The church contends for the ongoing proclamation of the gospel at every stage in history and in every place on the map. At our time and in our place, the most compelling alternative gospel is the progressive gospel. This content engages this other gospel, asking "what is it?" and "why is it compelling?" and "what does Scripture have to say about these things?"
Sex
February 22, 2024 • Forrest Brown
What is God’s design for sex? Why is it good? Why is it only to be enjoyed within the context of marriage? Join us as we seek out God’s word for answers to these questions and others like them.
Confession and Forgiveness
October 26, 2023 • Forrest Brown
Sin violates relationships and the pursuit of restoration often includes confession and forgiveness. Join us as we unpack the what, why, who, and how of both confession and forgiveness.
Roles of Women & Men in the Church
August 13, 2023 • Forrest Brown & Tyler Shirley
How to Share the Gospel
February 16, 2023 • Forrest Brown
This is a time to learn what the gospel is, how to tell others about it, and what to do if it is being received well or poorly. We know that people have a lot of questions when it comes to sharing the gospel. Please come prepared with any questions you may have. Also, if you don' know how to share the gospel with a friend, feel free to simply bring them to this class.
Abortion
November 17, 2022 • Forrest Brown
As disciples of Christ, we submit all things to Him. This includes what we believe and how we engage in this world. The word of God says a lot about the value of human life and how we are to treat one another. Abortion is common in our nation and our culture is passionate about it. Between the clarity of the word of God and the emphasis of our culture, it is fitting that we take the time to thoroughly think through the implications of our submission to Jesus in regards to abortion.
Sexuality & Transgenderism
October 26, 2021 • Forrest Brown
Peter calls us foreigners and aliens in this world. As we look at the secular culture around us, we observe that it is a people that are consumed with sex and sexuality. We therefore make it our aim to ask what God's word has to say about sex and sexuality, so that we are equipped to be salt and light in this world. Additionally, with the growing focus on the transgender movement, we put special focus on this part of the discussion. Join us as we search God's word for His design and desire surrounding sex and sexuality.
How to Find a New Church
May 4, 2021 • Forrest Brown
What happens to you when you sit 5, 10, 20 years under the leadership of someone? If all goes well, you become like the leaders you've chosen to follow. Because of this, we believe that Christians should be intentional when selecting a new church. Check out this 13-minute video from Forrest about a wise way of evaluating new churches.
Is God's Word Trustworthy & Good?
April 19, 2021 • Forrest Brown
There are two questions that are often paired and, for many of us, are at the heart of our most difficult moments of doubt. "Did God really say?" & "Is God good?" They are tremendously important questions to answer. Join us as we seek to answer these questions.
Discernment
February 16, 2021 • Forrest Brown
In our world today, there is an overabundance of content; books, songs, movies, news, television shows, tweets, blogs, podcasts, you name it. As Christians who aim to love God with all of our minds, how do we sift through this content to discern what is good from what is not? Tune in as we discuss this topic and grow in the skill of discernment.
Politics
October 27, 2020 • Forrest Brown
As Christians, it is our aim to subject every area of our lives to Christ. As Americans (or at least a community situated within America), we recognize local politics as a normative part of life and desire to engage the discussion and even vote in such a way that brings glory to God. For this reason, we lean into Jesus to ask, "How can we be your people in the way we engage in this political space?" That is the purpose of our discipleship night on Christianity and politics.
Sex & Sexuality
September 29, 2020 • Forrest Brown
While the topics of sex and sexuality have unfortunately become taboo within the church in recent years, the culture has only turned up the volume on them. The result has been that the culture has many times shaped our understanding of sexuality more than the one who designed it. And the answers that the culture gives leave us wanting more since their answers don’t get at the underlying issues—i.e. where does identity come from? Why does sex exist? Forrest Brown provides a biblical framework that speaks into sexuality as a whole. And he explains how the biblical worldview is good news. At the end, he offers a Q&A as well.
