First, my thanks to my techgeek, Ryan, for the graphic. I most often give him ideas then he makes sense of my “dream ramblings.”

A new series of sermons start this coming Sunday. You can see the series is entitled

CAPTURED

The idea of the series is to focus on God and how He has captured us. First up: Captured by His Holiness. That word gives off a strange vibe to many people. It is probably because we get weird pictures in our head of what holiness is. Thinness. Hollow-eyed gauntness. Beards, sandals and long robes. No sex. No jokes. Fasting. Hours of prayer. Stained-glass windows.

But consider this:

Holiness is the everyday business of every Christian. It evidences itself in the decisions we make and the things we do, hour by hour, day by day. Chuck Colson

So…what about when we say God is Holy? Nothing is as breath-taking, fearsome, mind-blowing, bring-to-your-knees powerful as the holiness of God. That reality sure hit Isaiah like a ton of bricks. It drove him to his knees…I’d almost say out of desperation of what and who he was compared to What and Who God is!

I’ll be spending the next five weeks on Captured! I’m praying for life change…for all of us.