Stop Settling for a Distant God

Most of us have a working theory about how God operates: follow the rules, hope you've done enough, and maybe he'll come through. It's functional. It's familiar. And according to this sermon, it's not even close to what God is actually offering.In week four of Foundations, Charlie walks through Exodus 19 — the moment God arrives at Mount Sinai and proposes something to Israel that would have been completely shocking: not a set of rules to follow from a distance, but a covenant. A relationship. The kind of deep, mutual commitment you'd make at a wedding, not the kind you'd sign in a boardroom.He wanted to make them a kingdom of priests. People with direct access to him. People set apart not because they were better, but because they were his.And that offer hasn't expired.If you've been going through the motions of faith but wondering if there's more to it than this — this one's for you.