Carty’s Contemporary Classics 32: Justice, Mercy, Grace & Cold Showers
15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God (Hebrews 12:15) To understand the grace of God, first we need to understand a few other things: justice…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 31: Grand Canyon Jump, Basketball Diaries & God’s Mercy
We tend to gauge who gets into heaven similarly to hitting in major league baseball. No one even hopes to bat a 1.000 batting average because it’s impossible. So, since…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 30: You Stink!
It was on a Friday night that 14-year-old, 6’3” 130 pound Jay Carty accepted an invitation to church. As a bar-kid with a bookie dad, church usually wasn’t on the…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics: Proof Day!
Bunny rabbits and Easter eggs are to Easter as presents and Santa Claus is to Christmas: Distractions. Christmas marks the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Good Friday was Bridge Day. Easter? …
Counter Attack 15: The Decision is Yours
When we make the vow to invite Jesus into our lives, it doesn’t mean that we won’t sin anymore – it means that we won’t want to. It means that…
Counter Attack 14: Slave vs. Bondslave
The difference between a slave and a bondslave is much more than four letters. The major difference is an attitude: being forced to serve versus choosing to serve. In this…
Counter Attack 13: You Either Got It Or You Don’t
Once anyone encounters Jesus Christ, their heart will never be the same: it will either be softened and drawn to Him, or hardened toward Him. There is no in between.…
Counter Attack 12: You’re So Full Of It!
What are you filled with? Imagine your life is a glass. Now fill it with the Holy Spirit (water), but there’s a constant drip of oil (sin) that continually tops…
Counter Attack 11 VIDEO: What Do You Pursue?
In this week’s video, Jay Carty takes a look at how Solomon’s reflections in Ecclesiastes 2 apply with many of our lives today. Then he asks the tough question: Are…
Counter Attack 10 – Gas Over God
Jay Carty spans the Bible from Jacob and Esau to the Rich Young Ruler and asks the question, “How often do you chose gas over God? Soup over Fruit? Cash…