How can we be ready for the the judgment that God's just character demands? Pastor Rory explains from Amos 8:4-9:10 that we will be ready if we have a right relationship with God through Christ. Only then will God's just character draw us to trust, submit, rest, and repent instead of tremble, seek, run, and perish.

What is our responsibility when it comes to preaching the gospel? Pastor Nate explains from Galatians 1:6-10 that true believers in Jesus Christ will remain true to the genuine gospel of Jesus Christ and not be led astray to other so-called gospels.

When God announces His judgment, how should we respond? Pastor Rory explains from Amos 7:1-8:3 and the bad example of Amaziah and Israel that the reality of God's judgment should drive us to respond in wisdom by appreciating God's mercy as He patiently warns and accepting our responsibility in the sin that deserves God's judgment.

What can we do to avoid the destruction and mourning of God's judgment on sin? Pastor Rory explains from Amos 5:1-6:14 that our only hope is not in seeking to self-improve but to seek God. Only by seeking the One who is seeking us can we escape God's judgment.

How can we prepare to meet God? Pastor Rory explains from Amos 4:1-13 that God may smite us to draw us to repentance so that we are prepared to meet Him. Our recognition of our sin, rejection of it, and rest in God will prepare us to meet Him.

Does it make a difference where the message of the gospel originated? Pastor Nate explains from Galatians 1:1-5 that the hope of the gospel is intricately connected to its source in God. If the gospel originates from man, it loses its power over sin and its message to all people.

How should we respond when God speaks? Pastor Rory explains from Amos 3:1-15 that when God's speaks, we must listen and believe especially when He reveals the reality of coming judgment on sin. When we listen to God we'll believe that sin is evil and it's punishment is horrible moving us to turn to Him.

How do we evaluate the growth of the church? Pastor Nate explains from Ephesians 4:11-16 that church growth is less about average attendance and more about spiritual ability. We grow as we use our equipping to help each other grow.

What is the point of gathering together week-in-and-week-out as the church? Pastor Nate explains from Acts 2:42-47 that the church can only grow as it ought to if it is gathered together. There is no such thing as a lone ranger Christian; we grow by gathering.

How does the church become what God created it to be? Pastor Nate Wagner explains from 1 Peter 2:4-10 that what the church is defines what the church does. When remember who we are, we will function as God intended us to function.