7 Deadly Sins
TWL – 7DeadlySins- S8E4
A champion’s rival chiseled at a statue night after night, and it cost him everything. Pastor Chris looks at envy, the sin that rots the bones, and three ways to get free of it. Pastor Chris continues the series on the seven deadly sins with the second one: envy. He opens with an ancient Greek story about an athlete who finished second. Night after night he chiseled at the base of the winner’s statue, until it fell and killed him.…
TWL – 7DeadlySins- S8E3
Pride was once seen as a fatal flaw. Today it’s celebrated. Pastor Chris traces it back to the garden, names three forms it takes, and shows why it drains our spiritual life. Pastor Chris opens the series on the seven deadly sins with pride. He defines it as the desire to be something you’re not. He takes us back to Genesis 3:5, where the serpent told Adam and Eve they could be like God. They bit, sin entered the world,…
TWL – 7DeadlySins- S8E2
Why Are They Called the Seven Deadly Sins? Truth Worth Living returns this week with the second installment of our series on the seven deadly sins. Before we explore pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth, we need to answer an important question: Why call any sin “deadly”? Where Did the List Come From?Pope Gregory the Great compiled the traditional list of the seven deadly sins. His framework distinguished between venial sins—sins considered minor—and mortal sins, which were believed…
TWL – 7 Deadly Sins EP01
Seven Deadly Sins: Why We Still Need to Talk About Sin One of the criticisms often leveled at churches today is that pastors do not talk enough about sin. The assumption is that preaching has become too positive, too encouraging, and too focused on making people feel good. So, should we get back to making everybody feel terrible about themselves? Probably not. But there is another danger on the opposite side: pretending sin is not a serious problem. And that…