SUMMER CALENDAR
Here's our summer calendar (click read more).
SEX AND THE GOSPEL
Date: July 9, 2017 Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 Speaker: Clint Nelson No one has a higher view of sex than Christians and yet no one needs it less than Christians. That is the message and power of the Gospel as it relates to sex and our relational status.
CHAINSAWS IN THE KITCHEN
Let's talk about sex. There are tools and then there are power tools. A power tool, unlike a hand tool, can do a lot of good or a lot of bad in a short amount of time. Take a chainsaw, it can cut a tree in a matter of seconds, but bring it into the kitchen and it's nothing but a mess. Casual sex is like a chainsaw in the kitchen. Sex is a power tool that in a matter of moments can do lots of good or a lot of bad. As humans, we were designed by God, just like a chainsaw was designed by its creator, for certain purposes. To use our bodies, brains and other components in ways other than our Creator intended causes all kinds of damage (to ourselves and others). A chainsaw used [...]
THE MYTH OF CASUAL SEX – PART 2
Date: July 2, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Speaker: Clint Nelson The number one reason to flee sexual immorality is because we’re married to Christ.
RELIABILITY OF SCRIPTURE
Date: June 25, 2017 Text: Various Speaker: Isaac Dagneau The Word of God makes critical life changing claims (for our past, present and future), but is it reliable? Isaac shares how our Bible (a composition of 66 books) came to be and why we can live our lives based on its every word.
THE MYTH OF CASUAL SEX – PART 1
Date: June 18, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Speaker: Clint Nelson Is sex just a natural appetite? If I sleep around does it really matter? The Christian view of sex is often described as narrow-minded, when the reverse is true. Is there more to sex than self-gratification? Listen to part one of understanding the nature, beauty, pleasure, community, life and fruitfulness that is to be had when done God's way.
SEX & COMMUNITY
Date: June 11, 2018 Text: 1 Cor. 5 Speaker: Clint Nelson How we express our sexuality doesn't just impact us, but our church community, and our city. The church community is to take immorality of all kinds seriously - out of love for the individual, health of the church, and blessing of the city. Listen to discover more of God's design for sexuality and the role of the community in bringing beauty through healthy sexuality.
SERVANTS OF GOD
Text: 1 Cor. 3-4 Date: June 4, 2017 Speaker: Clint Nelson God gives the world leaders (pastors, parents, politicians, peers, etc.) – their leadership can be a barrier or boost to the cross. God calls everyone to be a leader of some sort – what kind of leader are you? Regardless of our lot, we will each answer to God for what we did with the cross, not how others handled the cross.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD
Text: 1 Cor. 2:6-16 Date: May 28, 2017 Speaker: Clint Nelson If the mind of Christ is the way to unity, how do we get the mind of Christ?
THE MIND OF CHRIST: AN INSTALLATION GUIDE
Dovetailing with Sunday's message from Paul's words (1 Cor. 1:18-2:5) it's easy to talk about the mind of Christ, but it's another thing to install and operate the mind of Christ. Receiving the mind of Christ is a gift of grace accessed in response to His invitation to salvation through faith. It begins by hearing the Gospel and responding - by giving over one's life in faith to Jesus Christ. In that exchange, we are born again; made a new creation in Him. He gives us His Spirit to minister to ours. It is impossible to have the mind of Christ apart from His Spirit and His Spirit dwells only within those who He has made new. Additionally, we are to daily call out to God to pour out His Spirit on us that we might be equipped and [...]
