Cornerstone, Week Two: The Purpose of Life & Ministry | Adam Derus

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When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…

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This vision series is intended to help us understand who we are as C4 and as young adults. As we consider the big purpose of life, come discover what the Scriptures teach is the purpose of life, and how to make choices that reflect that ultimate purpose.

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Cornerstone, Week Two: The Purpose of Life & Ministry | Adam Derus

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Passion Week, Week Five: The Roadmap to Christian Comfort | Adam Derus 40:48

3 days ago40:48

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As a Christian, how does one find comfort in the face of persecution, evil, and suffering? What comforts us in the discouraging moments of life? Come see the road map to Christian comfort that Jesus lays out for His disciples—and how ultimately comfort is found in the object of our faith.

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Passion Week, Week Three: Finding True Greatness in the Kingdom of God | Adam Derus 39:03

17 days ago39:03

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How do we find true greatness in the kingdom of God? John 13 reveals God's countercultural expectations for how we enter the kingdom and how we find true greatness in the kingdom.

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Passion Week, Week Two: The Hope of a King | Adam Derus 40:02

5 weeks ago40:02

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There is no person in history more significant than Jesus Christ, and no event in history more significant than Passion Week. Come and see how the triumphal entry prods us to recognize that God is always directing our eyes to Christ, and challenges us to believe that Christ is the solution to every problem in life, not just our spiritual problem.…

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Passion Week, Week One: The Triumphal Entry - The Two Ways | Joel Martin 42:15

6 weeks ago42:15

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Jesus is lenient where we are forcefully and forcefully where we are lenient. There are two ways to approach life. What way will you worship? What way will you follow?

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Cornerstone, Week Three: Practice | Joel Martin 38:55

7 weeks ago38:55

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At C4, our foundation is Jesus and our purpose is his glory. How do we put that into practice? It's by pursuing the two eternal things, God's Word and people. Learn the practical skills of rightly handling God's word and drawing out his people for his glory and the furtherance of the gospel!

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Cornerstone, Week Two: The Purpose of Life & Ministry | Adam Derus 41:34

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Arrival, Week Three: The Hope of a Promised Return | Adam Derus 35:36

12 weeks ago35:36

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Life is chaotic, uncertain, and confusing—but our God is not. He is a God or order and certainty, the promise-keeper whose words are true. When our lives become unstable, we should hold fast to the witness of God's promises and fix our gaze on the hope Jesus' promised return.

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Arrival, Week Two: The Arrival of Jesus | Adam Derus 42:38

13 weeks ago42:38

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The incarnation is perhaps the greatest of realities. God came as a human to save us, rescue us, and be with us! Learn how his arrival disrupts the comfortable and comforts the disrupted.

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Arrival, Week One: Glimpsing God in the Waiting | Adam Derus 40:07

14 weeks ago40:07

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Advent is a season of waiting as we anticipate the advent (arrival) of Jesus. In the lifelong reality of waiting, there is beauty and struggle, and God gives us glimpses of His presence to encourage us in the waiting, just as he did in the Old Testament.

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Invisible Realities, Week Nine: Living in Light of Eternity | Joel Martin 1:08:56

17 weeks ago1:08:56

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We are surrounded by invisible realities. The realities of heaven, hell, angels, and demons and the after life. But do their presence change the way we live? Jesus thought they should. Come explore Luke 12 with us and see how our lives are to be shaped by eternity.

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Invisible Realities, Week Eight: The Story of Our Enemy | Adam Derus 42:04

18 weeks ago42:04

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Our story has a villain, and that villain has made war with God and his people. As enlisted men and women on the front lines, enter the situation room to hear key briefings on our enemy, so that we might stand our ground in this battle as we await our conquering King.

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Invisible Realities, Week Seven: Angels | Adam Derus 58:26

19 weeks ago58:26

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God is at work in all the realms he has created, in heaven and on earth, and angels are at the heart of the story of God. Come examine the nature and purpose of the angelic realm, and be encouraged by how the spiritual realm is at work all around us. A Q&A follows the message.

