Teaching by Book: 1 Corinthians
Taking God Seriously, Part 3
Obedience is a key part of the Christian life, and God enables us in whatever He has called us to. It is not our purpose as Christ-followers to pass moral judgement on the world and society at-large. Rather, we are to uphold the testimony of the Gospel by holding fellow Christians accountable to obedience to the Word of God.
Watch / ListenIn Plain Sight: The Gospel-Centered Life
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the baseline for living the Christian life. Yet, Christians often treat the gospel as a remedial element of the Christian life that we “get” and then move on from. Yet, the gospel is power for living now, and all of Scripture points us to it. We must continually appeal to the gospel of Jesus if we are to walk as Jesus walked.
Watch / ListenThe World System: It’s Where You Live, Part 4
Religion is designed to answer the great questions of life – but can it, really? In part four of our World System series, we explore the relationship between religion, reason and revelation in the world system.
Watch / ListenThe World System: It’s Where You Live, Part 2
While the Bible was not written from a political perspective or for political purposes, it contains the guiding principles we need to make wise decisions regarding the political arena. In this message, Pastor Mike looks at the sovereignty of God in politics, the impact of the Gospel in politics and the church’s impact in politics.
Watch / ListenGive & Take: The Power of Encouragement, Part 4
The greatest encouragement we can give someone is to love them, but the apostle Paul gives us an impossible standard for love in 1 Corinthians 13. Biblical love is always at odds with the self-centered elements our fallen nature like envy, jealousy and pride. To love someone in the truest sense is impossible apart from Christ.
Watch / ListenRole Call, Part 3: In the Church
As we continue in our series on gender roles, Pastor Mike looks at roles in the context of the body of Christ – the church. The second half of 1 Timothy 2 has often been misinterpreted and misused. While scripture prohibits women from pastor/elder roles in context of the local church, the sweeping narrative of scripture provides clarity – men and women, while different in role, are equal in value before God.
Watch / ListenLife Will Be Better When… Part 1
Most of us live with the mentality of “life will be better when…” and constantly look ahead to the next big thing that will surely bring happiness. This is a pattern that can be traced from birth to death, yet we never find the satisfaction we crave. Instead, we are often crushed by the weight of expectation of the future “whens”. We must never let our expectations of the future keep us from being good stewards of the present.
Watch / ListenMoses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 7
In this final teaching in the Moses series, Pastor Mike compares and contrasts the life of Moses with the life of the rich young ruler from Jesus’ parable in Luke 10. Moses abandoned earthly investments for eternal ones – which do you invest in?
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