Sacraments or Ordinances? What should we call them? How many are there? Do they have any bearing on the local church? Do any of these questions even matter? Join us as we find out why Baptism and the Lord's Supper have been debated throughout Church history and their relevance for us today.

1) The biblical pattern of the ordinances
2) The theological foundation of the ordinances
3) The ecclesiological implications of the ordinances

Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Selected Scriptures

How many of us are wearing clothes we bought ten years ago? How many are using computers we bought five years ago? How many of us are driving vehicles more than fifteen years old? Very few of us would answer 'yes' to those questions. The air we breathe is designed to agitate us against the status-quo and implant in us a desire to go over there, up there, under there... anywhere but here.

Do you ever find yourself exhausted by this? If so, the apostle Paul has a good word for you: blossom where you are planted; embrace the power of staying put; be a tree, not a tumbleweed.

How do we blossom where we're planted...
1) Acknowledge your divine appointment
2) Clarify your personal identity
3) Value our collective diversity

Text: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

One of the top 5 "sticky wickets" in the church surrounds the complexities of divorce and remarriage. When is it permissible? When is it not? How does one handle an unbiblical divorce and remarriage? None of these are easy matters, but God has spoken and today we'll listen to him.

1) Instructions for the unmarried in the church
2) Instructions for the married in the church
3) Instructions for the married and "spiritually single" in the church
4) Divorce and remarriage principles

Text: 1 Corinthians 7:8-16

Same-sex marriage. Sexual orientation. LGBTQ+. These are common words and symbols in our day and age. Even among Christians there is confusion over how to assess the rapid movements of these ideologies. We'll dig into God's Word to mine for God's perspective on these pressing matters.

1) The Bible and Same-Sex Behavior
2) The Bible and Same-Sex Desire
3) Closing Reflections

Text: Selected Scriptures

It's not fun to think about it. It's never enjoyable when it happens. And sadly, it's everyone's destiny. However, the resurrection of Jesus supplies the kind of hope that can look it in the eye and say, "You are defeated!" Come hear about "The Death of Death.”

1) The importance of thinking about death
2) The reason death exists
3) The hope available in the death of death

Text: James 4:14; Psalm 90:12; 39:4; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1, 4-5; John 11:25-26

The curtain of the temple was torn in two.
The earth shook.
The rocks split.
The tombs were opened.
The bodies were raised.

What is going on?

On this day, God was "throwing his weight around." The death of Jesus was literally earth-shattering. Why? Join us for a special Good Friday message as we ponder this question.

The cross of Jesus Christ...
1) The reason for it
2) The voluntariness of it
3) The results it produced

Text: Matthew 27:45-56

We all love a good "comeback" story! We love to watch the phoenixes of our world rise back up out of the ashes of failure and soar to victory. We often applaud their strength and envy their success. But what about the "brought-back" stories? The ones where the central figure fails horribly and then gets mercifully picked back up? How do we respond to those stories and what might we learn from them? Let's consider someone who seems to test the limits of how far someone can fall in their faith and how far God can restore them.

Text: Matthew 26:69-75

Seated on high, the undefeated One, there is no other name.

Text: Philippians 2:5-11

"Once there was only God." So we should probably ask him about his purposes for sex. Join us as we dive into this "hot topic."

A synopsis of the Bible’s teaching on sex:
1) Sex and covenant
2) Sex and procreation
3) Sex and enjoyment
4) Sex and the grace of God

Text: Genesis 2:24; 1:28; Proverbs 5:18-19; Song of Solomon 5:10-16; John 4:1-26

Red skin. Horns. Pitchfork. What comes to mind? Most likely you thought of the devil. But is this how he is described in the Bible? And how exactly does he operate? Why would God even create him in the first place? Join us as we look at another facet of the glorious gospel!

1) The dawn of Satan
2) The domain of Satan
3) The defeat of Satan

Text: Genesis 3:15, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:8