, explains the love cycle from 1 John 4:7-16. God is love and His love flows! We, who are the children of God, find lasting satisfaction when, and only when, God’s love sacrificially shows up through us to soothe the pain of a hurting world.

Follow along with the online sermon notes or download this PDF fill-in-the-blanks sermon outline.

#077: The Divine Dance of Crazy Love

Todd Pierce teaches at Church Requel this weekend. We learn about the Drenched Doormat, the Defiant Dictator, the Desolate Dodger, and the Detached Deserter. Will we choose our way or God's way? One alternative leads us to the Diabolical Disarray. The other leads us to the Divine Dance of Crazy Love!

Music for this weekend's podcast is "Crazy Love" by Hawk Nelson.

#058: Godficiency

This week I talk about the big wedding day last Saturday, followed by another big day Sunday. My brother, Todd, filled the CR pulpit for me Sunday and preached a great message, "Godficiency." Much of the discussion in the first half of the podcast comes from some great dialog between Todd and me and then between Steve and me. This is one of those podcasts I think you'll want to listen to multiple times. At least I will.

Music for this week's podcast - predictably - is "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman. This is the music that Jessica and I danced to for our Father-Daughter dance on Saturday.

The Shrewd Manager

The parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16:1-13 is an ironic comedy about a dishonest farm manager who is fired and so must think quickly to figure out a way into his next job. This parable can easily be confusing. Fortunately Church Requel invited Pastor Todd Pierce to explain how we can be S.H.R.E.W.D. Christ-followers.

Finishing Well

What is the one thing we must do to finish well in our Christian faith? Join special guest speaker Todd Pierce as he teaches Philippians 3:12-4:1.