In today’s message we are dealing with the controversial topics of stem cell research and end-of-life care. Both topics deal with the same issue of life. And they both deal with two important questions: How far should we go to preserve life? And when can we end it? Check it out!

It’s easy to say how we think we will react in difficult situations. We can create all kinds plans. It might sound good on paper, but it never works that way in real life. How do we react in faith when faced with problems too big for us to handle?

I’m not going to take a long time to discuss sin, but I do think it’s important that we get a correct perspective on it.  First of all, sin is usually fun – come on, you know you’ve wanted to say that for a long time, but were afraid the religious might be listening in.  Sin, is usually fun at first.  It’s fun because we are fulfilling our selfish desires and I like to like “me”.  I actually think a lot of people view God as a this huge “killjoy” in the sky, whose main pledge in life is not let anyone have any fun.  “No drugs, no sex, no drinking…”  That’s the line they believe God is toting, and the whole reason behind it, is because He wants to keep us from having any fun in life.

The problem is, … Read More »

Boy, God has been working on me with Forgiveness…  It seems like there are times where He uses things that are arbitrary and benign to bring up issues of massive proportion.  For me, it wasn’t a sermon at a church, or a conversation with a friend – it was simply a passing moment on Facebook.  I saw one image that brought up a flood of unresolved forgiveness issues.  I suppose that’s how God likes to work, He catches us off guard so He can do the necessary clean up in our lives without a whole lot of resistance.

I literally was shaken to realize how much anger and hurt I had in side of me.  Do you know what I mean?  I’m guessing we have all felt that at one point or another.  But for me, it was shocking – I … Read More »

Well, here we are again, looking at what makes Epic Church in Wichita, KS, Epic! You might think that it’s our rockin worship or super applicable preaching. But, to really figure out what makes Epic, Epic, you have to look beneath the surface at our DNA, and that’s just what we are doing in this series of posts! So, here we go:

#8: We don’t fake it – we are not arrived, but arriving

Have you ever known a “poser”? One of those guys who always talks like they have it together, everything in their life is great… They’ve got all the money they could handle and were almost a pro in any sport they played, but some unfortunate accident happened that cut their career short. I’m not too keen on people who try … Read More »

#7: We love to laugh, love to live, and live to love

You don’t have to be around Epic Church in Wichita very long to learn that we love to live life! We have a passion for it, we have fun on stage and with one another. Jesus said in John 10:10 that He came to give us life, the kind of life that is to the full – we think that’s pretty stinkin’ amazing and we want every part of what Jesus is offering! Not only do we want it for us, we want it for you! We want everyone we meet to know the love of God, this is an integral part of how we connect people to God, 1 person @ a time!

#4: We believe that how you end matters more than how you began!

Each week we have been uncovering bits and pieces of what makes Epic tick, what are core DNA is. I believe this one is so foundational to the way we think, that it’s hard to ever imagine that we will ever think differently. But just in case, let me make sure and clarify that we don’t and never will care about where you come from, how much money you have made, what bad things you have done, or how you’ve messed up. While we can’t remove the consequences of our pasts, we can determine our future and that’s what we are after at Epic! Transformed lives. None of us walk through the doors of a church and magically have it all together, we … Read More »