Weekend resources

Prayer Resources March 5, 2023

An excellent resource, mentioned in this message, is Philip Yancey’s, Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?

The “simple prayer” (copied below) is from Richard Foster’s, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home.

Dear Jesus, how desperately I need to learn to pray. And yet when I am honest, I know that I often do not even want to pray. I am distracted! I am stubborn! I am self-centered! In your mercy, Jesus, bring my “want-er” more in line with my “need-er” so that I can come to want what I need. In your name and for your sake, I pray. Amen.

Check out the 6 week series on the Lord’s Prayer, “Learning the Language of God,” below.

Week 1 – Authentic vs Artificial Prayer

Week 2 – Addressing the Almighty

Week 3 – Bringing Heaven to Earth

Week 4 – Asking Again and Again

Week 5 – Finding Forgiveness

Week 6 – Avoiding the Test

From November 13, 2022 – Depression

Below are the resources suggested by Dr. Wayne Evans, our guest interview for the conversation:

Books:

God’s Psychiatry by Charles Allen

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns

You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health-With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real People and Families by Ken Duckworth, MD

What to Do When Someone You Love is Depressed by Mitch Golant, Ph.D. and Susan K Golant

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins (warning: explicit lyrics)

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Yoga Nidra: Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing by Richard Miller

This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and more by Uma Naidoo, MD

The Emotionally Healthy Woman by Gerri Scazzero

Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering by Amy Weintraub

Guided Meditations on You Tube: search terms

The Mindful Christian

Yoga Nidra Ally Boothroyd

Phone Numbers:

Montgomery County Crisis Center: 240-777-4000

From October 23, 2022 – Doubt

Some of the resources mentioned or used today include:

Faith & Doubt, by John Ortberg

After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It, by A.J. Swoboda

Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology In the Church, ed. Keith Giles

The Reason for God: Belief In an Age of Skepticism, by Tim Keller

From October 16, 2022 – Conflict

The book mentioned in the message by David Fitch is The Church of Us Vs. Them: Freedom From a Faith That Feeds On Making Enemies.

For a discussion on Boundaries, listen to this conversation with Dr. Wayne Evans, or to this weekend message.

Or you can check out the book, “Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

From September 25, 2022 – Banned Books

The video shown at the beginning of today’s message was from a 4-part series produced by the Bible Project. You can view all four videos (and more) here.

For a more detailed conversation about the reliability of the Bible, how the books were selected, how they’ve been preserved, and more, check out this podcast, Did God Really Write the Bible?

If you want to follow along with us as we read & learn together, be sure to select Seneca Creek as your home church on the YouVersion app on your phone. You can click here to get started.

For anyone who wants to dig deeper, the podcasts and Classroom features on the Bible Project are phenomenally helpful and well done. But be warned: you may end up spending many, many hours learning and exploring! 🙂

From September 11, 2022 – What To Expect

The different learning styles mentioned are as follows: (I’m indebted to the work of Gary Thomas for this material, in his book, Sacred Pathways.)

Intellectual

The person with this pathway looks forward to the teaching part of a gathering like this. You may be inclined to research and learn about issues. Your heart is stirred when you mind is engaged. You’re driven by ideas, not emotions. You feel connected to God when theological truth is clearly explained. You often read books or articles to help deal with a problem.

Relational

This person is wired for people. You’ve never met a small group you didn’t like. You answer telemarketers and ask them how their day is going. You discover that God speaks to you through other people. Spending too much time alone drains you of energy

Serving

This person gets distracted when details haven’t been taken care of. You enjoy working behind the scenes. You have strength to care for others even if you’re tired. You may have trouble just sitting still. You experience God most when you’re extending his love to others in some way.

Worship

You look forward to worship gathering (Like PURSUE: N.O.W.). You may secretly wonder why the preacher thinks that what he has to say is so important that you can’t just worship longer. Problems seem to fade away during worship. God opens your heart and mind during times of worship.

Activist

This person comes alive to a challenge. When you hear, “that can’t be done,” your first thought is, “Nothing is impossible with God!!” The needs around you awaken an unstoppable desire to move heaven and earth to meet those needs. You may get frustrated with those who don’t seem to care about injustice. And you experience God’s presence as you pour yourself into a worthy cause.

Contemplative

This person craves extended times of being alone. Others may think you’re a hermit, and you may wonder how they can expect to hear God’s voice amid all the noise of life!. You may feel guilty for getting so much joy out of solitude. You find deep joy and connection with God when you can get free of distractions. You may have a great capacity for prayer.

Creation

This person prefers to go for a long walk when faced with a difficult decision. You get a spiritual buzz out of a beautiful sunset. Your five senses often point your heart toward God. And your connection to God is very real when you observe his creation.

From Pete Scazzero’s, “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality,”

Four stages of emotional maturity/development

1. Emotional Infants

Look for others to take care of them
Have great difficulty entering into the world of others
Are driven by need for instant gratification
Use others as objects to meet their needs

2. Emotional Children

Are content and happy as long as they receive what they want
Unravel quickly from stress, disappointments, trials
Interpret disagreements as personal offenses
Are easily hurt
Complain, withdraw, manipulate, take revenge, become sarcastic when they don’t get their way
Have great difficulty calmly discussing their needs and wants in a mature, loving way

3. Emotional Adolescents

Tend to often be defensive
Are threatened and alarmed by criticism
Keep score of what they give so they can ask for something later in return
Deal with conflict poorly, often blaming appeasing, going to a third party, pouting, or ignoring the issue entirely
Become preoccupied with themselves
Have great difficulty truly listening to another person’s pain, disappointments or needs
Are critical and judgmental

4. Emotional Adults

Are able to ask for what they need, want, or prefer—clearly, directly, honestly
Recognize, manage, and take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings
Can, when under stress, state their own beliefs and values without becoming adversarial
Respect others without having to change them
Give people room to make mistakes and not be perfect
Appreciate people for who they are—the good, bad, and ugly—not for what they give back
Accurately assess their own limits, strengths and weaknesses and are able to freely discuss them with others
Are deeply in tune with their own emotional world and able to enter into the feelings, needs, and concerns of others without losing themselves.
Have the capacity to resolve conflict maturely and negotiate solutions that consider the perspectives of others.

From September 4, 2022 – School Supplies

For help getting (re)started reading the Bible, check out this series of short videos.

You can also join our reading plan on the popular Bible app, YouVersion, by making Seneca Creek your home church right here.

The suggestions for how to approach reading the Bible that were shared are as follows:

Ask God to meet you in Scripture
Read it in a repentant spirit
Meditate on a brief passage
Take one thought or verse with you thru the day
Allow it to become part of your memory (from John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted)

The questions you may want to contemplate include:

What does this reveal about me? My desires? My habits? My thoughts?
How am I like Jesus in this moment…or NOT?
Is the Spirit of God prompting me to take action? OR to cease some activity?

The “simple prayer” mentioned (and copied below) is from Richard Foster’s, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home.

Dear Jesus, how desperately I need to learn to pray. And yet when I am honest, I know that I often do not even want to pray. I am distracted! I am stubborn! I am self-centered! In your mercy, Jesus, bring my “want-er” more in line with my “need-er” so that I can come to want what I need. In your name and for your sake, I pray. Amen.

The prayer included in the closing video was written by Howard Thurman, and is copied below:

Open unto me — light for my darkness.
Open unto me — courage for my fear.
Open unto me — hope for my despair.
Open unto me — peace for my turmoil.
Open unto me — joy for my sorrow.
Open unto me — strength for my weakness.
Open unto me — wisdom for my confusion.
Open unto me — forgiveness for my sins.
Open unto me — love for my hates.
Open unto me — thy Self for my self.
Lord, Lord, open unto me!

A more comprehensive list of spiritual practices (a.k.a. school supplies) can be found here.

From June 19, 2022 – Upending Privilege

Previous weekend messages about biblical teaching on the roles of men and women in marriage can be found here, here, here, and here.

Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) have been championing mutual submission in marriage as the biblical model for many years. Their website is filled with great resources, thoughtful answers to difficult questions, and personal stories. Check it out here.

From June 12, 2022 – The Secret Power

Some suggestions on how to begin practicing “putting on” kindness. (I did not create this list.)

