What Does The World Need From Christians?

I want to ask you a question right now, that we will come back to later in the talk, so think about this.  Are you ready?  If you knew today was your last day, what would you do with your time?  Think about it.  What would you do?  We will come back to that later in the talk. Over the last few weeks, our God Question series has shifted to four questions about the church and while that is supposed . . . Read More »

Church: You are Chosen by God

Let’s read Psalms 69:7 Passion for your house has consumed me. NLT Last week Sam talked about the Church and the tension the local church faces in North America.  The tension is that God’s kingdom and our world’s kingdom are opposed to each other.  That means that what our world values and cares for is the opposite of what God values and cares for.  And that gap is widening.  So how do we attract people to the Church . . . Read More »

The Way To View & Treat The Church

Welcome back to the God Questions series.  In this series, we are answering a lot of the bigger, more common questions that we have about our Spiritual Lives.  So, you could call this, an FAQ on Spirituality and it’s been very helpful as we have dove in and talked about so many foundational parts of our Faith.  I think it’s been awesome to spend a few weeks and Easter Sunday talking about Jesus, who He is, and what . . . Read More »

What If Church Wasn’t About You?

Did you hear Sam’s talk last week?  I helped record it for YouTube and it was awesome.  It meant a lot to me because, like Sam, this is very personal to me.  It’s a decision we made over twenty years ago and we are still living it out today.  It’s the subject that I care deeply about and get very passionate about.  Last week you heard this in Dillsburg.  Next week you will hear his message in Heidlersburg. . . . Read More »

How Does God Love People Today?

It’s Christmas time and we have been talking about the Christmas story.  It’s a God story.  You see, Christmas isn’t just another busy religious holiday we push through.  It’s bigger than that.  It’s a story that has enormous meaning to it.  To fully understand the mystery of Christmas, you have to go back 4,000 years before the birth of Jesus.  Through all those years, God did everything He could to love people.  How did people respond?  At every . . . Read More »