Pastor Hogan
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Oct 10
When You Feel Inadequate
1 Samuel 1 & 2 Messages are being screamed at us every day. Messages that we are inadequate, unworthy, and even unlovable. These not-so-subtle messages affect our fundamental image of our self. “What good am I? Something’s wrong with me? I don’t measure up?” The story of God’s salvation all nations picks up an old …
Oct 03
What’s Wrong with Worship
Exodus 32:1-14 What happens when worship goes wrong? Is the hymn out or tune, the sermon going on too long, or the kid’s moments ends in some calamity? But actually, the real way that worship goes horribly wrong, is not how in-tune we sing, or how smoothly things run, but by the orientation of our …
Sep 27
The Promise of Deliverance
Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8 The time between Exodus 1 and 12 is more than 80 years. The people of Israel were groaning under the burden of their taskmasters. Their cries were heard by God. There was the hope in this special child that was taken from the Nile River by the princess. But the slavery continued. …
Sep 12
Outlandish Promises
Genesis 15:1-6 We have a term, “Hedge your bets.” This term means that we must have a contingency if our plans do not work out the way we would like. God does not hedge his bets. Instead of couching his promises in “if’s” and “probably’s,” God makes his promises in the most outlandish of promises. …
