Sermons
Religion, especially organized religion, gets a pretty bad rap. John Lennon tried to imagine a world where there was no religion and postulated that the world would be all the…
We keep saying Work Matters. It’s becoming a mantra for us and it’s beginning to show in how we approach the things we do at Raytown Christian Church. But here’s…
What would happen if we were completely honest with ourselves? What if we looked in the mirror and not only saw our own reflection, but saw who we truly are…
There are two kinds of family. There’s the family you were born into and the family that raised you. Sometimes that’s the same family, but in today’s new world order,…
Who has permission to “speak into your life”? Who do you trust to tell you the things you’d rather not hear? You may think it’s your spouse, but that’s actually…
Once upon a time, doing your best meant giving it all you had, going the extra mile, putting some elbow grease into it. Doing your best meant you were expected…
Once upon a time there was the nuclear family. Maybe you remember it … mom, dad, 2.5 children all living is a single family domicile (back in a day when…
“I don’t have time for another friend” he said to me. He was already overextended, he said. Twenty years later he was a different person. One by one, all of…
Over the past few years, there’s been a random act of kindness knock-off called “Pay it Forward” based on the movie by the same title. In practice, it tends to…
A model is someone you look to for inspiration – someone you want to be like in some way. But the truth is, a great model can only go so…