Shiloh Methodist Church

How can something be free and cost you at the same time?

We took some time to look at what Jesus had to say about it in this teaching.

A foundational truth about God is that He is "wholly Other."

He is all powerful and all knowing. He is the Creator and sustainer. He exists outside of time and space.

All things true of Him, but not of us.

And because of that, our tendency is to only relate to Him as "Other."

But, the writer of Hebrews tells us that we have a high priest who is not just Other, but is able to empathize with us.

He's outside of us, but also with us.

Which lets us know that two things can be true of God at the same time.

The prayers we pray and the practices we participate in as God's people are a means to an end.

What did Jesus say that end was?

We took some time to study it in this message, from our series "Old Truth for New Days."

Our hearts, our minds, and our homes all have a door.

What does an ancient prayer from Deuteronomy have to do with that?

We took time to look at some ancient ways and how they are relevant for our life today.

From our series, "Old Truth for New Days."

How do we teach and train our children in the ways of God?

We spent some time looking back at an ancient prayer God's people have prayed for 2,500 years, to see how to do just that.

From our series, "Old Truth for New Days."

Idolatry is an age-old problem.

Which is why we need an age-old, ancient solution.

We spent some time digging into what it means that the Lord is one, and how we should respond to that old truth.

Just because something is old doesn't mean it's outdated.

And just because something is new doesn't mean that it's true.

We're taking some time to look back at the ancient paths, and learn how to walk in them.

From our series, "Old Truth for New Days."

One day, the Israelites were standing on the shore of the Red Sea, watching God part it.

Three days later, they are walking in the desert, complaining about where they will find water to drink.

It only took 3 days for the miracle of the Red Sea to become a memory.

It looks 3 days to forget that the same God who could part water could also provide it.

And if it took 3 days for the Israelites, how much quicker do we forget God's faithfulness today?

There are two ditches we can fall into on in being a witness.

The first is focusing only on escaping hell.

The second is focusing only on getting to heaven.

But the Gospel is the news that God's Kingdom is both here and on the way. It's too close to be ignored. It's both repentance and renewal. It's both Heaven and Earth.

And we get to live within that tension as God's people.

And it's that tension that makes our witness beautiful to the world.

The Good News of Jesus and His Kingdom doesn't just make for a beautiful eternity.

It makes for a beautiful life, here and now.

And it turns out that a beautiful life now is one of our greatest acts of being a witness.

Because a good life leads to questions.

And when questions come, we get to share the reason for the hope that lives within us.