Pastor Hogan
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Oct 17
Perpetuity’s Promise
2 Samuel 7:1-17 Although David made a promise to God, God had other plans and made a much bigger promise to David: David’s descendants would forever be on the throne of Israel, and they would be the ones to build the temple for God. God’s promises and plans are so much bigger than we could …
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. …