Give a book, some art, or music — and include a note of kindness
Ask someone if you can help them with a problem
Buy coffee for someone
Send a handwritten note or thank you card to someone
Share a positive newspaper or magazine story
Give a plant
Spend time with someone who is lonely
Pick up litter from around your home or office
Do a favor for a neighbor (i.e. water their garden or trim their hedges)
Invite someone to watch a film with you
Bake a treat and give it to someone
Leave a generous tip
Write a positive comment on a blog

Also, Scot McKnight offers the following ways to approach kindness (from his book, A Church Called Tov):

Treat people as people – nurture them to become who God designed them to be…treat them as you would like to be treated.
Enfold others into the community – everyone wants to belong, and to feel valued, and to share their story.
Recognize ALL people as made in the image of God – this means seeing their glorious potential, even though it may currently be encrusted with old, even sinful habits.
Treat people as siblings – in a family we care about one another, look out for, protect, and trust one another…even when we mess up.
Develop Jesus-like eyes for people – seeing past the exterior into their life, their struggles, the hopes, and God’s purposes for them.

If you want to find more info about the many benefits of kindness, consider these links:

A study shows that kindness slows the aging process.

Performing small acts of kindness for as few as 7 days will make you happier.

Acts of kindness are contagious, increasing the likelihood that others will also act with kindness.

It can bring sustainability to the workplace and combat workplace woes.

Kindness helps with peer acceptance among adolescents.

Parents who focus on kindness help their kids succeed.

From December 5, 2021 – Spend Less

Suggested ways to redirect excess Christmas spending:

International Justice Mission – fighting human trafficking on a global scale

World Vision – working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God

Ethic Goods – D.C. based organization supporting women rescued from trafficking and at risk of exploitation thru quality goods and gifts

From October 31, 2021 – Basic Ingredients

Suggested helpful resources from some of our staff:

From Brooke Whitson

The Place We Find Ourselves (podcast)

From Nicky Pizana

Hermanas, (book)

The Next Worship, (book)

Cafe con Comadres. (podcast)

From Joanie Batista

RevWell podcast

From Brandon Redmon

Use a prayer journal

From Lindsay Wise

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry , by John Mark Comer

Lectio365 (app) \

From Pastor Mark

Disciplines of Engagement and Abstinence, from Dallas Willard’s The Spirit of the Disciplines.

Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted,

Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation,

The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People,

When the Soul Listens: Finding Rest and Contentment in Contemplative Prayer,

The Bible Project podcast

If you’d like help getting started with God’s written word, try any of these free online reading plans from YouVersion (available on your smart phone or computer):

21 Days in Matthew

35 day “soul detox” plan.

Gospel of John (in 3 weeks)

Experiencing God’s Renewal (5 days)

Deeper into Romans (one month)

From October 17, 2021 – God & Country

Here are some of the resources addressing the challenges discussed during this conversation:

Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians, Lee C. Camp

Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism In the United States, Andrew L Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry

The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church, Greg Boyd

Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony, Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon

One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America, Kevin M Kruse

From October 3, 2021 – The Problem With Purity

Additional resources for exploring the issues around purity culture:

Redeeming Sex: Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality, Debra Hirsch

Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality, Rachel Joy Welcher

The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended, Sheila Ray Gregoire

Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality, Rob Bell

No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction, Marnie Ferree

From September 26, 2021 – Under Construction

Additional resources based on the conversation with Ryan Dunn:

Brian McLaren’s STAGES OF FAITH, (PDF)

Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It, Brian McLaren

When Everything’s on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes, Brian Zahnd

Church in the Wild – 1:30 today

From May 30, 2021 – Fueling the Body

If you’d like help getting started with fueling with God’s written word, check out this podcast. Or try any of these free online reading plans from YouVersion (available on your smart phone or computer):

21 Days in Matthew

35 day “soul detox” plan.

Gospel of John (in 3 weeks)

Experiencing God’s Renewal (5 days)

Deeper into Romans (one month)

The entire New Testament in five minutes a day

The New Testament and Psalms (in 51 weeks)

The entire Bible in chronological sequence (10 minutes a day for a year)

If you’d like to take your questions and engagement with God’s word online, feel free to join us on the Seneca Creek Bible Reading group on FaceBook. It’s a closed group, but you can request to join.

From April 25, 2021 – The Art of Saying No

For more info about today’s guest speaker, Dr. Wayne Evans, click here.

Dr. Wayne Evans’ Suggested Book List

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C Gibson
The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships by John Gottman and Joan DeClarie
Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen L. Hunt
When Violence is the Answer by Tim Larkin
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Stages of Change

Pre-contemplation: is the stage at which there is no intention to change behavior in the foreseeable future. Many individuals in this stage are unaware or under-aware of their problems. As G.K. Chesterton once said, “It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.”
Contemplation: is the stage in which people are aware that a problem exists and are seriously thinking about overcoming it but have not yet made a commitment to take action. People can remain stuck in the contemplation stage for long periods.
Preparation: is a stage that combines intention and behavioral criteria. Individuals in this stage are intending to take action in the next month and have unsuccessfully taken action in the past year.
Action: is the stage in which individuals modify their behavior, experiences, or environment in order to overcome their problems. Action involves the most overt behavioral changes and requires considerable commitment of time and energy.
Maintenance: is the stage in which people work to prevent relapse and consolidate the gains attained during action. Traditionally, maintenance was viewed as a static stage. However, maintenance is a continuation, not an absence of change.

(From In Search of How People Change: Application to Addictive Behavior by James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiClemente, and Jon C. Norcross, American Psychologist, Sept 1992)

From April 18, 2021 – Am I Okay?

For a discussion on the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), which is essential to understanding our design for human connection, check out this message, Organic Faith, from March, 2016

For info about our upcoming Converge Groups, click here.

From January 31, 2021 – Revisit Your Health

Celebrate Recovery

Previous related messages

Meditation resources

Spiritual Direction and Meditation. Thomas Merton. A short but helpful discussion on meditation as a practice
A Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster. A highly practical explanation of meditation and other helpful practices.
Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation, Ruth Haley-Barton
When the Soul Listens: Finding Rest and Contentment in Contemplative Prayer, Jan Johnson

Revelation Wellness

Mental health resources

A great resource is Gary Thomas’ “Every Body Matters: Strengthening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul.”

Another helpful resource is the Body Tithe Devotional. This is part of a 90 day plan to develop a lifestyle of fitness. (a companion app is also available) The corresponding website (www.bodytithe.com) includes many resources (I’ve listed some below) as well as the 6 Phases of Fitness Journey. There is also fitness coaching available thru that site.

Exercise Mistakes: How To Do 5 Common Exercises Correctly
Pregnancy Fitness Tips
The Nutrition Tithe (letting 10% of your meals be “cheat” meals)
Your Kids and Your Fitness
6 Phases of a Fitness Journey
Is Your Sleep Making You Fat?
Facing Fitness Struggles
The #1 Mistake Christians Make With Their Fitness
Setting Fitness Goals – Part 1

From January 24, 2021 – Refreshing Your Relationships

Discussion questions for follow up:

What is the biggest impact the pandemic has had on your relationships?
What are one or two relationship skills that you would like to improve on?
How would you rate the variety of your relationships at this point? Do you have a Judas? A Simon the Zealot? A Matthew the tax collector?
What relationship do you need to add in order to have better variety? How will you change that?

From January 17, 2021 – Renewing Your Soul

A highly recommended, very readable and practical work is John Ortberg’s, Soul Keeping: Caring For The Most Important Part of You.

The different pathways to travel in renewing your soul include:

Intellectual
Relational
Serving
Worship
Activist
Contemplative
Creation

Questions to ask while reading a passage together:

What’s going on in the story/passage?
What excited, inspires, or encourages me about the passage?
What challenges, jolts, confuses, or even offends me about the passage?
What does this tell us about the essence of God or the nature of Jesus?
What will we do with what we just hear/learned in the next seven days?

Lectio Divina (Divine reading) resources

The Mindful Christian (video)

Psalm 22 The Message (MSG)

A David Psalm

22 ^1-2God, God . . . my God!
Why did you dump me
miles from nowhere?
Doubled up with pain, I call to God
all the day long. No answer. Nothing.
I keep at it all night, tossing and turning.

^3-5And you! Are you indifferent, above it all,
leaning back on the cushions of Israel’s praise?
We know you were there for our parents:
they cried for your help and you gave it;
they trusted and lived a good life.

^6-8And here I am, a nothing—an earthworm,
something to step on, to squash.
Everyone pokes fun at me;
they make faces at me, they shake their heads:
“Let’s see how God handles this one;
since God likes him so much, let him help him!”

^9-11And to think you were midwife at my birth,
setting me at my mother’s breasts!
When I left the womb you cradled me;
since the moment of birth you’ve been my God.
Then you moved far away
and trouble moved in next door.
I need a neighbor.

^12-13Herds of bulls come at me,
the raging bulls stampede,
Horns lowered, nostrils flaring,
like a herd of buffalo on the move.

^14-15I’m a bucket kicked over and spilled,
every joint in my body has been pulled apart.
My heart is a blob
of melted wax in my gut.
I’m dry as a bone,
my tongue black and swollen.
They have laid me out for burial
in the dirt.

