At ReGathering 2022, Pastor Jim teaches on the Great Commission and the mission of Christ Community Church.

One of the most revolutionary aspects of Christianity is the promise that we can become like God. The Spirit is currently at work in us, transforming us. Because of his presence, we are transformed to bear fruit that looks like Jesus.

We sometimes think the world discovered the value of diversity recently. In fact, appreciating diversity was an invention of Christians, who, reflecting on the gospel, realized the barriers between different types of people had been broken down in Christ. In him, we can find unity across lines that normally divide.

We sometimes think of the end of the world as bad news, but for the early church, it was a source of profound hope. There is a confidence to knowing that the King is coming back, evil will be judged, and the world will be renewed.

One of the most countercultural things about Christianity in the Roman world was it’s sexual ethic. This approach to sexuality is once again countercultural, but it offers an refreshing alternative that our culture desperately needs.

As the Upside Down teaching series reaches the end of Acts, Paul's journey is full of trials and detours. Pastor Cory Shumate teaches on trusting God with your journey.

When the gospel comes to Ephesus, it not only changes individual lives, it undermines their entire economy, which was built on idolatry. As a result, the people begin to riot, fearing the long term effects of people following Jesus.

When Paul comes to Athens, he engages with their culture of religion, poetry, and philosophy to point to the truth of Jesus. The Bible Savvy Podcast team applies the COMMA Bible-reading method to Acts 17.

When Paul and Barnabas heal someone in Lystra and Derbe, the people attempt to worship them. Instead, Paul and Barnabase insisted that they were mere humans, not above anyone else. Refusing to become celebrities, heroes, or gods, they instead embraced hardships for the sake of the one who is to be worshiped. They undermined the idolatry of their age, and pointed to the one who deserves to be elevated.

The conversion of Saul has so many ripple effects across history, but at its heart, it is one of the best examples of the most revolutionary quality of the Gospel: No one is beyond God’s grace.