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Invisible Realities, Week Six: The Purpose of Hell | Adam Derus 57:08

20 weeks ago57:08

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Our God is a God of purpose, but often we struggle to understand the purposes of God, especially the purpose of hell. Tonight see that hell exists to exalt the justice of God, echo the glory of God, and exalt the love of God. A Q&A follows the message.

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Invisible Realities, Week Five: The Nature of Hell | Adam Derus 53:21

21 weeks ago53:21

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Jesus gives us a preview of coming invisible realities, including both heaven and hell. Jesus' first NT sermon was on hell, and He spends more time on hell than heaven. Tonight we look at Jesus' teaching on this imminent judgment for all unbelievers, and examine the nature of hell, which is a real, painful, and eternal place. A Q&A follows the message.…

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Invisible Realities, Week Four: Heaven - What Will It be Like? | Joel Martin 1:02:45

22 weeks ago1:02:45

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so what will our experience of heaven be like? Does grandpa pray for me from heaven? Will heaven be boring? What will we do there? Find the answers to these questions and more as we learn what heaven will be like.

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Invisible Realities, Week Three: The Where, The Who, and The Why | Joel Martin 1:00:05

24 weeks ago1:00:05

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We all want to go to heaven? But what is heaven like? Where is it? Who will be there? Why does it exist? Come find out exciting truths about the best place on earth!

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Invisible Realities, Week Two: Your Final Exam | Adam Derus 1:02:51

25 weeks ago1:02:51

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The judgment seat of Christ is the final exam for the Christian, where God doles out generous rewards to those who faithfully built their life on the foundation of Christ. Come learn about the judgment seat of Christ and eternal rewards, and be encouraged to live faithfully today to earn eternal rewards tomorrow. A Q&A follows the message.…

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Invisible Realities, Week One: What Happens When We Die? | Adam Derus 1:00:37

26 weeks ago1:00:37

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At the root of the Christian life lies belief in invisible realities and unseen realms. Yet the spiritual world is more real than the temporal world that we inhabit, and as believers we ought to have the utmost interest in heavenly things. Join us as we begin this journey and examine what happens to us when we die and end with a Q&A.…

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The Core, Week Three: The Power and Presence of Jesus | Christian Lefko 34:36

28 weeks ago34:36

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The Christian life is full of storms. Failing to understand this causes some Christians to question God’s love for them. Luckily for us, the disciples faced a literal storm to help us understand and face the storms in our lives. In Mark 4:35-41, we learn about the power and presence of Jesus through a great storm, a great calm, and great fear.…

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The Core, Week Two: The Sovereignty of God | Joel Martin 40:40

29 weeks ago40:40

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When it comes to salvation, what is my role? What is God's? Come explore Romans 9-11 and see the wonder of God's sovereignty and our own call to action. It will lead you to worship and praise!

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The Core, Week One: The Upside Down Kingdom | Joel Martin 34:38

30 weeks ago34:38

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When Jesus came he turned every expectation upside down. Come learn the freedom, joy, and salvation that is found in Jesus' upside down kingdom!

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Real Life, Week Five: Cultivate Contentment in an Entitled World | Adam Derus 45:42

31 weeks ago45:42

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Materialism and entitlement have led many of us down a path of discontentment. In this key text, Paul reminds Timothy that the greatest acquisition in this life is godliness with contentment, and exhorts Timothy (and us) to avoid the dangers of the love of money and to pursue contentment in what Christ has given us.…

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Real Life, Week Four: When God Torpedoes Our Plans | Adam Derus 42:10

32 weeks ago42:10

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David has great plans to build a temple for God, but God tells him no. His dilemma is true for us as well: we all make plans, and God at torpedoes those plans. Let's learn together how to respond when God calls us to give up our plans to enter into His greater plan.

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Real Life, Week Three: Cultivating Consistency in Habits | Joel Martin 42:48

33 weeks ago42:48

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John Dryden said "We first make our habits, and then our habits make us." Therefore, the goal is to intentionally make habits that form us into Christ's image. Join us as we consider the 9 habits of the intentional Christian life.

