Series: God’s Devil: How Satan’s Rebellion Serves God’s Purposes

Message: Satan Crawling In Your Garden Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7, 14-19; John 8:44 and II Corinthians 11:3-4

series: God's Devil

Message: The Star that Bit the Dust

Pastor Joel explores the devils down fall from heaven.

Message Ashes and Repentance Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture Ezekiel 8:4, 8:8-11; 8:12; 8:14; 8:15-16; and 9:4-6

Today’s message takes us to a dark corner of scripture, Ezekiel 8-11, where Ezekiel receives a messenger who takes him by the hair, lifts him up between heaven and earth, transports him to Jerusalem, and shows Ezekiel the sins of God’s people. Most frightening is that there God’s

judgement is revealed. But there is a group who sorrows over sin and puts on ash in repentance. This is a difficult passage, but a right beginning to Lent.

Series Explore God

Message Can I Know God Personally? Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:15-18, Genesis 3:8-11, Genesis 3:21-23

Today we wrap up our Explore God series with its 7 big questions:

1. Does Life Have a Purpose?

2. Is There a God?

3. Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?

4. Is Christianity Too Narrow?

5. Is Jesus Really God?

6. Is the Bible Reliable?

7. Can I Know God Personally?

It’s been the premise of this series that established believers must not only know the right answer to the questions, but must be able to “show our work.” So for 7 Sundays, we’ve heard the right answer, but were reviewed the Biblical equation to get to that right answer. For those exploring

Series Explore God

Message You Gotta Be A Fool For Believing The Bible

Guest Pastor Mark Prestriedge

Scripture II Peter 1:16-21

Pastor Mark’s message will emphasize the primary reasons why the Bible is reliable and is the foundation for the other 6 questions in the Explore God initiative.

Series Explore God

Message Is Jesus Really God?

Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture Mark 2

Is Jesus really God? The implications of this question are clearly enormous. Every aspect of society would be impacted by the confirmation that Jesus was literally God in the flesh. Also, if Jesus were God, then his words take on much greater meaning. They’re more than simply wise words of an influential prophet or philosopher. On the other hand, if he’s not God, then the entire Christian faith is undermined. As Paul said, if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then faith in him is in vain (I Corinthians 15:14). Today we explore the Bible’s answer to this week’s question.

Series Explore God

Message Is Christianity Too Narrow?

Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture John 14:1-6, Acts 4:1-14, I Timothy 2:1-7, Romans 1:1-16, I Kings 16:29-34, I Kings 18:20-40

Many people would insist that it’s intolerant or ignorant to say that Christianity is the only right religion. But, in the end, it might be best to admit that we’re all exclusivists, whether Christians or non-Christians. All of us make exclusive claims about most things—religion included. Yet the challenge seems to be finding a tone of gentleness in the midst of conversation and even disagreement. The Bible says that Jesus was “full of grace and truth.” Grace is wide. Truth is narrow. The Bible also teaches Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life.” Christians should lead with grace, all the while pointing to truth.

Series Explore God

Message Is There a God? Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture Ecclesiastes 3:9-14

Science cannot prove nor disprove the existence of God. Christian faith cannot prove or disprove the existence of God. But might there be “clues” that point to His existence? Clues like:

• Why is there something rather than nothing?

• What accounts for the marvelous order and regularity of our universe?

• Where does morality come from? Why do we thirst for something more than what we can

see or touch or taste?

In this message, we’ll explore clues that bring us face to face with the

reasonableness of belief.

Series Explore God

Message Does Life Have a Purpose?

Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture Ecclesiastes 1:2-8, 12-14; 12:13-14

Welcome to Explore God, a 7 Sunday series where we tackle big questions. Today’s question is “Does Life Have A Purpose?” During the week explore God groups met to examine this question. Today we hear the Christian answer to the question. Does life have purpose? In short, the answer is, “Absolutely yes!” Let’s hear from the Bible what that purpose is.

Message Overflowing or Conduit?

Pastor Joel Zuidema

Scripture II Corinthians 5:16-21

Do we regard God’s love as something He fills us with, then we overflow to others? Or do we regard the love of God as something that we are a conduit for? Do Christians overflow with His love, or are we conduits? These questions are essential to our mission in this world to share God’s love. Are we receptacles or transporters?