What did Mary know? Did she know exactly what would happen to her son, the Son of God?

When you pray for something, do you recognize the answer? Do you know when God wants you to wait or when his answer is ‘Yes’? If an Angel appeared to you and gave you God's answer, would you believe or would you doubt? When Gabriel told Zechariah that he would become a father, he doubted this seemingly impossible promise; but Elizabeth rejoiced in the face of the same impossible promise. how will you respond when God says “yes” to an impossible ask?

This is a very visually heavy sermon, if you get a chance to watch it, you can see what we are doing in El Salvador. 

Harvest Sunday is a day where we ask you to give beyond your normal giving. During Brad's sermon, he calls upon Paul Newhouse, Sixto Rivera, and John Allen to speak about their work and experience in EL Salvador. The new facility, Centro Emanuel is shown and we get to see it in use already for a youth event. The Christian Education program is also featured and we hear from a sponsor about a personal connection with the student he sponsors.

Brad begins with an update on our remodeling project. Then he jumps into chapter 15 he speaks on the importance of the resurrection to the Christian story. without the resurrection, what is the point? for tomorrow we die. but because we know that Jesus did in fact resurrect, we know that we too can have eternal life in Christ.

Brad brings up 2 guests, Ryan Newhouse and John Herzog to discuss the role of women in the church.

Chapter 12 of First Corinthians tells us that we are all part of the body of Christ, we all have gifts to use for the betterment of His kingdom.

John Herzog brings us the lesson in the second half of chapter 11, Communion. As part of the sermon, we also share communion at the end.

Brad unpacks chapter 11 this week. We dive into the Greek meanings of the words.

In chapter 8 Paul focuses on meat that was sacrificed to idols. Even tho this is not a consideration when we buy meat, the lesson does not end there. We are called to be mindful to not make our brothers and sisters stumble by the actions that we take.

In chapters 6 and 7 of 1 Corinthians, Paul speaks about sexual morality and when sex is appropriate and as God intended.