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Real Life, Week Two: Value the (Present) Gift of Singleness | Adam Derus 47:57

34 weeks ago47:57

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Singleness is a hot topic in Christian culture, and a season that many Christians understandably struggle with. But Paul teaches us that every Christian has a God-glorifying purpose, and the path of biblical singleness is a gift that must not be wasted because it affords a better opportunity than marriage to cultivate undivided devotion to God. Join us as we examine Paul's call to value present undivided devotion to God in singleness as a greater desire than present marital union.…

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Real Life, Week One: Waiting Well | Christian Lefko 32:04

35 weeks ago32:04

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We often find ourselves waiting for something in life. Yet seasons of waiting can often leave us frustrated or disappointed. How, then, can we learn to wait well? As we look at Psalm 37 and other places in Scripture, we see the fact of waiting, the dangers of waiting, and hope in waiting.

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In His Presence, Week Four: Ancient Evening Practices | Joel Martin 32:58

36 weeks ago32:58

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Our morning and evenings are full of habits, intentional and unintentional. Is the Lord part of your evening rhythm? Come learn from Psalm 4 the ancient evening practices of communing with the Lord.

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In His Presence, Week Three: Lament to God | Adam Derus 33:18

37 weeks ago33:18

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The problems of life can lead us to lament. David lets his lament lead him to the throne, where he is reminded that salvation belongs to our God.

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In His Presence, Week Two: Crown the King | Adam Derus 31:45

38 weeks ago31:45

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There is only one King and it’s King Jesus. Psalm 2 reminds us of the foolishness of crowning ourselves king, the expected posture of honor and reverence to King Jesus, and the expectation that all people submit their lives to the true King of Kings.

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In His Presence, Week One: Wisdom | Christian Lefko 38:15

39 weeks ago38:15

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The very first Psalm confronts us with the fact that every human being is on one of two paths: the path of the righteous resulting in life, or the path of the unrighteous resulting in destruction. The path of the righteous is marked by wise living, and so we see what a wise person is to avoid, what a wise person is to do, and what a wise person is. Scripture: Psalms 1…

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Simple Gospel, Week Twenty: How to Share the Gospel | Adam Derus 59:40

40 weeks ago59:40

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Paul expects every believer to trust the gospel of Jesus Christ, live the gospel, and share the gospel. Together we demystify evangelism by explaining the basics of the gospel presentation so that every believer can be confident to explain the saving truth of Jesus. A Q&A session with Adam and Joel is at the end of this episode.…

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Simple Gospel, Week Eighteen: The Anatomy of True Religion | Joel Martin 41:47

42 weeks ago41:47

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Perhaps the most terrifying words one could hear are "Depart from me I never knew you." We may profess to follow Jesus, but how do we know if our faith is genuine? Paul lays out the marks of true religion in his closing words to the Galatian church. Be reminded what true faith looks like!

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Simple Gospel, Week Seventeen: Risk Loving Others for the Glory of God | Adam Derus 40:24

43 weeks ago40:24

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Paul expects that our freedom in Christ leads to loving God and loving others. But loving others is a risk and requires us to jump into the mess of life. Risky love restores sinners, bears burdens, and shares sacrificially. Are you willing to risk loving others for the glory of God?

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Simple Gospel, Week Sixteen: The Fruits of the Spirit | Adam Derus 42:11

44 weeks ago42:11

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Christians ought to be different from the world because only true Christians can bear fruit from God. As we obey the command to walk in the Spirit, let's examine the fruits of the Spirit that should be increasing in our lives.

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Simple Gospel, Week Fifteen: Keep on Walking in the Spirit | Adam Derus 43:24

45 weeks ago43:24

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Paul gives one of the most important commands in the entire Christian life: Walk in the Spirit. To understand better why and how we do that, we unpack five key words to help us live by the Spirit – Motivation, Source, Battle, Contrast, and Consistency.

