Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they answer some of your questions! 

Questions: 

• If God has foreordained everything, then how could we have freewill?
• If God has already determined that I will love Him, is it really love?

Resources:
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/are-there-two-wills-in-god

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-god-decree-events-he-doesnt-want-to-happen

Pastor Adam and Steve talk about the importance of reading the Bible first and then how the rest of what we read should be held to the standard of scripture. Why do we read? What do we read? Join this conversation! 

Adam's Books: Celebration of Discipline, Caste, Post Quarantine Church, & Culture Catalyst

Steve's Books: Lyndon Johnson Biography, Appeasement, Live Not By Lies, The Pleasures of God

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What is a post-christian culture? What does it mean to be post-christian? Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss these questions and what our response should be as followers of Christ viewing this world through the lens of Christ.

Barna Resource: https://www.barna.com/research/post-christian-cities-america-2017/

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Join Pastor Adam and Steve this week as they discuss the sovereignty of God. No matter the outcome of the election, it is God ordained to bring him glory. Nothing happens in this story that the author is not in control of. God and his faithfulness has not changed from eternity past.

Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZNMAarvqAA&feature=youtu.be

Join us this week in our extended episode as we discuss important questions to ask during election week. Character over policy, does that matter? Where do we fit into the conversation around voting? Are we biblically mandated to vote as Christians? What is the right response if our candidate doesn’t win?

John Piper - https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/policies-persons-and-paths-to-ruin

Wayne Grudem - https://www.christianpost.com/voices/a-response-to-my-friend-john-piper-about-voting-for-trump.html?fbclid=IwAR28MVsLhIKTA315lB-kWJdj7rH_6syIKnvvkxTb6YWekoD9vJ8GMNm4fIE

Al Mohler - https://albertmohler.com/2020/10/26/christians-conscience-and-the-looming-2020-election

David French - https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-spiritual-blessing-of-political

Pastor Adam and Steve discuss repentance and regeneration today. Which comes first? Is repentance an ongoing or one time thing? What should repentance look like in our lives?

Resources: 

Ask Pastor John: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-pastor-john/id618132843#episodeGuid=desiringgod.org-resource-15302

Join Pastor Adam and Steve in the conversation around builders and architects of Community. What does it mean to blueprint the expectations for community and what does it mean to actually build out community?

Resources: 

The Folly of 'Looking for Community': https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-folly-of-looking-for-community/

Alienated America: https://www.amazon.com/Alienated-America-Places-Thrive-Collapse/dp/0062797107

Join Pastor Adam and Steve's conversation today as they discuss what happens when our hero's are tainted. How should we respond or feel when we see our hero's fail or fall?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve today as they discuss an article around social trust and culture shifts. How do we respond to these trends as believers? 

Arcticle: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/

Join Pastor Adam & Steve as they discuss the purpose and reason for communion. What do we find in scripture about this and how do we take part in it? Does this effect our salvation?