Langdon Palmer

Is it wrong to want more money? How much food is too much ? Can you be skinny and eat tiny healthy meals and still be a glutton ? Can a child playing with dolls be more greedy than a Wall Street fat cat ? What are gluttony and greed and where do they come from? More importantly, how do I say no when they come knocking at my door? Join us as we face these two G's of the seven deadly vices with wisdom from the word of God.

What do I do with this Anger? Many folks struggle with anger, and many Christians don't know what to do about it. Is it OK to be angry? If so, when? When does Anger turn evil? How can I handle it ? We look at Jesus and the wisdom of scripture and discover what it really means to Rage Against The Machine.

Do you have people in your life that no matter the topic of conversation, they are always able to turn it around to themselves, making themselves the center of attention ? Vainglory is an old fashioned word - but it means empty glory - the desperate seeking after attention. It is about life where image is everything, where "it's all about you." In a cultural moment filled with Selfies, we may be the most vulnerable generation yet to the insidious ways this sin shrinks and distorts our souls. And like all the other seven deadly sins, Vainglory is much easier to see in other people than to recognize in our ourselves. Today we take a funny but haunting look at this vice - how to see it and how to deal with it. Sermon notes and quotes are available.

If you want to make sure you have a miserable life, pursue one or more of the Seven deadly sins. Each promises us happiness as it drives us further and further away from real happiness. The first of these deadly habits of thought is ENVY. Have you ever looked at someone else and compared their situation to yours and secretly thought "I wish our situations were reversed..." In other words have you ever found yourself getting bitter when others get it better ? These are hints that Envy is crouching at your door. Today we look at two people Antonio Salieri from the movie Amadeus and Cain from the book of Genesis to help us see the root of Envy in our own lives. We conclude with practical steps you can take against the rule of Envy in your life. Sermon notes and quotes are available.

How should I live my life in this New Year ? Can I actually make a difference in this world ? What should I do when I am feeling tired and beaten down - and my perfect plans don't look so perfect any more ? The biblical books of Ecclesiastes and Colossians both tell us "Whatever you hand finds to do - do it with all your might..." - but they give very different reasons for why we ought to live this way. One gives us realistic wisdom and the other supernatural revelation. Join us for this encouraging podcast as we explore how realistic wisdom and supernatural revelation can go together to give us hope and empowerment for the New Year!

In the past month there have been political decisions made about abortion, health care, and gay marriage. Meanwhile a white man just murdered nine black brothers and sisters in their church, raising again the issues of racism and gun rights. What stance should a Christian who is trying to follow Jesus take on all these issues ? This morning, we take a fresh look at foundational principles from scripture that can help us begin to think about these things. While it is important where we finally end up on all these issue, perhaps it is even more important how we got to the stance we have taken. What does it mean to make Jesus Lord of my politics ?

Do you worship the God who brings wine to the party ? What are we to make of this miracle of the wedding at Cana ? What can it tell us about the nature of God ? Plenty !

"Stairway to Heaven." Some of us recognize that as a song title, but it turns out that our wild scripture for today describes Jesus as the true Stairway to Heaven! It also calls us to "Come and see..." what he is all about. In the calling of the first disciples we find both natural followers and dramatic conversions. And we are given a pattern for what it means to follow Jesus and to share our faith with others in a natural, winsome way.

Why did Jesus have to die ? Why does the creed say "descended into hell ?" Is it OK for the church to use military metaphors when we talk about what Christ has accomplished ? Today we look into the amazing imagery of the book of Revelation to get a deeper understanding of the meaning of the phrase "He descended to Hell. The third day he rose again..."

What does it really mean when we say that Jesus is the son of God? Why is there such a gap in the Apostles' creed between the birth of Jesus and his death? Doesn't his life matter ? Of course it does, but the creed is focused on the question that comes first while we focus on the question that comes second. All religions have lists of morals and stories about their leaders. The creed is focused on what sets Jesus apart from all other leaders the world has ever known - and that begins with WHO he actually is...

When we hear great news, ever notice how the whole world seems to change ? We look at everything, not just the news, in a different way. What if the most exciting news we could ever hear has been at hand all along, lying in the corner, covered with dust, dismissed by us as unimportant and irrelevant? What if we mistook the Apostles Creed for a somewhat arbitrary bundle of religious doctrines and propositions when in fact, it was the very story of the cosmos... dehydrated ? Join us as we discover the incredible drama going on all around us when we put on the glasses called "The Apostles Creed."

Would the Jesus you know tell a desperate woman who comes to him for help that "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs (i.e. to you)" !??? What is going on in Matthew 15:21-28 ? What do you do when God seems cold ? What do you do when you have prayed your heart out but God remains silent? In this podcast we cover a crucial aspect of Jesus' nature that is often ignored in our generation. In so doing we discover that even Severus Snape can teach us a thing or two about Jesus!

We often think that the stories of the Old Testament are either made up, or that God doesn't work that way anymore. The lives of these ancient heroes of the faith seem so unlike our own lives. But when we take a closer look at the calling of Moses, we find that life pretty much works the same way for him as it does for us. In the classic story of the burning bush we actually find helpful clues to how to hear God's call on our own lives today.