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West Ridge Community Church PodcastTravel Tips...When You Have To MoveGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-09-1325 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastTravel Tips...When You're In Over Your HeadGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-09-0621 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastThe Fear Of RejectionGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-07-2618 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastThe Fear Of ChangeGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-07-1215 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastThe Fear Of InsignifiganceGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-07-0518 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastConfronting The Dark Side...Beware The Neon Lit AngelGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-05-3124 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastConfronting The Dark Side...Overcoming TemptationGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-05-2418 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastGood Friday ServiceGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-04-0325 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastWhat Have You Got To LoseGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-03-2915 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastStuck: Steps To Getting Unstuck...Stuck In UncertaintyGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-01-2524 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastIt's A Brand New Year - Is It The Same Old You?Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2015-01-0417 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastBigger, Bitter, BetterGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-11-0218 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastTake A Walk On The Live Side...Living To LearnGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-09-0721 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastTake A Walk On The Live Side...Living To ChangeGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-08-3123 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastTake A Walk On The Live Side...Dying To ChangeGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-08-2421 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastBridging The Gaps RaciallyGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-05-2523 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastBridging The Gaps GenerationallyGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-05-0421 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastBuilding Better Relationships...The Art Of HospitalityGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-04-0622 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastBuilding Better RelationshipsGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-03-3023 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastChoose Joy - Wisdom From Philippians...Finding Joy In GivingGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-03-0221 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastChoose Joy - Wisdom From Philippians...Finding Joy In Letting GoGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-02-2323 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastStanding At The Crossroads...What Direction Is My Life Taking?Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2014-01-0524 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastAncient Generosity Pt 2Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2011-11-1318 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastAuthentic Church...Encounter JesusGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2011-10-1621 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastWhat Is SinGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2011-02-2723 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastOutliers...EstherGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2011-01-2321 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastOutliers...SampsonGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2011-01-0217 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastLive Free Pt 2Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2010-11-1422 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastOne Month To Live...Part 4Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2010-10-2422 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastOne Month To Live...Part 1Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2010-10-0319 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastNever Church As Usual Pt 2Gordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
2010-09-2021 minWest Ridge Community Church PodcastA New YearGordon VenturellaWe are glad you are here. To better serve you, offer prayer, or answer any questions visit https://westridgechurch.com/links.Give online at https://westridgechurch.com/give/ or text "GIVE" to 847-488-1761.West Ridge Community Church | Helping people encounter, embrace and embody the radical love of God.Sunday Services at 9:00 am or 10:30 am in person or onlineLocated at 3300 Encounter Lane, Elgin, IL 60142https://westridgechurch.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/westridgeccelgin/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WestRidgeCommunityChurch/YouTube | https...
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Sermons From the EdgeBefore & After: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 18:28 minLife is fragile. With the ring of a doorbell, life can change forever. You get up thinking about your schedule for the day and in a heartbeat it’s changed. It doesn’t matter how important your agenda was for the day; it all gets rearranged.You can take your vitamins, exercise every day, never drink and drive, wear your seatbelt, eat right, and not smoke, and the Grim Reaper is still there. The great interrupter stills roams around. If this life is all there is, then at b...
2006-05-2300 minSermons From the EdgeLife in the Trenches: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 20:31 minPalm Sunday is all about enduring the harsher realities of life. It’s what happens after the honeymoon is over. It’s the first irate phone call after you’ve moved in to the new office. It’s what happens after the sale has been made - and you call the service department. It’s the distraction you must endure to get where you need to go, the detours you must go around to get to your destination. It’s what it takes to cross the finish line victorious. I...
2006-05-1300 minSermons From the EdgeAre You Feeling Lucky? - Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 23:26 minMost people who emigrate from one country to another are doing so in search of a better life. Whether we're talking about the first pilgrims to this country hundreds of years ago, or today when Chinese immigrants stow away in a ship in unsanitary conditions, I have to think most do so in hopes of a better life.What would be a better life? Deep down, if we were honest, we'd admit that we're making decisions about that question every day. Would it be better...
2006-05-0500 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate the Plain Truth: Sermons from the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 25:39 minIn this sermon we take a look at another aspect of Jesus' life that we can celebrate - His use of plain speech.Jesus may have spoken in parables at times, but they were relevant parables, accessible to those who really wanted to know. When Jesus spoke with people He spoke in terms everyone in his day could understand. His language was the language of everyday commerce – not King James English. He talked about sheep to shepherds, about fruit trees and planting seeds to farmers, about home co...
2006-04-0400 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate With Humility: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 24:14 minAlmost always when we start to feel a little too good about ourselves, something or someone comes along to bring us down a notch. This inspirational piece is that something which puts us back in our place: If you can start the day without a cigarette, If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pills, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches, and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, ...
2006-03-2700 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate With Your Rowdy Friends: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 24:15 minChristians frequently hide behind the phrase, hate the sin but love the sinner, but too often have an attitude that comes off as holier than thou because our real feeling is disgust for the tax collectors and sinners we encounter, and it shows through. The position of the New Testament is that more tolerance is displayed toward the tax collectors and sinners than toward those already in the church who claim to be following Jesus. Too often it's just the opposite. We tolerate behavior in the church...
2006-03-1700 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate Breaking Down Barriers: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 21:16 minYou don't have to look around too much to discover that some people think that differences should be eliminated. You don't have to look around too much to find people that think the only perfect way of looking and behaving is based upon my preferences, my race, my gender, or my rigid interpretation of God. God created people differently and that's something to celebrate.In this sermon, Gordon talks about three characters and three insights we can gain from the story of Jesus traveling through...
