Continuing our short series on the themes of Advent, today we look at peace. Our expectations help define what peace we’re looking for and what that peace is. Paul in Philippians 4 tells us the nature of peace, the disciplines of peace, and the secret of peace, and why all of these are integral in

As we are in December and the holiday times we begin to build to Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s birth and what that means for the world. We begin that today by looking at one of the greatest thing Christ’s life, and something in particular about the gospel, gives us: hope. How do we define

Joshua Stutzman, Circle’s campus minister and the minister at the University Christian Center at OSU, takes us on a journey through Elijah dealing with hard times after his experience at Mt. Carmel, and how God provided, with an additional campus report.

Rolland House takes on the pulpit this week and he brings us lesson with a different take on Jesus calming the storm in Luke 8.

Jesus said that the greatest commandment was to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Many people, and Christians, know this, but also don’t have a good definition or understanding of love, particularly when it comes to loving your neighbor. What truly is love as defined by

Jesus said that the greatest commandment was to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Many people, and Christians, know this, but also don’t have a good definition or understanding of love. What truly is love as defined by God Himself?

When this sermon was preached, Election Day 2020 was the following Tuesday. Today we look at a Christian’s Perspective, the Perspective of a Christian, and an Christian Perspective of not necessarily politics, but the principles and truths that ought to guide us in not only having a political view ourselves, but in interacting with those

The last thing that God says through Haggai is that God has plans for Israel and her leaders, but the book ends as an open question – if they do this…but do they? In this series finale, Thomas brings the lessons of the last three weeks into focus, and teaches how our choices, like the

Obedience. Obedience doesn’t have the best connotation in today’s society, even among Christians. Indeed, even children are aware that obedience isn’t the most fun, and often will do things just because they HAVE to opposed to wanting to. Why can’t we do that with God, why is faithful obedience different than compliance, and why does

Haggai prophesied to Israel to rebuild the temple, and while they did, those who remembered Solomon’s temple were sad and disappointed. The new temple was nothing like the old one – morale was low with unmet expectations. What can we learn from this example about our own temple, expectations, and how to apply God’s promise