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Simple Gospel, Week Fourteen: Open Your Eyes | Dr. George Murray 57:09

46 weeks ago57:09

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Come and learn from Jesus' disciples who struggled (as we do) to remember six key things that should be at the forefront of our lives: Value, Mission, Vision, Time, Place, and Salvation.

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Simple Gospel, Week Thirteen: True Freedom | Joel Martin 40:59

47 weeks ago40:59

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As Americans we think we are freedom experts, but we have much to learn. True and biblical freedom is freedom from self-saving and is not about freedom to follow our desires. Come learn about true freedom and the freedom to love others.

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Simple Gospel, Week Twelve: A Spiritual Ancestry Test | Christian Lefko 44:13

48 weeks ago44:13

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Paul uses the story of Sarah and Hagar to illustrate two different ways of approaching religion: human effort vs. divine grace. His Jewish opponents were confident that they were in the correct lineage of Abraham. But Paul demonstrates that they are actually in the line of Hagar, and thus the line of slavery. He challenges the Galatians, and us, who are in the line of Isaac, not to turn back to the slavery of the law. For, in Christ, they are children of the promise and therefore free.…

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Simpel Gospel, Week Eleven: You are Family...Why Reject Then? | Joel Martin 39:29

49 weeks ago39:29

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God has adopted us into his family. Why would we want to go back to slavery and reject our Father and our family in Christ? Explore Galatians 4 to learn the secret of resting in God rather than fighting for control.

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Simple Gospel, Week Ten: The Assurance of Adoption | Adam Derus 42:31

50 weeks ago42:31

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Many Christians lack assurance of salvation, not because they doubt the power of God, but because they doubt whether that power has saved them. Come and see how the Son came to make many sons, and how the power of adoption provides a basis for biblical assurance.

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Simple Gospel, Week Nine: What is the Gospel? | Joel Martin 1:05:19

51 weeks ago1:05:19

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We say things like the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. The gospel is central. But have we stopped to consider? What is the gospel precisely? Is it the resurrection? Substitutionary atonement? Baptism? What is included? What isn’t necessary? Come find out!

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Simple Gospel, Week Eight: Embrace Oneness | Joshua Brussel 43:40

1 year ago43:40

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In a world filled with broken relationships, believers are called to embrace oneness by recognizing our need, receiving the gifts of salvation, and walking in the unity created by Christ.

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Simple Gospel, Week Seven: The Inferiority of the Law | Adam Derus 42:38

1 year ago42:38

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What role does the law play in salvation? How does the law compare to faith? Join us as Paul reveals the limits of the law and brings us to an emphatic conclusion: that faith and promise are superior to the law in every single way.

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Simple Gospel, Week Six: Defended | Joel Martin 47:31

1 year ago47:31

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We become a Christian through the gospel, but are we then done with it? Do we need to focus on our effort now? Is the Christian life the gospel from beginning to end? Come explore Galatians 3 and the gospel defended from beginning to end.

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Simple Gospel, Week Five: Gospel Defended | Adam Derus 43:14

1 year ago43:14

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After being entrusted with the gospel, Paul begins to defend the purity and truth of the gospel. Through Paul's confrontation with Peter, we see that we are to defend the gospel against hypocrisy, against barriers to grace, and against misapplication.

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Simple Gospel, Week Four: Preserving the Truth of the Gospel | Christian Lefko 39:28

1 year ago39:28

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Paul recounts that when he made his second visit to Jerusalem, he presented the gospel he was preaching to Peter, James and John. In response, they affirmed both his apostleship and his message. But when some “false brothers” tried to get him to compromise, he did not budge for a moment. This story teaches us that the truth of the gospel is a prerequisite to unity, brings freedom, fuels our mission, and creates compassion. Text: Galatians 2:1-10…

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Simple Gospel, Week Three: God's Gospel | Adam Derus 41:16

1 year ago41:16

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Paul reveals that his personal and gospel authority come directly by way of revelation from God, a truth that is born out in his own testimony. Paul's story compels us to see that God's gospel changes lives, gives us purpose, is authoritative, and is ultimately for his glory. Text: Galatians 1:10-24

