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I originally meant this to be a Lenten message. However, anytime is a good time to step beyond the cross to the resurrected life.

An important yet often neglect aspect of holiness and discipleship

Identifying this Biblical concept is easy. Living and applying it is the challenge. So we will be going over the most common obstacles to this dimension of Holiness.

Sometimes I don't think people truly appreciate the magnitude of the concept. This may be why many so-called Christians are stating to marginalize it. Yet are they condemning themselves in doing so?

I don't see a lot of people talking about this subject in the church. I have a hard time fathoming why. The lack of it tends to invalidate everything else.

Some people love tradition, some hate it. But the real value of tradition lies in knowing why it's there, and that is steers us towards the truth. Otherwise it can become a cheap replacement for truth.

Do we, as Paul says, go from Glory to Glory in our discipleship. Or do we act as if the initial glory of Salvation is good enough.

The significance of the sacrifice of Christ described visually.

There is a WAY things work, not a formula, or a system, but a WAY.

Is masculinity really a problem that needs to be solved, or is the real problem merely the one- dimensional definitions our society clings to.

Key Lessons for our walk as Christians.

A message about the Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30

The tradition of Shalom is more than a definition to live up to, but a methodology of achieving inner peace. A means that Humanity does not naturally follow, which is why so many lack peace.

A message on Matthew 7

If works have nothing to do with salvation, does that mean works have no value?

They say it's better to give than receive, yet this has always been one of my least watched messages. Perhaps we should ask ourselves why and question our true motivations.

Worship can be a very abstract notion that people don't necessarily take time to define.

Examining how the Introvert-Extrovert spectrum affects education in the church

We are quick to correct anger in others, yet so quicker to rationalize our own fits of rage.

When character was valued, this was considered an important subject. Now it is considered the norm, which has made the new normal very toxic.

Examining the introvert - extrovert spectrum in the church and its ramifications.

https://soundcloud.com/ken-watson-491506871/sets/ew-nebraska-tales

A message about dealing with Sadness without Shunning your Pain. The Psalms are filled with honest and heart wrenching laments, so why would we ever believe sadness is shameful?

https://soundcloud.com/ken-watson-491506871/sets/ew-nebraska-tales