In this message we see the consequences of partial obedience. Where God required death, they cut off thumbs and toes like the heathens around them. When God required complete victory Judah failed to drive the enemy out of the valley because they had iron chariots. They experienced no victories due to diminished power which was...

At the time of Joshua’s death, we see that the Israelites did not fully conquer the lands that God had given them. So instead of being a theocracy, their disobedience allowed the culture of Canaan to magnetically pull the Israelites into forms of Canaanite worship. Their distinctiveness as God’s Covenant people suffered yet there was...

In this series we will see there were 5 Judges in the first 271 years of the era and 4 oppressions. There were 9 Judges in the last 69 years of the era and 2 oppressions, 7 of those Judges in the last 30 years of that period. This was to keep up with the...

The Book of Judges is about the consequences of religious apostasy and the need for righteous leadership. The Book of Joshua ends on a seeming good note. But underneath there was a growing cancer that grew more and more serious as the Book of Judges unfolds. Time and again Israel turned its back on God...

The local church is the focal point of God’s plan for displaying his glory to the nations. Our vision is simple: Churches that reflect the character of God. Our mission is to cultivate and encourage churches that reflect the character of God. In this message, Dr. Betters describes six key elements that must be present...

In this interview that is part of our Warrior Woman series, you will meet Karen Marsh, mother of Victoria. Within hours after Victoria’s birth, Karen and her husband learned that their third daughter had Down Syndrome. Though initially frightened by this news, Karen and her family’s love for Victoria grew deeper as they recognized the...

In this three-part message Dr. Betters addresses the question: What was it like to be a Jesus worshiper shortly after His crucifixion? What was it like to worship in the early church when great persecution under Nero, Valerian, Domitian and others wreaked havoc in communities of faith? What was the purpose of God’s call to...

In this three-part message Dr. Betters addresses the question: What was it like to be a Jesus worshiper shortly after His crucifixion? What was it like to worship in the early church when great persecution under Nero, Valerian, Domitian and others wreaked havoc in communities of faith? What was the purpose of God’s call to...

In this three-part message Dr. Betters addresses the question: What was it like to be a Jesus worshiper shortly after His crucifixion? What was it like to worship in the early church when great persecution under Nero, Valerian, Domitian and others wreaked havoc in communities of faith? What was the purpose of God’s call to...

The church did not determine the canon. It was God, and God alone, who determined which books belonged in the Bible. God’s imparted to His followers what He had already decided. The human process of collecting the books of the Bible was flawed, but God, in His sovereignty, and despite our ignorance and stubbornness, brought...