In the modern world, people recoil at the thought of a "God of wrath." We think it's irreconcilable with a "God of love." How can a God who loves the world - judge it? Isn't it a sin to judge?

However - the Bible (emphatically) tells us that God IS a God of wrath. Of judgment. Of justice. Even Jesus demonstrates it - in His own life and ministry.

How can God be BOTH a God of love AND a God of judgment?

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin explores the reality of judgment, the Divine basis for it, and how we can escape it ourselves.

There are two places where you can find the 10 Commandments in the Scriptures: Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. In both of those places you will find all 10 "words" of God, but you'll also find another. It's the "Preface" to the 10 Commandments and it goes like this: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."

The very next words are the first, and most critical commandment: "You shall have no other gods before me." So we hear, in the span of two verses, this premise: 1) You were enslaved. 2) I have freed you. 3) Now, live into the freedom I have gained for you.

What do "gods", "slavery", and "freedom" have to do with each other? Are "gods" or "idols" even relevant to us? Haven't we progressed beyond our archaic ancestors with their primitive worship practices?

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin shows how the 1st commandment may be the most relevant commandment for you and I. And through it, shows how we all have idols, the various forms they take, and most importantly - how to become free of them.

God is a God of "majesty." That means, what God wills...happens. There is no disparity between what He plans and what is. And that means - that all the other attributes of God will become the "reigning and ruling" attributes of the universe.

Now, what does that look like practically? If that's the case, shouldn't this world be more "godly"?

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin shows what it means that God is a God of "majesty" - and how we can see it in the world. If we don't understand God's power, we will end up either overestimating or underestimating all human power in the world. Take a listen, and understand your relationship to God's power, and how you can come to wield "true power."