March Sermon Series

Organic Faith

The word organic is a term that is used to describe the natural growth of something without the aid of human intervention.  The great thing about organic food is that it has no chemicals; it's stripped down to the purest form. And by being pure, it brings out the flavor it was meant to have. This is some of the most amazing food you can eat. We find that there have been many diseases connected with the chemicals and enhancements we have added over the years to our food.  Many times when food isn’t organic it is relieved of healthy original ingredients which are beneficial to the health of the consumer.

Organic faith is really no different; it's faith stripped down to its purest form. In a world that has added so much to life, we often miss out on the purest form of life.  Religious leaders have been adding things to our faith for years. God gave us a list of ten commands and it wasn’t long until the Pharisees developed over 300 additions.  As Jesus walked the streets of Jerusalem he witnessed the weighed down faces of the people who were heavy with all the additives and preservatives the Pharisees and Sadducees had added to Gods commands.  So Jesus began to teach the people of his day about how to live their faith naturally.

Jesus taught a message that brought down all the man made additions and influences that had weighed down the relationship between God and His people.  Where man added to the ten commands, Jesus responded by bringing them down to just two basic organic life principles.  He taught them that there are two things that we should do if we wanted to live an organic lifestyle of faith, and that is to Love God and Love People. This is the great commandment that we all know and love in Matthew 22:37-40. The problem is that we have taken this and made it into a creed rather than a lifestyle. Organic faith means we are returning to the way it was originally made, and originally intended.  This month I encourage you to throw off everything that hinders and return to organic faith!  Organic faith is true faith without human additions and subtractions.  Naturally developed by God for people and untouched by human influence.

Life Groups begin this month on Wednesdays.  Be sure to Sign up on the events board!!!