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Religion & Spirituality

May 7, 2023 - HOW TO LOVE AND SERVE THOSE WHO DIFFER

The Conscience - 1 Corinthians 8.9-13 Jobey McGinty

April 30, 2023 - HOW TO ADJUST YOUR CONSCIENCE

The Conscience - Romans 14.14 Jobey McGinty

April 23, 2023 - WEAK VS. STRONG CONSCIENCE

The Conscience - Romans 12.1, 2 Jobey McGinty

April 16, 2023 - WHAT IS THE CONSCIENCE, AND WHAT IS ITS ROLE?

What is the Conscience? - 1 Corinthians 8.1-13 Jobey McGinty The conscience is something that every person has that acts as a warning light letting us know what is right and wrong. But for every unique person, there is a unique conscience. No two consciences are alike, and no one's conscience is perfectly aligned with God's will. So what should we do with this? How do we move forward being convinced of our own convictions, yet also humbly knowing that we could actually be wrong? When (if ever) should we go against our conscience? And how do we live with others who don't share the same convictions that we do?

April 9, 2023 - EASTER: THE BAD NEWS OF TRYING TO BE GOOD ENOUGH

Jobey McGinty "Clean enough" isn't determined by a kid cleaning his room, but by the parents' assessment. "Clean enough" isn't determined by a suspect's thoroughness in cleaning up a crime scene, but it's determined by the CSI team. Likewise, "clean enough" isn't determined by our own assessment of whether or not we are "good enough" to earn a spot in heaven, but it is determined by God's evaluation. The question "how good is good enough" ought to be one of the most important and pressing questions we should deal with in our lives, and though the bible tells us some very bad news that "no one is good" enough, the bible also gives us the best news ever: there is still hope.

April 2, 2023 - PALM SUNDAY: TURNING OVER THE TABLES IN OUR HEARTS

Acts: Saved to be Sent - Acts 11.1-18 Jobey McGinty Jesus, the Prince of Peace who is entering into His city and His Temple, makes clear with His actions, “this is My house,” as He causes disruption and causes chaos with His righteous anger. But His actions point to a much larger “destruction” and “cleansing.” John’s Gospel tell us that Jesus makes a direct correlation between this cleansing and the future destruction not of the manmade Temple, but of His body, and that this “destruction” will lead to a permanent cleansing of the Temple, which is the Body of Christ. The desire of God is to have a Temple where people from all nations can come to worship, and ultimately, become living stones of the true and eternal Temple, which is the body of Christ Himself. But room must be made for them, rather than crowding them out. God desires to make room in our own hearts and topple over the tables in our hearts that crowd out true worship and true love for outsiders.

March 26, 2023 - SALVATION FOR OUTSIDERS

Acts: Saved to be Sent - Acts 10.1-48 Jobey McGinty We all have various people or people groups that we look down upon.  We don't care to admit it, but there are some people that we would choose not to associate with. Thankfully, Jesus isn't like this. If He was, you and I wouldn't have a leg to stand on!  But He welcomes the outsider and calls them His own, and this is Good News for us!  In this sermon, God directs Peter to change up his views of how he sees outsiders, and begins to built in him a compassionate heart that desires to see anyone and everyone come to know Jesus.

March 19, 2023 - I'M SO OVER IT: TRUSTING GOD WHEN SYNICISM IS NEAR

Acts: Saved to be Sent - Acts 9.32-42 Jobey McGinty So often life just doesn't go our way. "I'm so over it," we say.  In frustration and annoyance we we just want to be done with it, but this is not an option for a believer. We can trust that God has called us into every specific circumstance in our life, and we can trust that there is some great purpose in it. We should have an open expectancy that God may even want to surprise us with something we never expected. We aren't to give in to cynicism, but we are to give in to faith. We look not to our circumstances, but we look to God's faithfulness.

March 12, 2023 - PERFECT TIMING

John 11 Mwindula Mbewe Pastor Mwindula Mbewe from Lusaka, Zambia, visited us with this message of Jesus' miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead. When it seemed like Jesus was "late" in delaying coming to save Lazarus in his sickness, He actually proves that He was perfectly on time. Even when things don't go how we hope them to go, Jesus proves faithful. We may not understand it in the moment, but we can trust that God is at work in our lives, even amidst the greatest challenges and pains in life. He is always building us and strengthening up our faith and trust in Christ.

March 5, 2023- A LIFE OF GRATITUDE

Psalm 9:1 Tyler Willis We need to rest in this truth. That Jesus has given His life for us.  Our contentment is no longer circumstantial because Jesus is alive. No matter the season, our thankfulness should overflow from the generosity we have been shown.

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