Teaching by Speaker: Mike Minter
Moses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 3
As we continue our series on Moses, we see the relationship between doubt and obedience. We must not let the unknowns and what-ifs of our lives keep us from joyful obedience to the simple truths God has already revealed.
Watch / ListenMoses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 2
Though we may express it in different ways, we are all people of passion because we are created in the image of a passionate God. Passion is a useful tool for the kingdom of God, unless your zeal overcomes your discretion. In the life of Moses, we see the peril of passion as he rushes ahead and tries to force the hand of God.
Watch / ListenMoses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 1
Moses is a key figure in the unfolding drama of redemptive history. Pastor Mike kicks off a series that looks at the life and attributes of this reluctant leader and the “divine irony” God displays in his life.
Watch / ListenThe Organic Gospel
Pastor Mike recounts his latest trip down to Brazil to equip and minister to people along the Amazon. He also shares five things he learned about the Gospel from tribal people on the Amazon.
Watch / ListenWhat I Would Say to an Atheist
Faith is often viewed as turning off the intellect and taking a blind leap in the dark. But fact is, everyone operates by faith based on certain evidences. The question is not whether or not we live by faith. Everyone does. The question is, faith in what?
Watch / ListenThe Greatest Movement Ever, Part 5
The Gospel is a threat to 1) Religion, 2) Idolatry, 3) The Economy, and 4) The Human Intellect. Of all the societal institutions, the church alone is equipped with an eternal value system that can change the world.
Watch / ListenThe Greatest Movement Ever, Part 4
Each believer is uniquely gifted by God with spiritual gifts and talents, and these are meant to be used “for the common good” (1 Corinthians 12:7). Yet, there is constant spiritual warfare raging all around us, all the time – we simply fail to see it. The spiritual battles being fought are meant to keep Christians from being a gift to the church and subtly remove us from “active duty.”
Watch / ListenThe Greatest Movement Ever, Part 2
There is a false dichotomy prevalent in our culture that draws a dividing line between the laity and clergy – only “special” Christians participate in “real ministry.” We must recalibrate our thinking of “church” to rest primarily upon a biblical view, where all believers in Christ are saints and are thus equipped for the work of ministry through His power. There should be no mere spectators in the arena of the local church.
Watch / ListenThe Greatest Movement Ever, Part 1
What is “church”? We tend to think mainly in terms of “going to church” – church as a building or a service with a start time and an end time. Yet, the New Testament presents a wholly different view of church. Instead of “going to” church, it’s time we start being the church.
Watch / ListenUnder the Sun, Part 5: Commencement
Think your generation will be the one to change the world? Think again. In the final part of our series on Ecclesiates, “Koheleth” – who has gained complete worldly wisdom, accumulated masses of wealth and experienced more sensual pleasures than any other man – gives a modern-day commencement address. This unique perspective from “The Teacher” shows the futility of life under the sun and reinforces the need to live “above the sun” in Christ Jesus.
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