Dean Elliott continues the series, Connecting in Community. We are dressed up with the righteousness of Christ, and have a new mindset about what will work. Our mindset is an obstacle that will keep us from fitting in and experiencing true community. Ephesians 4:17-24 contrasts the way the world thinks and the way the Christian thinks. […]
David denHartog continues the series, Connecting in Community, teaching from Ephesians 4:7-16. Children often want to be older than they actually are and be all growed up. We all want to grow up physically. Individuals also grow spiritually. As individuals mature spiritually, so does the church they are a part of. What are the characteristics of […]
David denHartog teaches from Ephesians 4:1-6 on “Balancing the Scales,” the first of a four part series, Connecting in Community. Scales in Biblical times had one side for holding a standard unit of measurement, and the other side holding what needed to be weighed. In Ephesians 4:1, Paul is beseeching us to balance the scales […]
Dean Elliott teaches from 2 Timothy 1-2. In church life, and if we are successful with grace and truth, one will run into a lot of strange characters. We can spend a lot of time and energy deciding who’s saved and who’s not. But God says that that isn’t to be our focus. He is […]
David denHartog explains the last three steps of the re:generation ministry. Its what you’re hooked to in life that makes all the difference. Some are hooked to an addiction; some to the American dream; some to the daily treadmill of everyday living; some to sports. The problem is that most of us won’t admit that […]
David denHartog continues the series on the re:gen ministry, covering steps 7, 8, and 9. When you pull weeds from the garden bed, you must also get the root – or the weed will grow right back. The same is true of our sins and struggles – they must be dealt with at the root […]
Dean Elliott explains steps 4, 5, and 6 of the re:generation ministry. He helps us understand the idea behind and the Biblical foundation of each step.
Dean Elliott begins to explain the ministry of “re:generation.” What does regeneration mean? re:generation is a 12-step program designed to bring God back into the 12-step process, and give the church an opportunity to speak the healing of Jesus Christ into the lives of people. What are the first three steps of the program? What […]
Pride is the engine that drives all (or nearly all) sin. David denHartog teaches us how and when pride entered the universe, and then how it moved into the world of men and women. Pride and sin is now part of our lives. We also learn some of the symptoms of pride and how to […]
David denHartog teaches through Mark 10:35-52. Jesus asks a pair of brothers in this text, and he also asks a blind beggar: What do you want out of life? We can learn much from their answers, and from Jesus’ responses to them. How would you answer Jesus? What do you want?