^16-18Now packs of wild dogs come at me;
thugs gang up on me.
They pin me down hand and foot,
and lock me in a cage—a bag
Of bones in a cage, stared at
by every passerby.
They take my wallet and the shirt off my back,
and then throw dice for my clothes.

^19-21You, God—don’t put off my rescue!
Hurry and help me!
Don’t let them cut my throat;
don’t let those mongrels devour me.
If you don’t show up soon,
I’m done for—gored by the bulls,
meat for the lions.

^22-24Here’s the story I’ll tell my friends when they come to worship,
and punctuate it with Hallelujahs:
Shout Hallelujah, you God-worshipers;
give glory, you sons of Jacob;
adore him, you daughters of Israel.
He has never let you down,
never looked the other way
when you were being kicked around.
He has never wandered off to do his own thing;
he has been right there, listening.

^25-26Here in this great gathering for worship
I have discovered this praise-life.
And I’ll do what I promised right here
in front of the God-worshipers.
Down-and-outers sit at God’s table
and eat their fill.
Everyone on the hunt for God
is here, praising him.
“Live it up, from head to toe.
Don’t ever quit!”

^27-28From the four corners of the earth
people are coming to their senses,
are running back to God.
Long-lost families
are falling on their faces before him.
God has taken charge;
from now on he has the last word.

²⁹All the power-mongers are before him
—worshiping!
All the poor and powerless, too
—worshiping!
Along with those who never got it together
—worshiping!

^30-31Our children and their children
will get in on this
As the word is passed along
from parent to child.
Babies not yet conceived
will hear the good news—
that God does what he says.

From August 11, 2019 – Caring for Creation

A great 8 minute video overview of the entire book of Psalms is this one from the Bible Project.

The following actions steps are from Matthew Sleeth’s, “Serve God, Save the Planet,”:

TODAY:

Memorize one Bible verse about God’s love for his creation, such as Psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
Pray for people whose forests and habitats have been destroyed by my material desires.
Pick up and throw away any trash I see on the ground.
Turn off the faucet while brushing my teeth and shaving.
Turn my thermostat up three degrees (in summer) or down three degrees (in winter).
Wash my dishes by hand, or if I use the dishwasher, run it only with a full load, and not use heat for the drying cycle. .
Wash my clothes in the coolest water possible.
Turn off the lights, TV, radio, and stereo when I leave the room for more than sixty seconds.
Give something away.
Spend at least ten minutes with you-quietly-in nature.
Use the money I save to advance God’s kingdom.

THIS WEEK:

Read Psalms 23, 24, 104, 147, and 148.
Take a day of rest—no shopping, no work, no driving.
Bike, walk, carpool, or use public transportation instead of driving.
Avoid the mall completely.
Visit the grocery store only once.
Consciously combine trips and errands.
Recycle everything I can.
Change at least five lightbulbs in my home to LED.
Buy only fair-trade and shade-grown coffee and other sustainably grown foods.
Donate a box of books to the library.
Buy only “tree free” toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues made from recycled paper.
Air-dry my laundry.
Hand-wash clothes instead of taking them to the dry cleaner.
Precycle by buying minimally packaged goods and, choosing reusable over disposable.
Cut back on the amount of junk mail I receive by writing to Mail Preference Service, c/o Direct Marketing Association, PO Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY, 11735-9008. (Include date, name, address, and signature, along with the message “Please register my name with the Mail Preference Service”)
Avoid fast-food restaurants.
Eat at least one meatless lunch and dinner this week.
Check out a faith-based organization working to save God’s created earth.

THIS MONTH:

Stock up on handkerchiefs, cloth shopping bags, and cloth napkins so I can kick the paper habit.
Clean out my closets and donate clothes I have not worn in the past year.
Start a weekly or monthly family night where we eat dinner together, play games, or read a book aloud
Compost my food and yard waste.
Wait a month before buying something I “need”; when I do make purchases, let me buy quality items that will last for many years.
Install low-flow showerheads.
Talk to my church and workplace about using recycled paper in copying machines and printers.
Buy produce locally and support organic family farms.
Clean or replace air filters throughout my house.
Wrap my hot water heater in an insulating jacket if it is over five years old and has no internal insulation.
Caulk and weather-strip around my windows and doors to plug air leaks.
Save all the catalogs that I don’t want to receive and call each one, asking to be taken off its mailing list.
Disconnect the ice maker in my freezer
Unplug the TV and stereo when not in use, or put them on a switched power strip or outlet.

From August 4, 2019 – The Secrets of the Good Life

A great 8 minute video overview of the entire book of Psalms is this one from the Bible Project.

The chart (below) used this morning is taken from Walter Breuggemann’s From Whom No Secrets Are Hid, an excellent introduction to the Psalms.

For a short but helpful discussion on meditation as a practice, check out Thomas Merton’s, Spiritual Direction and Meditation.

Our worldview	Psalms worldview
Anxiety and scarcity	Trustful fidelity
Greed	Abundance
Self-sufficiency	Ultimate dependence
Denial	Abrasive truth-telling
Despair	Hope
Amnesia	Lively remembrance
Normless world	Normed fidelity

From July 7, 2019 – Never Too Old

For more background on the story behind Caleb and his participation in the mission of the spies sent into the promised land, check out this message from July 2018, “Posse of the Impossible”

For a very in depth discussion about the moral issues surrounding the story of the conquest (and genocide?) of the promised land, check out Greg Boyd’s, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God (not light reading).

From June 30, 2019 – Failing Spectacularly

We discussed the critical role of a “friendly uncle” who typifies family relationships, there is still the matter of healthy boundaries, even in family relationships.

For a discussion on Boundaries, listen to this weekend message.

Or you can check out the book, “Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

And the “focused mentor” role that Saul took is characteristic of how the followers of Jesus are encouraged to speak honestly with one anther, even regarding the hard truth. For more on this, check out this message on “Sharing the Hard Truth,” from February 2018

From June 16, 2019 – The Call to Something Bigger Than You

If you’d like to hear some of Josh Patterson’s conversations, check out his podcast, “Theology Doesn’t Suck,” wherever you get your podcasts.

For a weekend conversation about the “force multiplier” of the Holy Spirit, check out this message from 2017.

If you’d like to learn more about how God has equipped you to be part of his mission, we highly recommend the Rooted Experience. The next one begins in mid-September, and you can get more details and even register here.

If you’d like to find ways to begin to participate in the mission of God right here at Seneca Creek, find some resources here, here, here, or here. There are also opportunities in areas like our Stephen Ministry, our new Care Ministry. See Pastor Mary Johnson if either of these sounds interesting to you:

Stephen Ministry – new class slated to start this fall. Stephen Ministry is a group of lay ministers trained to provide high-quality, confidential one-on-one Christ-centered care to people who are hurting. Time commitment – 4 months training, on-going continuing education, 2 year commitment.
Mercy Care Ministry – The Mercy Care Ministry partners with the pastors and staff of Seneca Creek to come along side individuals and families to provide care, support, encouragement, and a caring community during and after an immediate physical, emotional, or spiritual crisis. Time commitment – 1-2 hours weekly, monthly meeting.

From June 9, 2019 – The Call to Freedom

For an inspiring conversation about one woman’s journey to freedom, check out Rebekah Lyons’ You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are.

For more info about Celebrate Recovery, and the pathway to freedom from hurts, habits and hang-ups, click here.

From June 2, 2019 – The Call to Walk by Faith Not by Sight

For an excellent and engaging discussion about this topic, see John Ortberg’s, If You Want To Walk On Water You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat.

For more of Nehemiah’s story, check him out here wherever you find your streaming music.

From May 5, 2019 – The Call to Love

One challenge in living out the call to love is establishing healthy relationship boundaries. Without those, we’re often tempted to mistake unhealthy behavior (helping, etc.) as love.

For a discussion on Boundaries, listen to this weekend message.

Or you can check out the book, “Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

From April 28, 2019 – The Call to Follow

For an in depth look at following check out the 2014 series here, here, here, here, and here.

One of the best books ever written on discerning/hearing God’s voice is Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God, by Dallas Willard

For a message specifically on hearing God, check out “When God Shows Up” from 2018.

If you want to join in a conversation about the Jesus way of living as described in the gospels, check out the Seneca Creek FaceBook page dedicated to that topic here.

From April 14, 2019 – Make a Name for Yourself

The lyrics at the end of the message are taken from Kirk Franklin’s Take Me To the King, recorded by Tamela Mann.

