Posts with the category “messages”

 Name the wall:What does race have to do with the gospel? Everything! We see evidence of tensions around ethnicity (more on that in a moment)  in Galatians 2:11-21. Paul confronted Peter because he wa...  Read More

Historical Setting: King Herod ruled from 37 B.C. over the kingdom of Israel, assigned by Romans in 40 B.C. Ruled with power and might. He was intent on proving to the world that he was the Messianic ...  Read More

As we enter this advent season, our focus is usually fixed on Jesus and his arrival. And while we have great hope in this, we can often fail to recognize the journeys other characters in the nativity ...  Read More

When James is writing to the early church, he is writing to a church that has experienced immense suffering and persecution. The trials were endless, the oppression was severe and there was temptation...  Read More

Before time began, when there was nothing else, there was friendship. From all eternity, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (doctrine of the Trinity) were in community together – loving, serving, and de...  Read More