Pastor Tony recently sat down with R-J Heijmen of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas to talk about grace in church planting.
At Imago Dei we believe in gospel and community (and eating really well). Thus, covenant members please join us on Saturday, July 13th, for a cookout at Falls Lake State Park. We will be gathering at Shelter 21 at the Beaverdam Recreation Area. This is the same location we celebrated our First Anniversary at the […]
1 Kings 21:1-29 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] There are four characters in this story: Naboth, Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah. We read of Ahab’s coveting and sulking, and of Jezebel’s manipulation and destruction. We meet Naboth, the faithful Israelite who models obedience to us. Here is Naboth living just outside […]
God has called us to love, serve, and hold out the message of the gospel for the people of this world. One of the best ways of doing that is reaching out to those who live right around you. The reality is that there are people all around us, even next door to us, who […]
Over the summer we like to read a book together as a church body in our Growth Groups. Last summer we chose Bonheoffer’s Life Together and this summer we have chosen Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines. We are looking forward to as a church family thinking through scripture reading, prayer, fasting, evangelism, and more together. It is […]
1 Kings 19:1-21 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We have read of Elijah’s mountain top experience at Mount Carmel, but now we see Elijah down in the valley under a broom tree. Before he was ministering to others, but now he is focused upon himself. Elijah confronted Ahab and the […]
Since we are going through Kings as a church we thought it would be helpful to share this poem by John Piper on Elijah. The audio and text are below, and this is the original location for part 1 of this four part series. Here are parts 2, part 3, & part 4. [powerpress] The […]
“You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.” – 2 Corinthians 9:11-12 It is from this heart “overflowing in many […]
1 Kings 18:1-46 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] The main point for us to glean from this passage is to see and know that the Lord is God and that we are to follow Him as our Eternal King. He is the true, perfect, and powerful Sovereign who loves and […]
1 Kings 17:1-24 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] If you are like me, you will admit that you could and should be spending more time in prayer. What most of us need is not this reminder, but inspiration. That is what we have in Elijah. Elijah’s example inspires me in […]