Christians believe the Bible to be God's very words to humanity. It provides truth about who God is, who we are, and how we were made to live. But what reasons do we have to hold to the authenticity and authority of the Bible? Why should we base our whole lives on this ancient book?

Join BTS host Will Herron and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they explore answers to these questions while also providing some practical

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As Christians, we believe the Bible is God’s very word to us. But how did what was written get in there? How do we

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Acts 17:1–15

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"Love your neighbor" is probably one of the most famous commandments of Jesus yet perhaps the least practiced. Let's face it, loving those who have hurt us or who we deeply disagree with is challenging and at times seemingly impossible. So how do we go about loving people like this?

Join guest host Dayne Logan and Ridge Director of Discipleship Will Herron as they explore what it means to follow in Jesus' footsteps and love our neighbor well.

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It’s one commandment we all know: Love your neighbor as yourself. Loving some people is easy, particularly those we have much in common with and those who share similar viewpoints and opinions. But we’re also called to love those who challenge us—those we deeply disagree with and those we would do anything to avoid. How do we do that? What does it really mean to love all our neighbors well?

Message by Will Herron

Scripture referenced: Matthew 22:34–40

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While it might not be the most obvious lesson from Acts 16:16-34, how we relate to money and others is a key underlying theme within the passage.

Join BTS host Will Herron and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they discuss why the "Prosperity Gospel" ultimately proves to be unbiblical and a danger to our relationship with God.

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Earthquake. Prison walls crumble, chains fall, doors open. Paul and Silas are free! But they stayed. They stayed because of the jailor. They were aware that their actions would affect his life. And they chose to offer love and grace despite his cruelty toward them. Radical love is counter intuitive, and it has power.

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Acts16:16–34

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It doesn't seem like many people would turn down a direct line to God. If we needed to make a big decision in life, we could just call or text and receive an answer right back! While God at times has spoken in a direct manner over specific circumstances, more often than not it is through other less obvious means.

Join BTS host Will Herron and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they explore how God speaks to us today and how we can know his guiding voice in every aspect of our lives.

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Content: It doesn't seem like many people would turn down a direct line to God. If we needed to make a big decision in life, we could just call or text and receive an answer right back! While God at times has spoken in a direct manner over specific circumstances, more often than not it is through other less obvious means.

Join BTS host Will Herron and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they explore how God speaks to us today and how we can know his guiding voice in every aspect of our lives.

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Description: Life hands us an endless string of decisions. Many of us want to follow God, but how do we know what He wants for us? Recognize that God isn’t trying to hide His will. He wants us to know His will. But to know that, we must know Him.

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Acts16:6–10

A couple of times a year we take the opportunity as a church to hear stories of how God is working in and through people in our community. We call these, Encounter Sundays. This week on the podcast host Will Herron welcomes Ridge Production Director Jacob Clark to share of how God has used some difficult experiences in his life for good.

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