We begin a series in 1 Thessalonians. This first letter written by the apostle Paul encouraged a young church to build spiritual stamina, the ability to maintain effort while withstanding deterioration. A strong foundation is vital for establishing this stamina; and Paul shares the three key ingredients to this foundation: faith, love, and hope.
Society values loyalty and companionship. We treasure those relationships, especially when difficulty arises. Today, we find Jesus facing the darkest moments of His life – alone. Listen as Pastor shares two important lessons we can learn as we watch Jesus face difficulty alone.
Jesus asks a simple question to those who had been questioning him. With this one question, he highlights the obvious lessons they had been missing. Pastor explains why it is important to pay attention by drawing our minds to this passage.
Jesus continues to face questions about His authority. In this passage He is asked to summarize the entirety of Mosaic law into one command. Jesus distills all of God’s demands into one word: love. Listen as Pastor explains how, in order to please God, love is all you need.
Every change we face in life brings fear. We think that what we are facing must surely be the end of it; but it rarely is. If we only knew the whole story, wouldn’t life be better? Wouldn’t life be better without fear? Mike Beyelia shares insight from 2 Timothy that teaches us how to […]
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of the Messiah, we find the expression of love more than can be understood. Psalm 147 helps us focus our praise to God for His love that is personal, powerful, and protective. Editor’s Note: the poem read is Labor of Love by Andrew Peterson.
As Jesus prepared to celebrate the Passover with His disciples, He transformed the familiar ritual into something that hardly any were expecting. Join the celebration as Pastor Charlie Eldred shares the full picture of Jesus’ Passover celebration.
Neighbors! So many things could be said about them. We all know what neighbors are; and we all know what we think neighbors should be. Paul tells us in Romans 13 that it is more important for US to have a right attitude because WE are someone’s neighbor! The right attitude towards neighbors is summarized […]
God’s mercies are on display wherever we look. Paul is using those obvious and life-altering mercies as the motivation for the Romans’ behavior as they walk the Pathway of Hope. We have seen how our attitude is to be reflected to God and others. Today we look at what our attitude must be toward those […]
Paul pauses on the Pathway of Hope to show us that salvation is available to all. The Israelites, with all their privilege and opportunity stumbled and did not achieve what they tried so hard to gain. The Gentiles, by contrast, finding God’s offer of salvation gladly received it and were made righteous. Paul continues to […]