From April 7, 2019 – Future Fear or Fascination

For more details on understanding what Jesus’ taught about the end times (eschatology), check out N.T. Wright’s marvelous treatment of this in “Surprised By Hope.” It’s sure to adjust your thinking and your life. (Wright has some other deeply insightful works, but they’re not for the faint of heart, and require some rigorous reading. In particular, his “Jesus and the Victory of God,” and “The New Testament and the People of God.”

For a shorter treatment of how to understand the type of writing contained in today’s message (from Mark 13), see Fee & Stuart’s, “How To Read the Bible for All It’s Worth,” especially the section on Revelation.

From March 10, 2019 – Dismantling the Dividing Wall (w/Nikki Lerner)

Here are some print resources that have been very helpful:

Right Color Wrong Culture, Bryan Loritts. A short enjoyable read written as a leadership fable.

A Fellowship of Differents: Showing the World God’s Design for Life Together, Scot McKnight. This book lays out the case that the church is God’s “world-changing social experiment” of bringing people from different backgrounds and more into the same family, demonstrating what God’s design for life together should look like.

Multiethnic Conversations: An Eight Week Journey Toward Unity in Your Church, Mark DeYmaz. We have previously used this material in a 10-weeks Converge group with incredible success. If you’re interested in an upcoming group based on this, please let us know.

The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege, Ken Wytsma. This is a powerful and unsettling work written by someone who has grown up with privilege and is using it to help others see what they may have been unable or unwilling to see.

Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice, Brenda Salter McNeil. This excellent work is the source of the topic about “Contact Theory” that was discussed in our conversation on March 10^th.

From March 3, 2019 – Bishop Eliudi Issangya from Tanzania

If you’d like more info about the ministry in Tanzania, click here.

If you’d like to contribute to our project this year of helping get the shipping containers from the port in Dar es Salaam to the ministry in Sakila, you can do so on our website.

From February 24, 2019 – Building a Better Church

For info on Covenant Partnership at Seneca Creek, click here. or download a copy of the Partnership Covenant on the link below:

Seneca_Creek_Partnership_Covenant

A helpful (and somewhat unsettling) resource on building a better church for our changing world is Soong-Chan Rah’s The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

From February 17, 2019 – Building a Better Posse

The four connecting areas (Public, Social, Personal and Intimate) is a concept taken from Joseph Myers’ The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community and Small Groups.

A powerful work on the power of community is Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s, Life Together, written by a man who stood up to Hitler’s Nazism and paid the ultimate price.

An extremely helpful perspective written by an introvert is Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place In an Extroverted World, Adam S. McHugh

From February 10, 2019 – Building a Better Bottom Line

The graphs from this morning are from a book titled The Paradox of Generosity: Giving We Receive, Grasping We Lose, by Christian Smith.

For info on Financial Peace University, check out this website. We will continue to offer this course at Seneca Creek as a Converge Group. If you’re interested by sure to notify us by email at info@senecacreek.org

If your’e interested in a simply plan to build an emergency fund, this site offers some practical advice.

From February 3, 2019 – Building a Better Family

For an excellent book on parenting thru the phases of a child’s development, check out Don’t Miss It.

The comments about the family and the cross are from Russell Moore’s, The Storm Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home.

Here’s a copy of the chart that outlines the phases, and is hanging on the wall in PowerHouse:

Marriage is a critical part of families. For messages on marriage, click here and here.

For some older messages on parenting click here, here and here.

For a podcast on Boundaries in relationships, including families, click here.

From January 27, 2019 – Building a Better Purpose

To learn more about gifts and purpose, check out Rooted or click here for Rooted registration

For a more extended Sunday conversation on spiritual gifts listen to this message.

For ways to be part of God’s “Plan A” here at Seneca Creek check out these options at DiscoverGreatness

From January 20, 2019 – Building a Better Balance

A very helpful (if convicting) book is Kevin DeYoung’s Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem.

One of the lists we mentioned is taken from his book. It’s the various ways that the sin of “pride” can show up in our lives and lead to chaos and stress. DeYoung mentions the following:

People pleasing.
Pats on the back.
Performance evaluation
Possessions
Proving myself
Pity
Power
Perfectionism
Position
Prestige
Posting

For a more in depth discussion about the gift of Sabbath, you can listen to this podcast, (Knowing When to Say When) or even check out Matthew Sleeth’s book, 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life.

From January 6, 2019 – Building a Better Body

A great resource is Gary Thomas’ “Every Body Matters: Strengthening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul.”

The other resource mentioned was the Body Tithe Devotional. This is part of a 90 day plan to develop a lifestyle of fitness. (a companion app is also available)

The corresponding website (www.bodytithe.com) includes many resources (I’ve listed some below) as well as the 6 Phases of Fitness Journey we covered in the Sunday message. There is also fitness coaching available thru that site.

Exercise Mistakes: How To Do 5 Common Exercises Correctly

Pregnancy Fitness Tips

The Nutrition Tithe (letting 10% of your meals be “cheat” meals)

Your Kids and Your Fitness

6 Phases of a Fitness Journey

Is Your Sleep Making You Fat?

Facing Fitness Struggles

The #1 Mistake Christians Make With Their Fitness

Setting Fitness Goals – Part 1

For more info on our upcoming Revelation Wellness ministry, check out this site.

And if you want to let us connect you with other folks in your area who are interested in doing fitness activities together, click here.

From December 16, 2018 – The Gift of Honesty

The table with two different types of responses is taken from Peter Scazzero’s, “The Emotionally Healthy Church.” Here’s the table as we shared it this morning:

A. Proud & Defensive	B. Honest & vulnerable
I am guarded and protective about my imperfections and flaws.	I am transparent and weak; I disclose myself to appropriate others.
I focus on the “positive,” strong, successful parts of myself.	I am aware of the weak, needy, limited parts of who I am, and I freely admit failure.
I am highly “offendable” and defensive.	I am approachable and open to input.
I naturally focus first on the flaws, mistakes, and sins of others.	I am aware of my own brokenness. I have compassion and am slow to judge others.
I give my opinion a lot, even when I am not asked.	I am slow to speak and quick to listen.
I don’t get close to people.	I am open, soft, and curious about others.
I keep people from really seeing what is going on inside of me.	I delight in showing vulnerability and weakness, that Christ’s power may be seen.
I like to control most situations.	I can let go and give people opportunity to earn my trust.
I have to be right in order to feel strong and good.	I understand that God’s strength reveals itself in admitting mistakes, weakness, and statements that “I was wrong.”
I blame others.	I take responsibility for myself and speak mostly in the “I,” not the “you” or “they.”
I often hold grudges and rarely ask forgiveness.	I don’t hold people in debt to me, and am able to ask others for forgiveness as needed.
When I’m offended, I write people off.	When I’m offended, I ask questions to explore what happened.
I deny, avoid, or withdraw from painful realities.	I honestly look at the truth underneath the surface, even when it hurts.
I give answers and explanations to those in pain, hoping to fix or change them.	I am present with people in their pain, and am comfortable with mystery and with saying, “I don’t know.”
I have to prove I am right when wronged.	I can let things go.
I am demanding.	I assert myself respectfully and kindly.
I am highly self-conscious and concerned about how others perceive me.	I am more aware of God and others than the impression I am making.
I see people as resources to be used for God.	I see people as gifts to be loved and enjoyed.

For a different aspect of honesty, check out this message on “Sharing the Hard Truth,” from February 2018

From December 2, 2018 – The Gift of Time

The conversation starters that were included in the takeaway pack from today are as follows:

What is something that made you happy today?
What is one thing you couldn’t live without?
What is one thing you’d like to learn to do?
What is the best surprise you’ve ever had?
What is your favorite family tradition?
What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
What is one thing you want to be remembered for?
What is one thing I don’t know about you?
What are three things we have in common?
What are two things on your bucket list?

For a creative gift of time, invite someone to sit down over a cup of coffee or other beverage and ask them one or more of these questions. Then give them your time while they share their story. 🙂

From November 25, 2018 – Facing Inward

For more ideas and examples of healing prayer, and confession, see Richard Foster’s Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home, and A Celebration of Discipline.

The corporate prayer of confession is modified from a version found here

From November 11, 2018 – Taming Your Monster

For additional ideas on the spiritual practices of silence and/or solitude, check out Richard Foster’s, A Celebration of Discipline.

For a recent Sunday morning message on this topic, click here.

The peace prayer of St. Francis is located here.

From October 28, 2018 – Closing the Gap

For a more in depth conversation on anger, check out this podcast, “Overcoming Destructive Emotions.”

I mentioned the phrase, “If God isn’t changing your life, you need a bigger God.” Check out this podcast on the process of growth.

For a starting point on a better memory of God’s words, here is an excellent article to help you get engaged with God’s word, called “7 Tips in 7 Days.”

