Roswell Presbyterian Church

Episode 53: Counterfeit Gods: "Me" (Mark 8:31-37)

23 February 2020  |  Season 9  |  22 mins 9 secs

Today we conclude our sermon series, "Counterfeit Gods", by taking a look at what it means to make an idol of oneself. Pastor Jeff unpacks for us the words of Jesus as found in Mark 8 in which he rebukes the apostle Peter for being concerned with his own desires rather than the will of God.

Join us next Sunday as we begin the journey of Lent together with our sermon series "Searching for Resurrection".

Episode 52: Counterfeit Gods: "Romance" (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

16 February 2020  |  Season 9  |  22 mins 59 secs

This week, as we continue our sermon series "Counterfeit Gods", Pastor Jeff takes a look at a familiar scripture about love to help us see where we might be tempted to make romantic relationships our source of meaning, rather than finding our true identity in God's love for us.

Episode 51: Counterfeit Gods: "Work" (Matthew 20:1-16)

9 February 2020  |  Season 9  |  24 mins 4 secs

Today we continue our sermon series, Counterfeit Gods, by looking at the idol of work. Pastor Jeff takes us through the Parable of the Workers and unpacks how we might put our work in the place of God.

Episode 50: Counterfeit Gods: Food (1 Corinthians 8:1-8)

2 February 2020  |  Season 9  |  23 mins 23 secs

Today we continue our sermon series, Counterfeit Gods, by looking at the idol of food. What a tumultuous relationship we have with food! We love how it makes us feel to eat, but we often hate what the food does to our bodies. We stress eat. We emotionally eat. We restrict our food to control our lives. However, food is often a reason for families and loved ones to come together. Certainly, food is a gift and a curse! This morning let’s look at what God has to say about food and our relationship with it.

Episode 49: Counterfeit Gods: "Technology" (Genesis 11:1-9)

26 January 2020  |  Season 9  |  26 mins 4 secs

Today we continue our sermon series, "Counterfeit Gods." This week, Pastor Jeff takes us through the story of the Tower of Babel and delves into how we tend to utilize technology in order to create a name for ourselves rather than in service to God.

Episode 48: Counterfeit Gods: "Family" (Luke 14:25-33)

19 January 2020  |  Season 9  |  23 mins 20 secs

Today we continue our sermon series, "Counterfeit Gods." So far, we have explored the gods of busyness and leisure and how they can prevent us from living a full and flourishing life. Today's sermon will explore the theme of family. While families are indeed good, we will see the negative effects they can have if we elevate them to the place reserved for God. We believe putting family in its right place will allow us to live graciously and freely with God and our families.

Episode 47: Counterfeit Gods: Leisure (II Thessalonians 3:6-15)

12 January 2020  |  Season 9  |  25 mins 40 secs

Last Sunday we began our New Year sermon series, “Counterfeit Gods,” reflecting on busyness. Today we will look at a somewhat obscure passage from 2 Thessalonians about leisure. As the cliché goes, sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. I look forward to exploring how we are called to both work and rest as God has designed us to.

Episode 46: Counterfeit Gods: "Busyness"

5 January 2020  |  Season 9  |  25 mins 25 secs

Join us as we begin a new sermon series looking at how things in our lives can prevent us from enjoying the life God has created us for. While these things are often good, they become harmful to us when they exceed their proper place in our lives. We hope this series will help you live a more abundant life as we enter this new year.