Wesley Memorial Church (High Point, NC) Sermons & Podcast

Has "safety-ism" run amok? The world is not a safe place, and as

Christians we acknowledge that, for we follow a Savior who was crucified. Even though all our lives might not be safe, we have a God who conquered death and rose from the grave, making a new way for all who will trust Him.

Listen as our senior pastor Jeff Patterson leads us through week six of our sermon series on the Apostles' Creed: on the third day he rose from the dead.

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Many people who do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ would either write it off as a man-made fairytale or as coming from a corrupted transmission of information over the course of thousands of years.

In fact, the Resurrection has more historical basis than many other ancient historical events. Listen as Rev Clark Chilton leads us through the next line of the Apostles' Creed "the third day He rose from the dead" to see how the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a matter of faith, but of choice based on four words: Early, Execution, Empty and Eyewitnesses.

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What does the Apostles' Creed mean when it says "he descended to the dead?" What happened to Christ in the three days between His death and resurrection?

Our senior pastor Dr Jeff Patterson leads us through this fascinating question and what the Bible has to say about it.

What does the death of Jewish man 2,000 years ago have to do with you...today?

Aside from the billions of deaths throughout history, why is Jesus' death continue to be the most talked about, most broadcast death in history? Listen as pastor Clark Chilton answers this question in three ways: Jesus died in order to taste death, in order to unify God's people through His death and Jesus died in order to destroy death.

“Outside of Jesus, only two humans are mentioned in the creed. One is Mary—a great example of courage and discipleship. The other is Pilate—an example of cowardice and worldliness. I believe these two were put into the Apostles’ Creed to give us a choice. Are we Mary or are we Pilate? Are we courageous disciples or cowardly decision-makers?”