Welcome back to our God Questions series where we are taking the time to walk through and answer questions that I think we all have about God and our faith. This series has allowed us to talk about some very good and important topics when it comes to our lives, and I must say, all of those questions lead us to the topic we are diving into today. We have talked about making the most of our lives, . . . Read More »
The Tensions Between The Church and The World Has Reached The Tipping Point
Here in 2023, we have started an important conversation, all centering around a very popular question in today’s world. What is the point of church? This is an important question, and we have been learning just how essential the church is, how we should view it, how God views it, and just how critical the church is to our Spiritual development, and to the community around us who don’t have the same eternal destiny of those inside the . . . Read More »
Who We Are In Our Marriage Matters
So last week Ken kicked off a brand new series that I am really excited about and I will tell you why. It’s because what we are doing is taking all the God principles that we talk about here at MRC, and we are pulling them into our practical lives. That is awesome! Ken was introducing us to the idea last week of integrity…the idea that who we are matters. This is very important, because our culture today . . . Read More »
How to Get God into the Family
We are in a series about integrity. Integrity matters. Who you are matters. To prove my point, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever had a boss promise you something, then later, take that promise away? What did you think? You were disappointed, maybe furious, and you said to yourself, they have no integrity. To you, integrity matters in a boss or leader. Here is another example. You go to school and you see someone . . . Read More »
Being You In Every Environment
So we have been working our way through this Emotionally Healthy Relationships series, which has been such an important thing for us discuss as we build into and start our church here in Gettysburg. There are couple things that I believe all Christians really need to wrap their minds around when it comes to relationships. The first thing is that you actually were designed to be with people by God. I know, I know for some of us (and I would . . . Read More »
A Divided Heart is a Wounded Heart
The core of Christianity is to love others well. Does that sound like most Christians you know? Maybe. Maybe not. But that’s the point. The reality is, going to church and experiencing God can be easier than going into life and sharing that love. Loving others isn’t automatic. Loving others well requires two things. First, that we have a meaningful connection with God. Secondly, it requires that we grow up into emotionally healthy people. Stop and think about . . . Read More »