2006-03-0700 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate Getting Connected: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 23:36 minRadio conversation between a U.S. naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland:Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees south to avoid a collision.Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees north to avoid a collision.Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.Americans: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. I say again, divert your course.Canadians: No, I say again, you divert your course.Americans...
2006-02-2700 minSermons From the EdgeCelebrate Promises: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 19:46 minA new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, and not the original books. So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there was an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies. The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make...
2006-02-2000 minSermons From the EdgeWhat If I Stumble? Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 22:38 minThere are few events more embarrassing than tripping or falling down. Have you ever had that experience? You're walking along confident, assured, proud, and your foot catches an uneven spot in the sidewalk and you do that half fall. Sometimes in the mix of relationships, when we don't know what to do, when we aren't paying attention, we stumble. We make mistakes.We overschedule our lives.We get into or stay in damaging relationships.We lash out in anger.We're not all that...
2006-02-1100 minSermons From the EdgeWomen are from Nordstrom, Men are from SearsAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 25:10 minThe book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus has been on the bestseller list for many years. The fact that it rose to the top of the list says something about our culture: Maintaining positive, healthy, nurturing, mutually affirming relationships with members of the opposite sex is difficult.To start the new year we are going to embark on a miniseries, Renewing Your Relationships, because regardless of your station in life, chances are, that you have relationships at some level that could stand to be...
2006-01-2400 minSermons From the EdgeThe Time is NOW: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 23:05 minTime is a word we use daily and yet it may be one of the most difficult words to define. We can quantify time. We know we have 1440 minutes everyday. But that doesn’t really define time.The question for most of at a personal level is this: What time is it for me? That is, is it time for me to love, or go to war, to gain, or to lose, time to stay, or a time to go, time to grow, or a time to di...
2006-01-0300 minSermons From the EdgeWhy the Wise Men Were Really Wise: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 22:23 minFor the first time in human history, our problem is not in having access to information, the problem in our day and age is managing all of the information which we have the ability to access and to decide whether or not we should learn it. Not everything that’s out there is worth taking the time to learn about or to know. So what’s the difference between information and real wisdom?Real wisdom is never outdated. Information can become outdated and data can become useless.
2005-12-2900 minSermons From the EdgeWho Would Believe It? - Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 24:05 minHave you ever had that struggle of faith when life presents you with a dilemma in which you’re not sure how to respond and you wonder where God is in all of it? You’re faced with whether or not to accept it and move ahead in faith or reject it as being too preposterous. I think that’s the position we find Joseph in as we examine the Christmas story from his often overlooked perspective. W. H. Auden has pictured Joseph at home that night, in an...
2005-12-1700 minSermons From the EdgeLose the Love that Fades: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 18:48 minThere is a love that fades and needs to be lost in our life, not cultivated in our life. And it has to do with holding our life up to the light and seeing it for what it is. The kind of love we are talking about in this sermon is the kind laden with spiritual fat that can lead to all kinds of spiritual disease. It's the kind of love that eventually fades. And it all starts out with something that at first appears to be a good...
2005-11-1400 minSermons From the EdgeDon't Tempt Me: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 20:56 minIt’s been said, “I can resist anything but temptation.”Most of the time when we give in to temptation, we know that we shouldn’t, we know that it’s a temptation, we know that it’s going to have potentially disastrous and negative consequences but we give in anyway. What’s going on here that contributes to that?Money is gambled away Food is gobbled upIllicit relationships are entered in toExercise is ignoredHarsh words slip outDrinks an...
2005-11-1000 minSermons From the EdgeLost In Translation: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 24:26 minThe church today is a little like Bill Murray in Tokyo, just a little uncertain and just a little confused. Sometimes it is hard to see Jesus in some churches in this country today. Sometimes He gets lost in translation of what we call church.Sometimes churches translate out Jesus.Here is what we know: There are more options available today then ever before for the average person in America. We know that Islam is growing in this country. We know that Mormonism is growing...
2005-10-3100 minSermons From the EdgeTiming Is Everything: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 27:42 minWe come to forks in the journey of our life when the reading is finished, the praying is prayed, the counsel has been received and it’s time to decide. Today, in the last sermon in this series, we’re going to learn from the model of Esther that making better decisions means that timing really is everything.We find along life there are some road signs that present us with choices. The road signs we encounter are labeled: Excuses or ExampleWhen I am f...
2005-10-2200 minSermons From the EdgeWhen You Have to Move: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 26:25 minSometimes we have to journey a little bit further down the road of life then we’d prefer. There are times when we would just as soon prefer to stay in one place and life’s circumstances move us to a new place or a new location, for whatever the reason. These unfortunate, unforeseeable and unplanned events in our life push us along and force us to keep moving even though we’d rather complacently stay where we are. In this sermon, we will look at the story of Ruth f...
2005-10-1000 minSermons From the EdgeOff The Map: Sermons From the EdgeAudio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 23:34 minSometimes we miss a lot of incredible opportunities because of a lack of vision in our lives. We’re not able to see it. We’re not able to capture the vision that God may have for us because of preconceived notions or because of the way we’ve already figured things should be, could be, ought to be. We set out to travel where we think we need to go and in the process we block out other avenues, other possibilities, other interesting sites that we might have otherwise seen, that w...
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