Luke decides to give significant detail to the birth of Christ. Â As a result, we gain an appreciation of the two natures of Christ. Â The baby that was born is both man and God. Â He is the sole being for whom this is true and is worthy of our unconditional surrender…(Read More)
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As we begin our series on “The Gospel According to Luke” pastor Brandon sets out to provide an introduction and overview of the book. There are three questions we must ask before we begin: 1) Who is the author? 2) To whom is he writing? and 3) Why is he writing? We attempt to answer…(Read More)
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Hospitality is characterized by creating space to welcome strangers and take care for their needs. For those who are in Christ, hospitality is not to be bought and sold; it’s to be given away freely (Matthew 25 and 2nd Kings 4). This is contrary to how hospitality is often framed for us when viewing…(Read More)
Using the story of Peter and John in Acts 4, Pastor Salt challenges us to boldly proclaim what we have seen and heard using the power of the Holy Spirit. People who we encounter should see evidence that our lives our shaped by the Gospel, but we are to verbally share the good news of…(Read More)
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As we begin a new year, Pastor Derrick challenges us to use memories of the past to aid us as we encounter obstacles going forward in the future. We can be encouraged and resolute when facing challenges, doubts, and obstacles in this new year because the God who was with us in the past is…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick leads us through another examination of the question “Why did Jesus come?” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches on his relationship to the Old Testament and gives us another reason why he came…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick answers a question that is relevant to the Christmas season, “Why did Jesus come?” The bible gives us several reasons why Jesus came to earth and we look at one of these reasons through the lens of Paul’s life…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon answers a question regarding our focus on “diversity and integration.” “Is there a diverse church in the Bible?” Relying on the theological history provided by Luke in the book of Acts, we delve into the cultural makeup of the Church at Antioch to find the answer to this question…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick continues to address the question “Is church membership biblical” by examining how the early New Testament church did life together as family…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon addresses another question that we received from the church. “Is church membership biblical? I have never seen a passage that compels a Christian to ‘join’ a church. Why do we believe in that…(Read More)
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