Today we reflect on the various letters that talk about worship. In this last week there was a news article bringing to light a number of atheist mega-churches being created. It is a strange mixture of people who deny God but realize inside them a desire to worship. We look at Hebrews that talks about […]
When Jesus encountered the religious leaders of hit time, they were experts in the Scriptures. But Jesus told them that that they search the scriptures, but even Moses pointed to Him. And what the religious leaders missed was that all of the Scriptures point to Jesus. If the things that we do in the church […]
When Paul speaks to the Romans, he portrays his relationship with Jesus. And while we might all be in different things, or be in different situations, each of us should move towards the same relationship to God through Jesus. Paul addresses Paul ends his letter to the Romans by saying that he does not care […]
We know Paul as this theological giant, through his letters and his influence. But if we go back into Paul’s history, we find out he once wasn’t a very good guy. We read of his persecution of early Christians. We read that he held the coats of those who stoned Stephen in Acts. This leads […]
We were blessed to have Pastor Keith Bennett overseeing the message. Note from Pastor Bennett: I am indebted to Dr. G Campbell Morgan, Dr. Rienhard Lenski, and Dr. Helmut Thielicke for some of the thoughts in this message. contains a major parable of Jesus which is divided into three sections. A parable is an early […]
We are blessed to have Pastor Buck Garrett giving this weeks message. Jesus addressed a stumbling block for people of his day that continues to the present. It is the issue of placing comfort and personal stature or belongs above doing God’s work. Specifically, helping God’s children and making disciples. He addressed this on three […]
When things are rough, we find value in the community we are connected with. Paul gives us an illustration of each person in unity, with individuality, by comparing it to the operation of the human body. We can see the connected nature of the human body when we see an athlete have an injury. Even […]
Unity becomes the outcome of staying connected and allowing God to work through us. Jesus is the only one who can give authority. Paul wants us to understand here that he, Jesus, himself gave authority to apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. We are to realize that these leaders are to equip us to go […]
We are going to think about the difference between unity and uniformity. Because many times, we find ourselves trying to be uniform and calling it unity. If we think about a professional football team, what would it take to be in unity on that team? A uniform? Strength? Football skill? Are there those who don’t […]
We are continuing our discussion regarding the Triangle of Unity. Unity based in Jesus, but realizing that we are not independent or self-sufficent. We are dependent and our sufficiency is in Christ alone. It is tough in this world to give up our self-defined independence. This prophetic chapter in Psalm describes those who are going […]