The Origin of Evil and God's Response of Grace

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The Origin of Evil and God's Response of Grace

Let's Chat, Part 3

July 23, 2023 • Curtis Thomas, Travis James • Genesis 2:16–17, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Genesis 3:7–9, Romans 5:18–19, Romans 8:28

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Where does evil come from? This video explores the origin of evil according to Genesis - how Adam and Eve's disobedience brought evil into the world. See how God grieved humanity's broken relationship with Him, but rather than abandoning His creation, He provided a covering for their shame and a promise of redemption through Jesus Christ. Discover the redemptive story woven into Scripture from the beginning and how God's grace triumphs over the evil that entered through humankind's free will to choose sin.

Questions for Reflection:

• Where have you chosen disobedience over obedience to God in your own life? What were the consequences?

• How have you experienced evil and suffering in the world and how did you respond? Did it drive you towards God or away from Him?

• What areas of brokenness do you need to lay before God today and trust His redemptive power and love?

Is Christianity Exclusive?

July 30, 2023 • Tyler Crosson, Travis James • John 14:6, Romans 10:13, Romans 2:4, Acts 4:12

Is Jesus the only way to Heaven? In our modern culture especially, this question can often feel pretty heavy. Jesus' exact words in John 14:6 spell out the answer to that question in no uncertain terms: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." It's worth taking a moment to process exactly what He means, why He made such an exclusive statement, and the implications of that on our regular lives. What we discover is a God of radical love who wants to be known by all people and who welcomes all into His family through Christ's sacrifice. Jesus' way, while appearing exclusive, turns out to be an exclusively inclusive offer of radical grace and acceptance after all. Questions for Reflection: • Why does it often feel so bad when we read that Jesus says He is the only way to God? Why does that bother us? • What do we discover about God's heart for people from this message?

Embracing God's Better Story

July 16, 2023 • Travis James, Brad Curtis • 2 Timothy 3:16–17

The Bible is a big book full of stories that really tell a single, better story of the world and our place in it; a story defined by God's loving work in Jesus Christ on behalf of a broken humanity seemingly trapped in distorted, lesser stories of life. Questions for Reflection: • When you think about the Bible, what word of phrase comes to mind? • If the Bible is God's story that we are drawn up into by what Jesus has done for us, what would it look like for the story of your life to be re-worked around God's better story of love?

Created for our Creator

July 9, 2023 • Travis James • Genesis 1:1–2, Genesis 2:7, Matthew 11:28–29

Does God exist? Is there purpose to life? These are some of the questions that have been debated since the beginning of time. In todays message, Travis looks to the Creation story in Genesis to explore the life we have been given and what it means to live in relation to our Creator. Questions for Reflection: • How does the Biblical account of creation point to the order and purpose of creation and the life we have been given? • What does it look like to ‘come alive’ in relationship with Jesus? How does Jesus satisfy the longing within your soul and who around you needs to hear that message?