Church Unplugged

Our first inclination can be to think that if God were truly loving, he would not send people to hell, let alone have created it in the first place. But, in order to be a God of love, he must also be a God of justice. What if hell is actually a manifestation of God's love for people, reflected in his perfect justice? In this episode of Church Unplugged, our leadership team discusses what hell really is and why Jesus taught about it more than anyone else in the Bible.

Did you know it wasn’t until the Protestant Reformation when the public could freely access the Bible that various denominations and sects began within Christianity? The benefits of getting God’s Word into people’s hands were endless, but consequently it led to the formation of many interpretations and opinions of what the Bible was really saying. In this episode of Church Unplugged, our leadership team discusses what really matters when it comes to denominational differences, and how at the end of the day, even if we disagree on certain issues, what matters most is loving Jesus and realizing there can be great beauty in the variety of ways churches worship him.

As we grieve the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we know that some of our white brothers and sisters might not know how to think or talk about racism. We believe that as Christians, God calls us to be a voice to the voiceless and carry each other’s burdens. So how can we, as white Christians, be there for the black community?

Tune in for an honest conversation between Richard White and Paul Turner on how they’ve been processing recent events, what it’s like to be black in America, and how their white friends can care for them in this time.

Have you thought about how you’ll be spending your time in eternity? Do images of sitting on clouds, playing harps, and wearing white robes cross your mind? In this episode of Church Unplugged, our leadership team chats about common misconceptions and focuses on the reality that heaven will be much less about being in some distant picture-perfect place and more about being present with God enjoying his original and wonderful design for our world. The Bible may not give us all the details of our eternal home, but tune in to learn about how Heaven’s plans include a perfectly redeemed and restored version of you.

God didn’t give you a whole bunch of rules in the Bible to keep you away from anything good. Rather, every command God declares stems from his infinite love and great design for you – including his command for you to not have sex outside of marriage. But sometimes rules can be hard to understand or accept when the they seem to be keeping you from something so seemingly great like pleasure or fun, right? In this episode of Church Unplugged, our pastors are digging into this topic to help us reflect on how our willingness to obey God is actually based on how much we trust him and value others.

There’s only so much our pastors can cover during 30 minutes in a weekend message, so we’ve created this special 2-part episode to give Pastor Joe, Pastor Zach, and Pastor Todd more time to dive deeper into each of the 10 Commandments you learned about in our recent message series. Tune in to hear them expound upon each commandment and address some of the questions they received during the message series.

There’s only so much our pastors can cover during 30 minutes in a weekend message, so we’ve created this special 2-part episode to give Pastor Joe, Pastor Zach, and Pastor Todd more time to dive deeper into each of the 10 Commandments you’ve been learning about in our current message series. Tune in to hear them expound upon each commandment and address some of the questions they received during the message series.

COVID-19. It’s overturning life as we know it. But even if the world seems to be spiraling out of control, as Christians, we must remember that God did not give us a spirit of fear. It’s in times like these that we should focus our hearts and minds on following Jesus well and loving our neighbors in powerful ways.

Tune into this episode of Church Unplugged to hear our leadership discuss how this coronavirus crisis actually presents an opportunity for us as Christians to be used by God to minister to people who are searching for hope, security, and love in the midst of this unprecedented situation.

In Christianity, it’s common to hear that our faith is all about a personal relationship with Jesus. But if that’s all we believe to be true, then why does the Bible make such a big deal about church, too? God’s word contains entire books written to churches, commandments for how to gather as a church, serve each other in the church, and grow the church. Clearly, God loves his church and wants you to love it, too.

Tune into this episode of Church Unplugged where we discuss how your faith shouldn’t just start and end with Jesus – it’s actually much more than that. By following him, you are immediately made part of his family, the church, who he calls you to go to, be with, and love.

How does the Bible define what it means to be a man? In a world that has a million opposing opinions on how men should behave, it’s important to have a clear understanding of how God determines what it truly means to be a man.

Tune into this episode of Church Unplugged to learn how Jesus is our perfect example of masculinity through the ways he demonstrated strength, sensitivity, compassion, and vulnerability. It’s only through a relationship with the one who lived a perfect life can a man learn how to properly use everything from his strength to his softness to serve others and love God.