And as from last week, if you’d like to learn more about the book of James, you could check out this study guide by N.T. Wright.

From October 21, 2018 – Tackling Temptation

For a more in depth conversation about how to develop a plan for overcoming temptation, check out this message from Spring 2018: Overcoming Temptation

For more details on the book of James, you could check out this study guide by N.T. Wright.

From September 30, 2018 – Making Peace with Your Spouse

Previous weekend messages about biblical teaching on the roles of men and women in marriage can be found here, here, here, and here.

For more detailed descriptions of the passage in Ephesians 5 that we discussed, click here, here, and here.

The topic of relationship boundaries is covered well in the book by the same title, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Additionally, it was addressed at Seneca Creek in a message you can find here.

The four horsemen to avoid (criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stone-walling) are from an excellent (not faith-based) book by John Gottman called The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work

The DTR (Daily Temperature Reading) includes the following five components:

Appreciations
New information
Puzzles
Complaint with a request for change
Wishes, hopes and dreams

Here’s a video with more details about the DTR (Sorry, it’s from the 80’s!)

For more details on the different love languages, see The 5 Love Languages, by Gary Chapman

From September 23 2018 – Making Peace with Difficult People

The graphic called, “The Slippery Slope of Conflict” is from Ken Sande’s superb work on peacemaking. I highly recommend visiting his website for loads of helpful tools in this area.

The topic of relationship boundaries is covered well in the book by the same title, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Additionally, it was addressed at Seneca Creek in a message you can find here.

For a more thorough treatment of unsafe people, I recommend the book, “Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good For You And Avoid Those That Aren’t,” again by Cloud and Townsend.

And I used several quotes that were referenced in Peter Scazzero’s “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.” (e.g. Martin Buber and M Scott Peck)

From September 16, 2018 – Making Peace with Your Past

For previous messages focused primarily on forgiveness, see here and here.

The comments about the three modes of living life (as a taker, getter, or giver) are from Miroslov Volf’s book, “Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving In a World Stripped of Grace.”

The comments on how to forgive yourself are from an excellent resource on forgiveness called “The Art of Forgiving,” by Lewis Smedes. The five steps he suggests are as follows:

Telling it to ourselves…say it out loud…in the mirror.
Repeating it. Keep repeating it as often as you need to.
Keeping it to ourselves. This doesn’t need to go on social media.
Act forgiven, even if others don’t agree
Do something extravagant. Give a couple 20’s to a homeless person, send flower to the person who won’t forgive you, something that lets you share the miracle of forgiveness with someone else.

From September 2, 2018 – A Better Reason to Worship

The final video from this morning (from Psalm 8) can be found here

A helpful (but sometimes hard hitting) resource on worship that was mentioned is A.W. Tozer’s, “Worship: The Missing Jewel in the Evangelical Crown.” You can find key excerpts in this collection of some of his best writing.

For messages on faith and science, see links here, and here.

From June 10, 2018 – Trouble in Paradise (Adam & Eve)

The resource I mentioned numerous times is a book called “The Lost World of Adam and Eve,” by John Walton. It’s an excellent overview of how to read and understand the early chapters of Genesis as their original readers/hearers would have understood them.

As for the conversation about science and creation, you can listen to previous messages we’ve done on that here, and here.

From June 3, 2018 – Deep & Wide (the remix)

The Seneca Creek Pathway is a clear series of next steps to help you grow in your faith, and grow into God’s design for your life. The steps represent a suggested (but not required) sequence.

From May 13, 2018 – Overcoming Doubt

The three types of beliefs or convictions we discussed are:

Public beliefs – what I want people to think I believe
Private beliefs – what I think I believe
Core beliefs – what I actually believe based on my daily choices

(these ideas, and many more from this message are taken from Faith and Doubt, by John Ortberg)

The wrap up video featuring Peter Enns can be found here.

From May 6, 2018 – Overcoming Destructive Emotions

The different “flavors” of anger mentioned are:

Irritability
Arguing
Bitterness
Violence
Passive anger
Self-righteous anger

That list, and the chart below are both borrowed from David Powlison’s Good & Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining and Bitterness)

The two different ways to engage with displeasure (the column on the LEFT being “Constructive displeasure of mercy”).

Rebuke	Attack
Reprove	Criticize
Admonish	Accuse
Exhort	Moralize
Confront	Condemn
Judge fairly	Be judgmental
Warn	Threaten
Talk directly	Talk aggressively
Righteous indignation	Self-righteous hostility

Additional resources would include:

Healing is a Choice, by Stephen Arterburn

Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem, Robert Jones

From April 15, 2018 – Overcoming Temptation

Here’s a more complete list of spiritual practices and corresponding areas of life where they can bring growth. For more details listen to the message from January 2017 on “Shaping My Interior Life.”

Sins and Negative Patterns	Corresponding Disciplines (a.k.a. Practices)
Gossip/sins of speech	Silence, self-examination
Anxiety and worry	Breath prayer, Scripture reflection
Envy and competitiveness	Solitude, self-examination
Discontent	Attending to desire
Self-reliance	Silence, prayer, community
Avoidance patterns	Community, spiritual friendship
Over-busyness	Solitude, discernment, Sabbath, rule of life
Anger and bitterness	Silence, self-examination, confession
Feelings of inadequacy	Examen of consciousness, self-knowledge and celebration
Guilt, shame	Solitude, confession, forgiveness
Lust	Attending to desire in God’s presence
Restlessness and stress	Solitude, silence, breath prayer
Lethargy and/or laziness	Caring for the body, exercise
Lack of faith	Prayer, Scripture
Feelings of isolation	Examen of consciousness, community
Selfishness and self-centeredness	Prayer and worship in community
Lack of direction	Discernment, listening to the body

From April 8, 2018 – Overcoming Unhealthy Relationships

For a discussion on Boundaries, here’s a talk from 2011

Or you can check out the book, “Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

From Easter 2018 (April 1)

For additional info regarding the evidence for the Resurrection, check out these works:

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Tim Keller (Simply one of the best thinkers and writers today in the area of belief and skepticism)

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N.T. Wright (this landmark work will change your mind from the inside out about this life and the next.)

Who Is This Man? The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus, John Ortberg (a unique perspective on why the conversation about Jesus simply will not go away)

The Problem of God: Answering a Skeptics Challenges to Christianity, Mark Clark (a good overview of this an other questions)

Did the Resurrection Happen: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew, ed. David Baggett (an inside peek at a dynamic and productive dialogue between people who see things quite differently)

The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright (this is an epic, but very academic work, not a quick read)

From November 19, 2017, Building Bridges Across the Racial Divide

Some additional resources to help us build bridges:

Video

Thirteenth (feature length documentary on slavery after the Emancipation Proclamation)

Pimping Within Political Parties, Carl Ellis

The Rise of Ghetto Nihilism, Carl Ellis

How You See Your Neighbor, Daniel D Lee, Fuller

Audio

Unity Begins with Relationship, LaTasha Morrison, founder of “Be The Bridge,” on podcast, “The Calling, 8/23/17

Lacrae discusses leaving evangelicalism, Truth’s Table podcast

Print articles

Facing Our Legacy of Lynching, D.L. Mayfield, Christianity Today Cover Story, September 2017

Open Letter to John Piper on White Evangelicalism and Multiethnic Relations, Ray Chang, The Exchange Blog, October 2017

A Beautiful Tapestry (Jennifer’s story), Jennifer Guerra

Feeling the Pain Despite the Facts, Bryan Loritts

The Lie, Lisa Sharon Harper

Working Together Toward Racial Reconciliation, William E Pannell & Joy J Moore

How Christians Combat Racism Theologically After Charlottesville, Clifton Clarke & Jarvis J Williams

We Don’t All Look Alike, Carl Ellis

To All My White Christian Friends Regarding Recent Events, Latrice Ingram

Books

The Myth of Equality, Ken Wytsma

The New Jim Cow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander

Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, Soong-Chan Rah

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson

A Fellowship of Differents, Scot McKnight

From November 5, 2017, Refugee Sunday

We are partnering with World Vision for this event to bring relief to the plight of some of the 65 million displaced people in our world.

If you want to give financially thru Seneca Creek, just visit our giving page here and choose the “World Vision” category. Please note that we will conclude this giving option by November 7th.

If you want more info on World Vision and their efforts, visit them here.

If you’re interested in the refugee resettlement efforts in our area, you can get more info here, here, and here.

