Galatians 5:13-26 ~ Christians at Our Best 6

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Text: Galatians 5:13-26
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 6
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we conclude a series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. In the midst of the outrage of our world, we can often struggle to differentiate between righteous anger that seeks to bring about God’s justice and the outrage of our world. This week we hear the reminder that our first obligation is to simply love our neighbor.

1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ~ Christian at Our Best 5

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Text: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 4
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we continue a series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. In the midst of the outrage of our world, we can often struggle to differentiate between righteous anger that seeks to bring about God’s justice and the outrage of our world. This week we consider how to better leverage our online presence for the glory of God and in service of his kingdom.

James 1:19-27 ~ Christians at Our Best 4

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Text: James 1:19-27
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 4
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we continue a series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. In the midst of the outrage of our world, we can often struggle to differentiate between righteous anger that seeks to bring about God’s justice and the outrage of our world. This week we consider how to tell the difference and James’ wise counsel to be slow to speak and be quick to listen.

Romans 1:18-2:4 ~ Christians at our Best Week 3

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Text: Romans 1:18-2:4
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 3
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we continue a series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. In the midst of the outrage of our world, as ambassadors of God’s kingdom we approach our world with a compelling kindness rooted one empathy, humility and a desire to the honor the image of God in others.

2 Corinthians 5:16-21 ~ Christians at Our Best 2

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Text: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 2
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we continue a series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. This week, we remember we are ambassadors of the kingdom of God, sent by God, with a message for our world and that this mission must remain first in our lives.

Romans 12:1-2 ~ Christians at Our Best Week 1

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Text: Romans 12:1-2
Title: Christians at Our Best Week 1
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This week, we begin a new series entitled “Christians at Our Best,” inspired by the book Christians in an Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer. Living in a culture addicted to anger and outrage, it is easy to begin to take on the habits and practices of a world consumed with picking sides, dividing groups, and creating scapegoats. In this series, we will think together about how we can live as Christians in a way that brings the light and hope of Jesus to a world moving from one temper tantrum to another. This week, Paul urges us in Romans 12 to not be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. How are you renewing your mind? What voices are discipling you in this age of outrage?

Acts 16 – The Start of the Philippian Church

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Text: Acts 16
Title: The Start of the Philippian Church
Preacher: Rev. Greg Stamm

Romans 8:18-30 ~ 20 Minute Theology: What Happens When We Die?

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Text: Romans 8:18-30
Title: What Happens When We Die?
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
This week, we conclude our series entitled 20 Minute Theology as we think through what happens when we die. The day is coming for all of us when life will end, what happens next? Do we go to float on a cloud? Spend eternity singing praise songs? This week we consider the hope we have in Christ of eternal life and we imagine what this new life might be like.

Acts 1:8 ~ 20 Minute Theology: What is the Church?

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Text: Acts 1:8 and Others
Title: What is the Church?
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
This week, we continue our series entitled 20 Minute Theology as we think through the purpose of the church. People are made for relationship, to live in community. The church which has been given to the followers of Jesus often provides the community and support we need in life. Perhaps after 5 months apart, we are experiencing anew the importance of gathering together. But,is this the primary function of the church? To be a social club, a spiritual respite, and fortress to protect the avid form the world? Or, did God have something else in mind when he created his church? Join us this Sunday as we consider the Biblical purpose of the church.

20 Minute Theology: Colossians 1:15

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Text: Colossians 1:15
Title: Who is God?
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
This week, we continue our series entitled 20 Minute Theology as we think through some basics questions of faith led by the Heidelberg Catechism. Over the first three weeks, we saw our identity as beloved children of God, the mess we have created by our sin, and how God joins us in and rescues us from that mess in Jesus. This week, we will be considering what this God who saves us is like as we see him revealed in Jesus who is the image of the invisible God.