Main idea: Unity and Love for fellow Christians will mark the church that loves Jesus.Shoulder the load of missions (1 Corinthians 16:5-12).Stand firm in the faith and love (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)Subject yourself to...
Josh Gilchrist and Jeremy Rainbow teach on Ephesians 6:1-9 covering what is looks like to walk worthy within families and workplaces. God has specific order that he has created, and he longs for people to ultimately honor one another. Authority is...
Those called to belong to Christ should know their spiritual surroundings and step carefully in wisdom, seeking to do what pleases the Lord. Believers must also choose to be filled with the Holy Spirit and live worshipful lives with one another....
An open door for the gospel Taylor Amundson opened her home to share this delicious dish and discuss cross-cultural hospitality. She and her husband Josiah have three boys under four years old. Together, their daily mission remains to gl...
One of my family’s favorite wintertime cozy dinners is Butternut Squash Sausage Pasta. This creamy dish features the Alfredo recipe from generations back in my Sicilian family and pairs well with salad, green beans, broccoli or any ...
As we continue to study 1 Corinthians, we see more teaching about how to live a pure, holy life that is marked by the gospel. Paul unpacks in chapter 7 how to have relationships that are marked by the gospel of Christ, whether you are single or ma...
All my life I longed for kids of my own. I dreamed about it for as long as I can remember. It was the reason I tenderly named all my dolls and took care of them as if they were real – why I spent two days in bed because I acted out giving birth ...
In 1 Corinthians 5-6, Paul continues to exhort and teach the Corinthians what it means to be a church that is marked by the Gospel, not the sinful flesh or the culture around them. He focuses on their need to protect the purity of the church ...
In this session we begin to look at what conflict is, the blessings of differences God has created and built people with, how to handle disagreements and conflict well, and what is at the heart of our fights and quarrels with others when they bre...
This is a new series about living at peace with all men as Romans 12:18 instructs us. This begins in our families. In this session we look at the Biblical origins and purposes of the family, and how children in particular can live those out. ...
“Can I ______; can I ______? What’s ok, what isn’t? I can agree sex should be kept for marriage, but I still want to show physical affection while dating.” It is unavoidable that this tension will come up in a dating relationship. In this ...
This message finishes where last week’s left off: Biblical principles for addressing the tension some feel about Christians putting too much pressure on dating for marriage. The two principles proposed here are (1) The believer’s first respons...
It is a common claim in Christian circles that ‘dating should be for the purpose of marriage.’ And yet, what is also a common claim among believers is that there can be ‘too much pressure for marriage’ in dating. Do you feel the tension? W...
In this message, we pick up where we left off from the previous message. We address yet another tension in the dating conversation. The goal is to evaluate potential causes of these tensions, address them with Biblical principles, and then propose...
A survey of Christian college students and non-Christian Americans revealed some common tensions in the ‘dating’ conversation. For example: ‘It feels weird to date a guy/gal that’s one of my closest friends… and yet I want my future spou...