In 2011 Rob Bell relished in the havoc that could be evoked only by a coy publication of his doctrinal views. He decided to address ideas regarding eternal judgment, specifically, the doctrine of hell. He concluded that the God of the Bible is incapable of condemning a divine image bearer to an eternal hell…(Read More)
Pastor Brandon used Paul’s incite to remind us that, as believers, we are God’s divine temple. As the indwelled people of God we are to be mindful of our call to honor the name of our heavenly Father by living lives that indicate our joyful allegiance to him. We should never forget WHO…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon initiates out time in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians by pointing out the nature of Paul’s concern. The church was divided according to the personalities of charismatic teachers. Paul deemed such divisions inconsistent with the Gospel. In response, Paul challenges them by asking, “Is Christ divided?” How much have we recreated…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon reminds us that our gifts do not belong to us. They are gifts to the Church and we are merely stewards of them. If we do not function as a corporate body, we are depriving the Church of a God intended gifts…(Read More)
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Pastor Salt takes a closer look at the “mission” to which we are all called. That mission is to tell other people the “Good News” or as we say at The Embassy “To Make God Famous”! He looks at four qualifications Christ gave us for being a disciple and shares how we…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon addresses our need to compassionately engage everyone with the Gospel. While walls may have been historically erected between us, we have been sent to indiscriminately engage the world for his names sake…(Read More)
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Summary: Christ entered Jerusalem while being fully aware of the horrible outcome. He was also aware that the outcome was essential for the redemption of sinful humanity. Pastor Brandon addresses the context of the triumphal entry and describes what Jesus endured…(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 reminds us that the message of the Gospel is unchanging, but our audience is ever changing. An intentional missional knows to contextualize the message according to his/her audience. This is only possible if we become students of the community. Paul the apostle carefully used the Bible when speaking to the Bereans, but…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick completes our examination of the book of Jonah. He challenges us to view “others” in the same way that God views them. The amazing grace that we have received from God should not be hoarded by us, but shared with “others” – even those who we feel are undeserving of God’s mercy…(Read More)
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