And if you’d like to continue to pray for God’s intervention, here are the specific ways we suggested on November 5th:

For war, conflict, and other crises to end
For the 25 million in East Africa who need immediate food and humanitarian aid
That refugees and displaced people will be able to return to their home communities to rebuild in peace and safety
For comfort for families who are grieving the loss of loved ones
For protection, health, and brighter futures for children growing up in the midst of conflict

From September 24, 2017

The stages of faith from Brian McLaren’s book, Finding Faith, are as follows:

	Simplicity	Complexity	Perplexity	Humility
Focus is on…	Right or wrong	Effective or ineffective	Honest or dishonest	Wise or unwise
Motive	Please the authorities, be an insider	Reach goals & be effective	Be honest & authentic	Serve, contribute, make difference
Beliefs	There are easy answers, and the right authority has them	Anything is possible…just find the best methods, beliefs, etc.	Nothing is certain. Everything is relative	There are a few basic truths, much relative, and mystery
Perceptions	Dualistic	Pragmatic	Relativistic	Integrated
Motto	You’re for us or against us	Find whatever works for you	Who knows who is right	Moravians’ quote
Authorities	Godlike – they help you know	Coaches – help you grow	Dishonest and controlling	People like the rest of us – some good, some not
Like/ Dislike	Bold confident answers/ tentative “I don’t knows”	Clear instructions and motivating to action/ dogmatic or mystical (1&3)	Questioners and free-spirits/ people in phase 1 & 2	People who combine thoughtfulness with accomplishment
Strategy	Learn the answers and avoid the enemy	Learn the technique and give people what they want	Ask hard questions. Be ruthlessly honest	Learn all the answers & techniques you can, ask all the ?’s you can, and try to fulfill your potential with humility
Strengths	Highly committed and willing to sacrifice	Enthusiasm, idealism, action	Depth, honesty, humor or sensitivity	Earlier stages, plus stability, endurance, humility, and wisdom
Weaknesses	Simplistic, arrogant, judgmental, intolerant	Superficial, naïve	Cynical, withdrawn, elitist	Those of earlier stages
Identity	In leader or group	In a cause or achievement	In solitude, or with other alienated friends	In relationship to the whole, or to God
God is…	Ultimate Authority figure and/or Friend	Ultimate Guide or Coach	Mythical, outgrown authority, opiate of masses, or mystery I’m seeking	Knowable yet mysterious, just yet merciful, (sustaining tensions)
Transition key	Experience fallen leaders or diverse views, and shift for desire for certain knowledge to desire for accomplishments and success	Stage 1 people and their quest for truth. Stage 2 strategies that don’t always work. A desire to integrate the fragmented complexities of life	Struggle between arrogance (toward 1&2) and humility. Life demands values, beliefs, etc. What CAN one hold onto?	Repeat the process in new arenas…?

From July 23, 2017

For a more detailed and focused conversation on the topic of sexuality from a biblical perspective, check out this message from 2015.

And here’s another message from 3 part series on sexuality in 2009 titled, “Single Sex.”

From June 2017

Our annual food drive takes place during June. You’re invited to bring any of the following items and leave them in the lobby on Sundays in June:

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Choose canned fruits and vegetable in an array of colors to provide a variety of vitamins and minerals. Low sodium canned vegetables, canned tomato products with no added salt/sugar, canned fruit in juice, dried fruit no sugar added.

PROTEIN

Choose canned lean meats as a good source of protein and canned or dried beans for added fiber. Canned tuna/salmon in water, canned chicken, canned chili, canned beans, dried beans, nut butters, dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds.

GRAINS

100% whole grains and grain products offer a complete package of nutrients. Brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat and other whole grains, whole wheat pasta, rolled oats and plain instant oatmeal, low sugar high fiber cereal.

ADDITIONAL HEALTHFUL ITEMS

Boxed UHT or evaporated milk, vegetable oils, tea and coffee, vegetarian items, infant cereals, baby food.

From April 2, 2017

From the message, “Significance In Sharing,” the following resources could be used in the third habit of living “questionable” lives, by Learning Christ. (These resources are copied from Michael Frost’s, Surprise the World.)

Philip Yancey. The Jesus I Never Knew. Yancey uncovers a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying.

N. T. Wright. The Challenge of Jesus. A highly stimulating treatment of the hard, historical work needed to understand Jesus within the Palestinian world of the first century, as well as a passionate call to follow Jesus more faithfully into our world today.

J. John. The Life: A Portrait of Jesus. An excellent introduction to the living, breathing human
being at the center of the Christian good news: Jesus of Nazareth. Easy to read, with helpful answers to some of the common questions we all have about Jesus’ life.

Dave Roberts. Following Jesus: A NonReligious Guidebook for the Spiritually Hungry. This book will revolutionize your walk with God, revealing a perspective on Jesus you’ve never seen before. Explores what a real, dynamic relationship with Jesus looks like. Excellent, particularly if your faith
life is getting a little stale.

John Dickson. A Spectator’s Guide to Jesus. The back cover sums it up: “If you have ever wondered how a crucified Palestinian peasant could end up winning the allegiance of 2 billion confessed Christians today, this book will provide some of the answers.” Really useful historical teaching to correct some of the rubbish out there!

Don Everts. God in the Flesh. Looks at Jesus via the reactions of those who met him. The real
Jesus jumps off the page and comes to life as a compelling person and very, very cool. Short studies included.

Conrad Gempf. Mealtime Habits of the Messiah. A funny, quirky, and informative book that looks at forty of Jesus’ encounters with others, with questions for reflection. Jesus: alive, fun, engaging, warm, and occasionally dangerous.

Mike Erre. The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle? Mike Erre paints an exciting, inspiring, and powerful picture of the real Jesus. He challenges us to embrace the message of Jesus Christ as a revolutionary, life transforming, culture-impacting movement of God. Brilliant!

Tom Taylor. Paradoxy: Coming to Grips with the Contradictions of Jesus. This book unfolds
some of the core mysteries of Jesus’ upsidedown teachings (for example, die to live, serve to reign, and walk by faith not by sight). More than any other book, Paradoxy helped me understand the lifestyle Jesus wants his followers to live. Really explains why doing life Jesus’ way is better than any other.

Kenneth Bailey. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. At over four hundred pages, this very
weighty exploration puts Jesus in his sociopolitical and religiocultural context. Challenging, but essential reading for those wanting to understand Jesus.

From January 8, 2017

From the message, “Shaping Your Interior Life,” here is the complete list of spiritual practices as they relate to areas of growth (from Ruth Haley Barton’s book, Sacred Rhythms).

Sins and Negative Patterns	Corresponding Disciplines (a.k.a. Practices)
Gossip/sins of speech	Silence, self-examination
Anxiety and worry	Breath prayer, Scripture reflection
Envy and competitiveness	Solitude, self-examination
Discontent	Attending to desire
Self-reliance	Silence, prayer, community
Avoidance patterns	Community, spiritual friendship
Over-busyness	Solitude, discernment, Sabbath, rule of life
Anger and bitterness	Silence, self-examination, confession
Feelings of inadequacy	Examen of consciousness, self-knowledge and celebration
Guilt, shame	Solitude, confession, forgiveness
Lust	Attending to desire in God’s presence
Restlessness and stress	Solitude, silence, breath prayer
Lethargy and/or laziness	Caring for the body, exercise
Lack of faith	Prayer, Scripture
Feelings of isolation	Examen of consciousness, community
Selfishness and self-centeredness	Prayer and worship in community
Lack of direction	Discernment, listening to the body

For suggestions on getting started on a Bible reading plan that will work for you, check out this helpful article.

The concept of spiritual pathways is found in Gary Thomas’s, “Sacred Pathways.” A more abbreviated treatment is found in chapter 7 of John Ortberg’s, “God Is Closer Than You Think.”

The seven pathways we touched on this weekend are:

Intellectual,
Relational,
Serving,
Worship,
Activist,
Contemplative, and
Creation

We gave these a more thorough treatment several years ago in October 2012, in a message called, “Just Like Jesus: Finding a Shortcut.”

From October 9, 2016 (Vote for Jesus the President)

The following is taken from Scot McKnight’s book, Kingdom Conspiracy. It’s an overview of God’ plan as it’s played out in history and recorded in the Bible.

Plan A

God alone is King
Humans are to rule under God
Humans usurp God’s role (Gen 3, sin, etc.)
God forgives them and forms a covenant (w/ Abraham and his descendants)

Plan B

God alone is still King
Israel is to rule God’s world under God
Israel wants to usurp God’s rule
God accommodates Israel by granting it a human king. (while warning them what it would cost…taxes, conscription, loss of property and servants, etc.)
The story of the Old Testament becomes the story of David
God continues to forgive Israel of its sins through the temple system of sacrifice, purity and forgiveness

Plan A revised

God alone is King
God is now ruling in King Jesus
Israel and the church live under the rule of King Jesus
Forgiveness is granted through King Jesus, the Savior
This rule of Jesus will be complete in the final kingdom.

