In His Grip

This series on the Heroes and Heretics of our Faith is sometimes difficult to share. The torture and heinous treatment of our forefathers is often beyond belief. And yet, it’s important for us to know our history as we grow in our own understanding of God’s love for us. Many paid a great price that...

What is your worldview? Everyone has one, you know. Do you view life through the grid of scripture? Are you sure? Doctrine was vital to the early church and their biblical worldview dictated everything they did. What about you? What determines your response to everyday life?

This series on the Heroes and Heretics of Church history is challenging but when carefully considered, can forever change your view of those who walked this pathway before you. The story of Polycarp and his impact on the early church is profound. And then there is Felicitas, one of the consecrated widows who served the...

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that attacks the Central Nervous System. The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation estimates that more than 400,000 people in the United States and about 2.5 million people around the world have MS. About 200 new cases are diagnosed each week in the United States. In this interview, that is part of our...

We continue our study of Heroes and Heretics – the History of the Church. In this message you’ll hear names like Domitian, Tacitus and Ignatius. You’ll hear about the mad man, Nero, and how he blamed Christians for a fire that burned the city of Rome for ten days – a fire that many believe...

It’s no wonder so many historical novels have been written about this era in the launch of Christianity. The potential story lines are beyond numbering – but for our purposes today, we will focus on the persecution of the church – not fiction, but reality. Tertullian stated: If the Tiber reaches the walls, if the...

But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons (Galatians 4:4-5) We could take weeks to unpack that statement but today, we’re going to see how the fullness of time impacted the...

The Bible tells us that Jesus came in the fullness of time, not one second late or early. In this series, Heroes and Heretics, Dr. Betters will take a look at that “time” the Bible indicates was the perfect moment for our Savior to arrive. In this message we’ll take a look at the culture...

Genuine prayer leads us to draw a circle around ourselves and plead, “Lord, start a revival and start it in this circle.” Genuine revival comes when hearts are changed by intimacy with Christ. And then those people with changed hearts change the world, through His leading and grace. Prayer doesn’t change things. Prayer changes people....

How do you pray? Do you pray with “desperation?” Our prayer lives indicate how independent we are from God, or dependent on Him. The way we pray is evidence of whether we recognize God’s love and sovereignty or if we are trying to manipulate Him. Why pray? Jesus prayed. Jesus needed to pray. Is there...