Easter and the New Covenant
Easter Sunday is known across the world as Resurrection Day. We celebrate the glorious news that Jesus is Risen! That no grave could hold Him. But it is also the day that we celebrate the truth that because of what Jesus did on the cross, we are now a part of a NEW and much better covenant. A covenant that is based on the finished work of Jesus. Join Pastor Ross as he describes the significance of being in the New Covenant.
Authority, Submission, and Headship - Ephesians 5:22-24
Certain words and ideas can elicit very strong reactions. Few can compare to the reaction of hearing words like; authority, submission, and headship. Yet these are ideas and concepts that are designed by God, and therefore are good. We need to separate what God is telling us been poorly taught. The latter leads to misery, but the former leads life.
Pastor Ross explains how Ephesians 5:22-24 describes why God created authority and what that means for a wife and what it means for a husband.
Mutual Submission - Ephesians 5:21-24
There are few words in the Bible that elicit as strong as a reaction than submission, or suitable helper. The reaction is often a result of not understanding what God is intending with those words and the result has strong negative results in our marriages.
Join Pastor Ross as he begins a multi-week study on marriage, beginning with understanding that submission is a mutual response between husband and wife.
Be Being Filled - Ephesians 5:18-21
What does Paul mean when in Ephesians 5:18 he commands us to be filled with the Spirit?
He is not referring to a second blessing or some special experience - but an invitation in each moment to experience the life of Jesus in us, rather than the emptiness of the flesh.
Worship with Unity - John 4:23-24
How do WE worship God with excellence? It's one thing for us to pursue that as an individual but how do we manage that as a community? We bring so many different histories, habits from shame, and religiosity into the mix - how is it possible.
In part two on the topic of worship, Pastor Robin outlines how God has a plan for worship that ends in unity not perfect performance.
Worship with Excellence - John 4:7-26
John 4:7-26 describes how we worship: by spirit and by truth. But what is worship? Pastor Robin illuminates how we're called to respond properly to the call to worship and how to worship with excellence.
Walk Wisely - Ephesians 5:15-17
Being intelligent is not the same thing as being wise. And having one doesn't guarantee the other. So, the Apostle Paul invites us to walk and live as wise people who make the most of the moment because they know the will of God. Pastor Ross explains this passage and teaches how we might know God's will for today.
Bring It Into the Light - Ephesians 5:11-14
In Ephesians 5:11-14, we are commanded to expose darkness by bringing it into the Light. The Light of Jesus which doesn't condemn, shame, and hate - but offers love, forgiveness and grace.
In this message we address the issue of abortion. What is it? And what is to be our response as the Church of Jesus Christ?
This is an honest and graphic discussion, parental guidance is advised.
Be Different - Ephesians 5:3-10
As children of God, we are called saints. That describes both our nature as well as our calling. It is a calling that is not to conform ourselves to the way the world thinks and operates, but a call to be different. To live as God calls us.
In Ephesians 5:3-10 we discover a call to live differently by living from what Jesus tells us to do in the moment.
When You're Burdened Down - Psalm 55
Burdens. We all have them. Burdens that carry from our past, from the pressure of life, and burdens from even the thoughts in our mind. What can we do with these burdens that will bring relief? Pastor Robin shares a lesson from King David when he endured a difficult time in his life and penned a famous psalm - Psalm 55.