From May 15, 2016 (Is God Really Exclusive?)

The following graphic is from Dan Kimball’s, “They Like Jesus But Not the Church,” p. 173

From April 24, 2016 (Did God Really Create the World?)

For further videos and other resources on this topic , click here.

For a great TED talk on the relationship between faith and evolution, click here.

For some excellent reading on this, check out, “The Lost World of Genesis One,” by John Walton.

If you’re not into reading, much of his thinking is in this extended video.

And the graphics we used on Sunday are included here:

From April 10, 2016

For further reading on the evidence for a reliable Bible, see

A chart detailing the historical, documentary evidence for the Bible, see this web page.
An excellent but brief treatment of the reliability of the Bible in Tim Keller’s, “The Reason For God,” chapter 7.
A more thorough exploration of this topic in Craig Blomberg’s, “Can We Still Believe the Bible.”

From February 28, 2016

For the stages of emotional maturity, see below in the entry for February 2015.

The four strategies mentioned to help us grow in emotional maturity are:

Use a “bill of rights,” agreeing that you and others have the right to:

Space and privacy
Be different
Disagree
Be heard
Be taken seriously
Be given the benefit of the doubt
Be told the truth
Be consulted
Be imperfect and make mistakes
Courteous and honorable treatment
Be respected

Fact-check your assumptions

Reflect on something you suspect the other person thinks or feels but hasn’t told you. (E.g. they’re angry with me, disappointed, etc.)
Ask, “Do I have your permission to check out an assumption I am making?”
Say, “I think you think…” or “I assume you are thinking…” When you finish, ask them, “Is this correct?”
Give the other person an opportunity to respond.

Clarify expectations, ensuring they are:

Conscious
Realistic
Spoken
Agreed upon

Diagnose your emotional allergies

From June 13-14, 2015

Here’s the video we showed:

And here’s part 2 of that same video:

From February 14-15, 2015

From Pete Scazzero’s book, “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality,” the following lists were mentioned:

Top ten symptoms of emotionally unhealthy spirituality

Using God to run from God
Ignoring the emotions of anger, sadness and fear
Dying to the wrong things
Denying the past’s impact on the present
Dividing our lives into “secular” and “sacred” compartments
Doing for God instead of being with God
Spiritualizing away conflict
Covering over brokenness, weakness, and failure
Living without limits
Judging other people’s spiritual journey

Four stages of emotional maturity/development

1. Emotional Infants

Look for others to take care of them
Have great difficulty entering into the world of others
Are driven by need for instant gratification
Use others as objects to meet their needs

2. Emotional Children

Are content and happy as long as they receive what they want
Unravel quickly from stress, disappointments, trials
Interpret disagreements as personal offenses
Are easily hurt
Complain, withdraw, manipulate, take revenge, become sarcastic when they don’t get their way
Have great difficulty calmly discussing their needs and wants in a mature, loving way

3. Emotional Adolescents

Tend to often be defensive
Are threatened and alarmed by criticism
Keep score of what they give so they can ask for something later in return
Deal with conflict poorly, often blaming appeasing, going to a third party, pouting, or ignoring the issue entirely
Become preoccupied with themselves
Have great difficulty truly listening to another person’s pain, disappointments or needs
Are critical and judgmental

4. Emotional Adults

Are able to ask for what they need, want, or prefer—clearly, directly, honestly
Recognize, manage, and take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings
Can, when under stress, state their own beliefs and values without becoming adversarial
Respect others without having to change them
Give people room to make mistakes and not be perfect
Appreciate people for who they are—the good, bad, and ugly—not for what they give back
Accurately assess their own limits, strengths and weaknesses and are able to freely discuss them with others
Are deeply in tune with their own emotional world and able to enter into the feelings, needs, and concerns of others without losing themselves.
Have the capacity to resolve conflict maturely and negotiate solutions that consider the perspectives of others.

From February 7-8, 2015

Resource list for blog:

The Ring Makes All the Difference: The Hidden Consequences of Cohabitation and the Strong Benefits of Marriage, Glenn T. Stanton

The New Rules For Love, Sex and Dating, Andy Stanley

The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On, Dawn Eden

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage To Make Us Holy More Than To Make Us Happy?, Gary Thomas

Five Lies Single Christians Believe About Sex

Talking with Millennials About Sex (video)

Effects of Pornography

From January 3-4, 2015

Additional info can be found in Gary Thomas’ excellent book, “Every Body Matters.”

For more info about the upcoming Daniel Plan simulcast on January 10th at Noon, please visit our event page here.

From men’s breakfast on November 8th:

Check out this video…

From November 1-2, 2014

The weekend message detailing the purposes and importance of baptism can be found HERE.

From September 13/14, 2014

The video can be viewed on our Unleash site, or right here:

From September 6/7, 2014

The concept of spiritual pathways is explained in detail in Gary Thomas’, “Sacred Pathways.” A more abbreviated treatment is found in chapter 7 of John Ortberg’s, “God Is Closer Than You Think.”

The seven pathways we touched on this weekend are:

Intellectual,
Relational,
Serving,
Worship,
Activist,
Contemplative, and
Creation

We gave these a more thorough treatment two years ago in October 2012, in a message called, “Just Like Jesus: Finding a Shortcut.”

From June 7/8, 2014

We discussed “Faith and Sexuality.” You can listen to the message here.

The video is from a web site called livingout.org. You’ll find other encouraging stories of people dealing with same-sex attractions at that site.

A good book written by a young Christian who struggles with same sex attraction is Washed and Waiting, by Wesley Hill

An excellent discussion on elevating the conversation between Christians and the LGBT community is Andrew Marin’s Love Is An Orientation

And if you want a deeply scholarly look at the biblical passages, context, and culture, consider Robert Gagnon’s The Bible and Homosexual Practice. It’s not a light read, but it’s incredibly thorough and fair.

Finally, if you are parent whose child is dealing with same sex attraction, consider the resources at leadthemhome.org

From May 24/25, 2014

The video we opened with is found on the web site of BioLogos. You will other resources on their site as well.

For details on the fine-tuning of the universe in a way that exhibits the fingerprints of God, see Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, by Hugh Ross

For details on the context of the nation of Israel to whom Genesis 1 was written, see The Galileo Connection, by Charles Hummel

For the article by Francis Collins, mentioned by Dr. Ray Cho in the interview, click here: ASA2002Collins A transcript is available here. Human Genome

You can find the American Scientific Affiliation here.

Additional print resources include:

Coming to Peace with Science, Darrel Falk

Real Scientists, Real Faith, R.J.Berry, ed.

Finding Darwin’s God, Kenneth Miller

Finally, if you’re a scientist with a story of how you’ve integrated your faith, and would like to share it, please check out Leigh Greathouse’ website and project here.

From April 26/27, 2014

The chart in this week’s insert can be found at this web page.

An excellent but brief treatment of the reliability of the Bible is in Tim Keller’s, “The Reason For God,” chapter 7, “You Can’t Take the Bible Literally.”

A more thorough exploration of this topic is Craig Blomberg’s, “Can We Still Believe the Bible.”

The account of Anne Rice’s journey back to Christian faith is available here.

From February 1/2, 2014

Suggested Scripture songs to listen to and memorize

Today Is the Day
Never Let Go
Blessed Be Your Name
You Are Good
Revelation Song
Love the Lord Your God
Those Who Trust
Your Love Oh Lord
Our God Saves
You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)
Your Name
I Am Not Forgotten
I Have a Hope
10,000 Reasons

Suggested verses to memorize (listed in order they appear in the Bible). See biblegateway.com for specifics

Genesis 1:27
Psalm 139:13-14
Joshua 24:15
Job 1:21
Psalm 8
Psalm 19
Psalm 119:105
Isaiah 53:4-6
Isaiah 58:6-8
Matthew 5:16
Matthew 6:19-21
Matthew 6:33
Matthew 28:19-20
Mark 10:43-45
John 10:10
Acts 1:8
Romans 8:28
Romans 12:1-2
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 2:10

Try an online reading plan like one of these from YouVersion (available on your smart phone or computer):

21 Days in Matthew

Gospel of John (in 3 weeks)

Experiencing God’s Renewal (5 days)

Deeper into Romans (one month)

The entire New Testament in five minutes a day

The New Testament and Psalms (in 51 weeks)

The entire Bible in chronological sequence (10 minutes a day for a year)

Or try reading selected books from the Bible:

Level 1: (Have never tried to read, don’t know much at ALL about the Bible)

Start with John, then James, then Genesis, then Romans, then Esther, then Proverbs

Level 2: (Have read some, and listened to more sermons than I can remember. I know the Old Testament from the New, and don’t feel like a rookie.)

