Alpha: Foundations of Faith & Life in Christ
Does God Heal Today?
November 20, 2016 • Jeremy Peters
Does God heal today? While most people of faith would answer this question affirmatively, the reality is that most of us would like to see it ‘up close and personal’ far more often than we do. This Sunday we will be tracking with the Alpha Film Series as they address this topic with hope, inspiration and invitation to keep asking God for a felt sense of His healing presence.
How & Why Do I Read the Bible?
November 6, 2016 • Matt Garvin
We live at a unique time in human history. For the first time, anyone with an opinion can communicate with the whole world. Through the U.S. Election we have seen the very nature of how we know what is true brought into question. This week Pastor Matt will be exploring what it means to be able to find our bearings in a confusing world through the Bible which is the word of God.
Why & How Do I Pray?
October 30, 2016 • Jeremy & Lisa Peters
How did Jesus view prayer? What was the prevailing framework that He operated from and that He invites His apprentices to live out of? John 10 gives us great insight into these questions. Listen in as Pastor Lisa and Pastor Jeremy invite us to consider the heart of Jesus as it relates to prayer.
How Can I Have Faith?
October 23, 2016 • Nathan Carroll
"Faith". It is sort of a buzzword in the human experience. The question is - do Billy Graham, George Michael and Donald Trump all mean the same thing when they use it? Interestingly, one of the best understandings of faith that Jesus came across in his life was from a cultural and religious outsider
Why Did Jesus Die?
October 16, 2016 • Jeremy Peters
If God loves us so much, why can’t He just forgive us? Why is death required in order for us to experience forgiveness? And why does it matter that Jesus was raised from the dead? Pastor Jeremy follows a common thread from Genesis to Revelation as he responds to these questions about why Jesus had to die.
Who is Jesus?
October 9, 2016 • Matt Garvin
There has not been another human being who has influenced the whole world in the same way this first century Jewish Carpenter continues to do. Even the way we divide history into B.C. and A.D. was defined by his life. Over 2 billion people today claim to follow him. Pastor Matt will explore who Jesus was, what he thought he was doing, and why the world changed so dramatically because of this one person.
Life: Is this it?
October 2, 2016
No strand is more core to the human experience than the desire to live a life that has meaning and significance. History has seen countless attempts at satisfying this craving through various social systems, religious structures and world views. In our present day, the general cultural sentiment seems to reside in the perspective that our lives are only given the meaning that we, ourselves, choose and pursue. How did Jesus address this all-too-human issue and what might be his invitation to us?