http://eagleheightschurch.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:11:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the summer of 2008, the Ukraine mission team made another trip to Ananiev, Ukraine and assembled an informative and encouraging video discussing their trip. To maintain the audio quality, the file size is quite large (about 18 MB) and can take time to load - several minutes - before ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/missions/ukraine-mission/ukraine-mission-trip-video-2008/ Running Scared Chapter Fifteen “Do Not Trust in Man” “One way to track fears and worries is to follow the money. Another is to follow them back to other people’s possible judgments of us” (p.171). In chapter 15, Welch shifts our attention to another source of fear—our craving for approval. ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/do-not-trust-in-man/ Running Scared Chapter Thirteen “Seek My Face” Welch’s thirteenth chapter is an exposition of Psalm 27: “Worriers should be experts in a handful of passages. The story in Exodus 16 about manna is the basic framework; the worry passages in Matthew 6 and Luke 12 add essential detail. Although ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/seek-my-face/ Running Scared Chapter Twelve “Grace for Tomorrow” If anxiety and worry thrive on the unknown future, the promise of future grace is the believer’s peace. That’s the chapter in a nutshell. “Anxiety asks for more information so it can be prepared for the coming apocalypse. It also asks for more information ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/ordinary-attempts/grace-for-tomorrow/ Running Scared Chapter Eleven “When the Kingdom Isn’t Enough” In 2Cor. 1:8, Paul writes: “For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came [to us] in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life . . ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/when-the-kingdom-isnt-enough/ Running Scared Chapter Ten “The Message of the Kingdom” The author is still working with worry themes from the Sermon on the Mount. In the Sermon, he observes that seeking the kingdom is the antidote to worry. In this chapter then, he attempts to explain how seeking the kingdom combats ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/the-message-of-the-kingdom/ Running Scared Chapter Nine “Do Not Worry” This chapter begins a section in Welch’s book entitled “God speaks on money and possessions.” The chapter brings Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (particularly Matthew 6:25-34) into the discussion. The author suggests that the Old Testament manna story, with its lessons, is a ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/do-not-worry/ Running Scared Chapter Eight Worry About Worry Here’s a twist. Maybe worry itself is something to fear. Welch suggests that the repetition of God’s command not to worry indicates there is something dangerous in fear and worry in and of themselves. To make his point, he appeals to Mark 4:14-20. ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/worry-about-worry/ Running Scared Chapter Seven The God of Suspense “Deliverance is grand except for one thing: it isn’t deliverance unless it’s the eleventh hour. There first has to be some kind of danger for there to be deliverance. Such drama is fun to watch in movies and great to hear ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/morning-blend/the-god-of-suspense/ On the last Sunday of January, I interrupted our current sermon series to talk about how suffering affects the church. This initiative came from our Lay Pastors as we identified the number of people in our congregation being directly affected by some very painful circumstances. We concluded that ... http://eagleheightschurch.com/pastor-mikes-blog/a-season-of-suffering/