Read Luke, then Acts, then Exodus, then Ephesians, then 1 Samuel, then 1 Corinthians, then Psalms, then 1 John, then Jonah, then 1 Peter, then 1 Kings, then Colossians

Level 3: (Have read a fair amount, and need to tackle something deeper. Ready for a challenge this year.)

Read Isaiah, then Matthew, then Deuteronomy, then Hebrews, then Job, then Philippians, then Daniel, then Revelation, then Judges, then 2 Corinthians, then Joshua , then 1 Timothy, then Hosea, then Galatians, then 2 Samuel, then Mark, then 1 Kings, then Nehemiah

How long would it take you to read the entire Bible? That depends on your reading speed. Check your reading speed and calculate time here.

From January 25/26, 2014

For a 35 day Bible reading plan to encourage you in your pursuit of upgrading your appetites, check out this “soul detox” plan.

For a more detailed description of how to engage in fasting from food, see Richard Foster’s A Celebration of Discipline, chapter 4.

For help on how to eat using a SNAP diet/budget, see this USDA web site.

From November 2/3, 2013

The recordings of our earlier messages on the topic of relationships between men and women and the New Testament’s comments about man being the “head” of woman can be found here, under the titles, “Becoming Part of a Healthy Church, Parts 1 & 2″

Or you can find them by visiting iTunes and scrolling through the list of podcasts.

Here are several options for making decisions in a marriage without having one person be the “final decision maker.”

(adapted from Gilbert Bilezikian’s, Beyond Sex Roles)

1. Defer to each other. This creates opportunities for the other person to have his or her way.

2. Exercise spiritual gifts. Determine whose spiritual gifts are most applicable to the decision being made.

3. Compromise. You may need to get help in conflict resolution skills.

4. Using biblical principles involved, make a pros and cons list and use that to make the decision.

5. Pray together for guidance. Wait and listen for God’s direction.

6. Allow God to provide guidance through circumstances.

7. Give preference to the person who will be more affected by the decision.

8. Do a joint research project on the issue.

9. Seek out a trusted third party whose advice you agree in advance to follow.

10. Try to articulate the other person’s point of view, arguing it as convincingly as you can.

From April 13/14, 2013

(Message: A Career That Counts)

The enormously helpful book on the topic of faith and work is Tim Keller’s, “Every Good Endeavor.” I can’t recommend it enough. And it would be a dream to see discussion groups form around this book based on the different areas of work represented here at Seneca Creek (e.g. sciences, education, IT, etc.)

From March 30, 2013 (Easter)

Additional resources on the authenticity of the resurrection:

See the following links:

Historical Evidence for the Resurrection, Matt Perman

Historical Evidence for the Resurrection, Christopher Lang (same title, much more academic treatment)

(video) Is There a Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, William Craig Lane

(book) The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection, Lee Stobel

(book) The Case for the Resurrection: A First Century Investigative Reporter Probes History’s Pivotal Event, Lee Strobel

From December 9th

Here’s the video that was shown on Sunday to describe the gospel in a concise format:

From December 2nd

Print resources:

The Reason for God, Tim Keller

Mere Christianity, C.S.Lewis

Where Is God When It Hurts, Philip Yancey

To Everyone an Answer, William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland

Simply Christian, N.T.Wright

The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel

Jesus Among Other Gods, Ravi Zacharias

Know Why You Believe, Paul Little

The Problem of Pain, C.S.Lewis

They Like Jesus But Not the Church, Dan Kimball

Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, Deborah Haarsma and Loren Haarsma

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins

Web resources:

www.reasonablefaith.org (William Craig Lane’s ministry)

www.probe.org (Probe ministries)

www.rzim.org (Ravi Zacharias ministries)

From October 21st

Today’s concept of spiritual pathways is explained in detail in Gary Thomas’, “Sacred Pathways.” A more abreviated treatment is found in chapter 7 of John Ortberg’s, “God Is Closer Than You Think.”

The seven pathways we touched on this morning are:

Intellectual, Relational, Serving, Worship, Activist, Contemplative, and Creation

And from the Family Meeting, if you want to check out the One Percent Solution, here’s the link to the podcast.

From October 14th

I learned of the distinction between trying and training from two sources. Dallas Willard’s, “The Spirit of the Disciplines,” and John Ortberg’s, “The Life You’ve Always Wanted.” This topic is discussed in numerous other works, but is summarized well in either of the two mentioned. Ortberg’s treatment is more conversational, and Willard’s more intellectual.

Click here for a downloadable copy of the Training Tools that were handed out Sunday morning.

BONUS: If you wonder what the pictures were that were referenced in the message, here’s the before:

And here’s the after. 🙂

From September 23rd

The KidServe project can be found on Facebook, at this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KidServe/303722629685066

From June 17th

The podcast I referred to, in which we explored the reliability of the accounts of Jesus death and resurrection is located here.

For an objective overview of the different religions of the world, see www.religionsfacts.com

From May 5th

The podcasts in which Jeannette and I taught through the concept of “headship” in Ephesians 5 can be found on the Seneca Creek website, or by visiting iTunes and scrolling through the list of podcasts.

I referred to J. Lee Grady’s book, 10 Lies Men Believe.

I also quoted from Gary Thomas’s, Sacred Marriage

For those who want to understand their husbands, I recommended Dr. Kevin Leman’s, 7 Things He’ll Never Tell You…But You Need to Know.

And for married couples interested in developing a better, more healthy physical/sexual relationship, I recommend another book by Dr. Kevin Leman, Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage.

From February 12th

I quoted from Gary Smalley’s, The DNA of Relationships. He identifies the following core fears on p. 43:

You may fear feeling:

Helpless, powerless, impotent, or controlled
Rejected, as if people are closing me out of their lives
Abandoned or left behind, as in divorce
Disconnected from others or alone
Like a failure
Unloved, as if no one could love me
Defective, as if something is wrong with me, as if I’m the problem
Inadequate, as if I just don’t measure up to others like I should
Pained both emotionally and physically
Hypocritical or like a phony
Inferior, as if I’m being placed below everyone else in value (belittled)
Cheated or ripped off or taken advantage of
Invalidated, as if my words and actions are being ignored or devalued
Unfulfilled, as if what is happening to me will lead to a dissatisfied life
Humiliated, as if I have no dignity or self-respect
Manipulated, as if others are deceiving me
Isolated, as if others are planning to ignore me

From February 5th

The book I quoted from this morning is Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, by Pete Scazzero.

The descriptions from his book of the stages of Emotional Maturity are as follows:
Emotional Infancy

Look for others to take care of them
Have great difficulty entering into the world of others
Are driven by need for instant gratification
Use others as objects to meet their needs

Emotional Childhood

Are content and happy as long as they receive what they want
Unravel quickly from stress, disappointments, and trials
Interpret disagreements as personal offenses
Are easily hurt
Complain, withdraw, manipulate, take revenge, become sarcastic when they don’t get their way
Have great difficulty calmly discussing their needs and wants in a mature, loving way

Emotional Adolescence

Tend to often be defensive
Are threatened and alarmed by criticism
Keep score of what they give so they can ask for something later in return
Deal with conflict poorly, often blaming, appeasing, going to a third party, pouting, or ignoring the issue entirely
Become preoccupied with themselves
Have great difficulty truly listening to another person’s pain, disappointments, or needs

Emotional Adulthood

Are able to ask for what they need, want, or prefer—clearly, directly, honestly
Recognize, manage, and take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings
Can, when under stress, state their own beliefs and values without becoming adversarial
Respect others without having to change them
Give people room to make mistakes and not be perfect
Appreciate people for who they are—the good, bad, and ugly—not for what they give back
Accurately assess their own limits, strengths, and weaknesses and are able to freely discuss them with others
Are deeply in tune with their own emotional world and able to enter into the feelings, needs, and concerns of others without losing themselves.
Have the capacity to resolve conflict maturely and negotiate solutions that consider the perspectives of others.

From January 29th

The tool we rolled out on January 29th is Monvee. You can get details at their website. Packets are available at Connection Point every Sunday. The cost is $20 per packet. For assistance in getting started see the short tutorial videos on our web site.

From January 15th:

The walking group meet up mentioned on January 15th is:

http://www.meetup.com/Seneca-Creek-Community-Church-Walking-Group

The book I mentioned on January 15th is:

Every Body Matters, by Gary Thomas.

The 19th century movement I referred to is “Muscular Christianity.”The Gospel

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pesposito | March 1, 2012 at 11:02 am

It would be really cool if there was a ‘print’ button to print off this blog but copy & paste works too! Thanks for posting the list…I wasn’t able to capture them all during service!

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  Maybe someone can help me figure out how to add a “print” button. 🙂
  
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