Knowing God With Heart and Mind

Adventus: The Day of the Lord

It is the first Sunday of Advent (proper). It is officially the first Sunday of the new Christian Year. The Church marks the new year by remembering that Christ is coming again soon. What about "the rapture"? What is it? When does it happen? Who will be left behind?

Adventus: The Wedding

Have you ever been in love? If so, what was it like to be physically separated from your lover? Was it hard to hang up the phone when you got to talk? What about precious cards, letters, and gifts? When you heard that your love was coming to you, did your heart leap? Were you counting down the days, hours, and minutes? What was it like to see the love of your life coming toward you? Now, is that how you feel about Christ's return?

Adventus: The 2nd Coming of Christ [11:00 a.m. service]

Christ came once as prophesied and Christ will come again, as prophesied. That's the premise of the latest worship and learning series. Scripture will inform our observations and the Spirit will open our hearts and minds. We will learn that Christ’s return and the prophecies surrounding it are a source of inexpressible hope and joy for Christian Believers since they give understanding and purpose to the trials and temptations we presently endure.

Adventus: The 2nd Coming of Christ [9:00 a.m. Service]

Christ came once as prophesied and Christ will come again, as prophesied. That's the premise of the latest worship and learning series. Scripture will inform our observations and the Spirit will open our hearts and minds. We will learn that Christ’s return and the prophecies surrounding it are a source of inexpressible hope and joy for Christian Believers since they give understanding and purpose to the trials and temptations we presently endure.

Acts: Knowing God with Heart and Mind

How many decisions have you made without really thinking? What about really important decisions? Like, who to vote for, or even whether to trust Christ as your Savior and Lord? In this episode, we will meet the Bereans, "nobler" hearers of the Word because they listened with open minds and enthusiastically "fact-checked" the claims they heard. They applied a vital skill called, critical thinking.

Acts: When the Spirit Says "No"

Ever wonder how to know God's will or direction for your life? In this week's Scripture reading from Acts 16 we read that Paul and his associates were directed by the Spirit and were even told, "no." How does a Christian Believer tap into that kind of divine guidance? We'll talk about it on Sunday and we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper as we remember the saints who rest in His presence. 

Acts: An Unknown God

Do you have any idols in your house? Do you visit shrines to make offerings? Is there an unknown god to whom you turn for encouragement and blessing? In this week's message, we will witness Paul's address to worldly-religious people. We'll unpack his teaching so we can recognize ourselves in the story.

Acts: Please Tell Us More

Have you ever experienced a paradigm shift? That is, has a fresh understanding or clearer vision of something changed your attitude and priorities? That's what happened to hundreds of people in Antioch when Barnabas and Paul taught and preached. But, some of the people were indifferent and some were scoffers. Is it true that some people just won't get it, no matter how well they are taught? 

Acts: The First Christians

Here's a new word for your vocabulary: syncretism. It describes what happens when beliefs and customs from a variety of sources merge and become a kind of secular religion. There were Jewish Christians in Antioch who only shared the good news with other Hebrew-speaking people. But, when persons who spoke the common language of the world shared Jesus with others like them, they were the first to be called Christians. What does it mean to be a Christian? How can Christian Believers separate themselves from the syncretized Church?

Acts: God Shows No Partiality

Presuppositions usually prevent authentic expressions of the Lord’s purpose. Do your assumptions prevent you from sharing your faith with others? Why?