We will be considering the new command of Jesus to love one another just as he loved us. This is a command that is simple enough for a child to understand but deep enough that no follower of Jesus can ever claim to have exhausted its depth either in understanding or practice. You are welcome to join us as we seek to once again appreciate the fullness of the love of Jesus Christ for us and the beauty of his love lived out in our relationships with one another.

Special Guest: Tom Waltz.

How secure are you in your relationship with God?  What gives you access to God's eternal kingdom? Is it possible to have false confidence?  Our summer series, Hard Sayings of a Kind Savior, comes to a close with a particularly hard saying from Jesus, Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven...  And after describing those who have false security, Jesus says to them, I never knew you; depart from me...

Last round of hard sayings on Matthew 7:21-23

Looking for the How instead of the Why

Of all the hard sayings of Jesus, this one is not hard to understand. Jesus is clear with his claim that He is the only way to God, to salvation, to forgiveness of sins, to a life of eternal blessedness and joy, and more. That is what makes this a hard saying to our culture because it is so offensive to be exclusive. In a world of inclusivity that affirms all paths, Jesus contradicts the world's view. Join us for One Worship as we consider the only One who can save us.

How do we deal with hard truths and how people perceve them? We discuss that as we cover John 14:6.

We are one house of God. And he has called us to unity. But he has also given us each individual contributions and sometimes differing opinions. How do we pursue unity among such diversity?

Special Guest: Nicholas Piotrowski.

Choose Compassion

How do you blaspheme the spirit? Covered in this episode on Matthew 12:31-32.

“Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” This saying of Jesus from Matthew 12:21 has troubled generations of people. It is hard in a couple of ways. First, it is hard to understand. It is not immediately clear what Jesus means by blaspheming the Spirit. Neither is it clear why this is not forgivable when a word spoken against the Son of Man is forgivable. Second, it is hard to accept. It is disturbing to think that we can say or do something that forever cut us off from the possibility of God forgiving us. We welcome you to join us this Sunday as we address these questions and attempt to apply this hard saying in a way that honors the context in which our kind Savior gave this warning.

Special Guest: Tom Waltz.