When the Church is true to Christ, we are His body, the perfect image of God. Our respect for the God's image means all human life is sacred and must be respected equally. This helps change the way people are treated and is still changing hearts and minds today.

MLK based his ideas of non-violent resistance and equal rights for all people on the revolutionary love Jesus revealed 2,000 years ago. When the Church plays Jesus' beautiful tune well, it leads to the very best virtues we see in the world today.

The Church, though often maligned in the world, is beautiful when it is faithful to Christ. Don't judge the Church by the mistakes or bad behavior of people who aren't doing what Jesus said we should do. The Church is only really the Church when it stands upon the beautiful Rock of Faith expressed by Peter in Matthew 16:16. Listen to this message to learn more.

Christians are ambassadors of Christ pleading with the world to come back to God. This message reviews the ways Pleasant Grove Methodist Church served as ambassadors in 2021 and lays out our plans to serve in 2022.

This podcast considers the various factions that developed before Christ was born that bitterly divided God’s people as we contemplate the divisions that exist in our world today.

Waiting is hard, but we have to be careful not to be impatient and place our hopes in worldly solutions instead of waiting for God's better plan. In this podcast, we consider what happened in the time between the Old and New Testaments while the world awaited the birth of the Messiah.

People who know how to wait well are happier and more successful. The ability to delay gratification is a skill you can learn and strengthen and it will help you in life. In this podcast, we explore the history of Israel in between the Old and New Testament and consider how we can practice being patient in those in between times of waiting in our life.

Ever wondered what happened in the time in between the Old and New Testaments? Ever felt like you were stuck in between? This podcast is the first in a series that examines what happened between the Old & New Testaments while helping you deal with your "in between" times.

How do summarize the whole Old Testament in 25 minutes or less? Stephen did it in Acts 7 and it got him stoned to death! Let's look at this passage together and hear three important things to help us live our lives better.

In this podcast, I tackle the question: If God knows everything about us, do we really have the freedom to make our own choices?

This podcast is the first of a series called "Ask Pastor Chris" where I answer your question about God, the Bible, and the Christian faith. If you have a question, post it in the comments section and I may answer it in a future episode.