Epiclesis

We continued a biblical look at fear with a short survey of a rightly-ordered fear of God-- then contrasted it with the upside-down bad kind of fear. Where does fear first show up in the Bible? And just what was on the minds of the prophet Isaiah, and then Jesus, when they were looking into the future at the new heavens and new earth. It's encouraging! Join us.

Pastor Chris began a series of sermons focusing on fear with a close look at a pivotal moment in the story of the Children of Israel. Along the way, we discovered six things about fear: it begins subtly, it can seem reasonable, it is contagious and lies, it divides, it spreads and can become hysterical, and it has consequences.

We ended ended our time with a reading from the Passion translation of Psalm 91.

A close look at the armor of God helped us finish up our series comparing present day philosophies and movements with Scripture. In this final installment, we examined each piece of armor along with Paul's ultimate admonition to stand. What might Ephesians 6 have to say to Critical theory, intersectionality, or social justice?

Pastor Chris continued his comparison of philosophies and movements of our present day with Scripture. In this sermon, we look at a component of Critical Theory called Intersectionality and examine its definitions of wisdom and knowledge. Along the way we also looked at the metanarrative that Intersectionality offers in comparison to the big story of God.

Cornel Mich was back with us for this edition of Ancient-Future Faith. Cornel, a former Christian dissident in Romania, talked with us about how everything went so badly in that country-- how it all got started-- and along the way talked about his friend and former Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand, the founder of Voice of the Martyrs and about whom the movie "Tortured for Christ" was made.

Pastor Chris continued his comparison of philosophies and movements of our present day with Scripture. In this sermon, we look again at Critical Theory and its consequences for the definition of terms, even truth itself, and it's compatibility with Kingdom values. What is truth? And where does it come from? Pilate once asked Jesus about truth, and what the Roman leader did afterward is a picture of where we are today.

Pastor Chris began a comparison of philosophies and movements of our present day with Scripture. In this sermon, we lay a foundational look  at Critical Theory and its basic incompatibility with Scripture and Kingdom values. Division is the primary topic, but along the way we also looked at the person and work of our ancient adversary, Satan.

Our dear friend Dr. Glenn Collard was on hand to talk about his life of missional work and his efforts toward Christian unity and encouragement through his ministry called Coram Deo. Join us for a conversation with this warmhearted and faithful servant of God.

Dr. Dianne Collard was back in the Ancient-Future Faith studio to talk about her latest missional efforts with art and artists. Join us for a wonderful conversation about what makes us creative, how the arts are making a comeback in the church, and what it's like to minister to and with artists.

Dr. Dianne Collard shares her story-- and those of her artist friends-- about finding beauty in desolate places. Are you in a desolate place, and can God be there, too, working to make something beautiful? Join us!

One note: If you'd like to see the artworks that Dianne references throughout her message, please view the video for Sunday, July 25, 2021, archived on the Epiclesis Facebook page.