Faith First

Pr. Steve asks us what side of Jesus do you connect most with? Is it the divine authority who can do miraculous things including giving us eternal life or the real human being who cares about feeding and healing us from our day-to-day issues?

Pr. Steve teaches us how the first person in the Trinity, our Creator, protects us and provides for us through life's many dangers. An important word for us today amidst life's many ups and downs in the chaotic world in which we live.

Pr. Katie teaches us how God the Creator is the maker of it all and still creates and re-creates in and through us despite all the brokenness of the world around us. After all, in Genesis 1:1 it says in the beginning God created out of the chaos.

What are we confessing when we say "I Believe" nearly every week in church? Pr. Craig & Pr. Steve break down classic statement of Christian faith, The Apostles' Creed, and how it opens up the door to understanding to our vast and loving God.

What if we weren't meant to be a church that sits around but gets up and moves for God? Pr. Steve ponders this question and many more like it as he shares with us his Top Ten Things he learned while on sabbatical.

Pr. Steve returns! He gives us his first impressions after four months away on sabbatical while Pr. Katie talks a radical act by Jesus transforming forever our notion of sabbath.

Pr. Craig points out that scripture implores us to run OUR race and not someone else's. As we do Jesus warns that might come with some obstacles but we can make it through with the faith from God just like our ancestors.

Pr. Katie tells a story of Pr. Craig's wife Katie blessing the church with extra cantaloupes this week and how our small acts of kindness can be a great way of living out this weekend's scripture of living for today and looking out for others.

Pr. Craig shares what he learned from a talk with Hall of Fame Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski about the importance of an organization holding each other accountable, including the leader, and how this concept applies to Christ's Church today.

Pr. Katie teaches us the importance of the Lord's Prayer isn't necessarily learning how to the say it (saying the right words) or why we say them (because Jesus said to), but WHOSE prayer it is and learning to have a relationship with the man behind it.