This week we look at another aspect of what allowed Paul to face imprisonment and persecution with strength: his clear conscience. The Bible has a lot to say about the importance of your conscience. Take some time and read through Paul's defenses he presents in Acts 21-26 paying attention to how certain Paul is of his own innocence. Also take a look at Hebrews 9, 1 Timothy 1 and 1 Corinthians 8 for further examination of what the Bible teaches about your conscience. You can also go to Biblegateway.com and look up the word "conscience" to see where it shows up in scripture.

This week we begin our last series out of Acts. For the next three weeks we will be surveying Acts 20-28 and the final years of the Apostle Paul's life. Paul never shines brighter than he does in the end of Acts. Read Acts 20-21 and pay attention to Paul's clarity of purpose.

This week we look at the 3rd lesson we should have learned from COVID-19, and it has to do with hurry. During the pandemic, with work going remote and schools and businesses shutting their doors, many of us were forced to slow down from the hurried pace of life. This Sunday we are going to be discussing the dangers of living a hurried life and how we can reclaim the life Christ has called us to and how we can eliminate the curse of hurry from our lives. Check out Psalm 23 and reflect on what it means for our Lord to "make (us) lie down in green pastures."

This week we look at the second of 3 lessons we should have learned from COVID 19 and it has to do with unity. During the pandemic there were a few things that challenged the unity of our churches - namely lock downs and differing opinions on how to handle the pandemic. This Sunday we are not going to be discussing the differing opinions but rather the bigger subject of how God may have been using the pandemic to teach us how to be the church and remain together in spite of our differences. See Romans 12:5 and Ephesians 2:13-16

This week we start a new, 3 week series about lessons we (the Church) have learned or should have learned from the COVID 19 pandemic. In this series we will focus on 3 lessons that God has been trying to teach us - not just in this pandemic but throughout history. This week we look at John 16:33 and James 1:2-4 and how Jesus has already defeated this pandemic and every other trouble we face in this life.

This week we conclude our current series about firsthand faith with a look at how God uses disturbances in our lives to move us to action that will make a difference. In preparation, meditate over Matthew 24:34-56, Ephesians 2:8-10, and the story of Jonah.

This week we are talking about doubt. Every Christian has them, but many feel guilty for them and try to hide them, leaving them unaddressed. This week we will be looking that famous story about “Doubting” Thomas in John 20 and discuss healthy ways to address our doubts.

This week we are talking about change. God means to transform us. This is not an overnight process as many of us wish it could but - but rather a lifelong journey. It is not a performance - but rather has to start on the inside. Read Romans 12:2 and consider what it means to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind".

Frederick Buechner is quoted as saying, “What we hunger for perhaps more than anything else is to be known in our full humanness, and yet that is often just what we also fear more than anything else.” This week we examine the tension between our desire to be known and our fear of being found out. We are going to talk about sin and the essential nature of getting those sins out in the open. See Genesis 2:25; 3:7, 1 John 1:9; James 5:16.

This week we pick up where Adam left off in our series called "Firsthand". If you are reading the book, we will be covering chapters 2 and 5. Consider your faith - does it bring you the peace and fulfillment that it promises or does it leave you feeling empty? Why do you think that is, and how does it relate to firsthand and secondhand faith? The scriptures we will be using are Exodus 5:22-23; Psalm 23:5; Jeremiah 9:23-24; Matthew 15:3; 2 Timothy 1:5.