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Simple Gospel, Week Two: Gospel Desertion | Adam Derus 39:03

1 year ago39:03

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Paul's love for the Galatians compels him to address their shocking choice to desert the one true gospel, a foolish choice with dire consequences. Together, we examine the need to strengthen our faith in the true gospel and guard against the pull to drift away. Text: Galatians 1:6-10

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Simple Gospel, Week One: Church, This is the Gospel | Joel Martin 37:23

1 year ago37:23

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There is a battle between the true simple gospel and other gospels. We need to be reminded of the simple gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was raised from the dead according to God's will and for God's glory. Passage: Galatians 1:1-5

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The Gift of God: The Giver and the Gift | Adam Derus 39:42

1 year ago39:42

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The character of God provides a welcome chance to reorient ourselves amidst the discouragements, distractions, and busyness of the holidays. Come see that God is both the Giver and the Gift, and be reminded to worship the Father as the great giver and rejoice in the Spirit as our unique

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Hardball, Week Eight: What About the Failures of the Church? | Adam Derus 1:01:30

1 year ago1:01:30

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The church is full of hypocrites or self-righteous fanatics, and the history of the church is littered with injustices and violence. Join us as we examine the heart of God and the failures of his church—and how this is a picture of the Gospel.

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Greatest Hits: Who Needs Your Faith? | Josh Beers 33:06

1 year ago33:06

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In the common story of the healing of the paralytic, we see the transformational reality that this powerful encounter with Jesus happens because of the faith of the friends. How can the strength of your public and intentional faith change someone else's life? Passage: Mark 2

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Hardball, Week Seven: How Can We Trust the Bible? | Adam Derus 1:00:08

1 year ago1:00:08

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The Christian faith requires belief in the Bible, but many skeptics question the reliability of the Scriptures. Should we really build our lives around this book? Come explore as we discuss four important steps to increase our trust in the Bible.

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Hardball, Week Six: The Problem of Exclusivity | Adam Derus 1:00:17

1 year ago1:00:17

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Many people object to Jesus' exclusive claim that He is the only way to God, that there is one narrow path to the Father. But is it unfair to claim there really is only one way to heaven through Jesus? And what about those who have never heard of Jesus?

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Hardball, Week Five: How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell? | Adam Derus 1:05:32

1 year ago1:05:32

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Together we approach this apparent contradiction by examining briefly the Christian teaching on death and hell, followed by seven thoughts to ponder in response to this question. A time of Q&A with Kyle, Adam, and Joel follows the message.

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Hardball, Week Four: Christianity and Science - Friends or Enemies? | Joel Martin 1:01:59

1 year ago1:01:59

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Are Christianity and Science at odds? Come see why they are not enemies, but instead friends. In fact, you need a Christian worldview to do consistent science.

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Greatest Hits: Glorify the Son | Welton Bonner 41:31

1 year ago41:31

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Jesus boldly and audaciously asks his Father to glorify Himself in the High Priestly prayer. Join us to see why the Son deserves such glory and to be challenged to not settle for lesser glories in this life, but to live our lives to the glory of God the Son. Passage: John 17:1-5

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Hardball, Week Three: Evidence for the Resurrection | Joel Martin 59:51

1 year ago59:51

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if Jesus isn’t raised from the dead, all of Christianity is a fraud. How can we be convinced of such a crucial fact. Come explore the evidence for the resurrection. A time of Q&A with Joel and David Harrop follows the message.

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Hardball, Week Two: How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? | Adam Derus 1:02:04

1 year ago1:02:04

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In a world full of suffering, many have questioned whether the presence of evil disproves God. Together we examine the presence of evil as an argument for God, think through why God might allow suffering, and examine God's solution to the problem of evil. A time of Q&A with Karis, Adam, and Joel follows the message.…

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Hardball, Week One: Apologetics - How to Talk to Anyone About the Gospel | Dr. Mark Farnham 57:55

1 year ago57:55