On Sunday, Pastor Lucas preached from Genesis 45 & 50. God used evil for the greatest good mankind will ever know - the evil, wicked, sinful murder of Jesus - so that men and women might one day forever be saved from the evil and sin we encounter in this world. 

We have a good God.

At the cross, God used evil to destroy sin, for our good and the glory of Christ. God in the flesh came to earth to live in this world and experience the evil you and I face every day. He came to be sinned against. He came to die a death that every evil man, woman and child deserves. This was God’s plan, and it was good.

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RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY

• Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ by John Piper (Book)
• God and Evil: The Problem Solved by Gordon Clark (Book)
• The Problem of Evil by Vincent Cheung (Article)

On Sunday, Pastor Lucas preached from John 20:24-31. We often want to see in order to believe. But everyone will need to believe without seeing. They will need to believe without touching. They will need to believe without any physical evidence. They will believe simply on the basis of the testimony of the Scriptures. You and I can believe in Jesus without seeing, because men and women have seen and believed.

You may never get the evidence you want, but you will always have the Savior you need. 

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RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY

• The Absurdity of Unbelief by Jeffrey D. Johnson (Book)
• The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire (Book)
• Answers in Genesis (Website)

There Is Salvation In No one else but jesus

We're four messages into our six-sermon series, "Things People Believe". Last Sunday, Pastoral resident, Kyle Houlton addressed the objection, "There are many ways to God" from Acts 4:8-12. Give it a listen and join us next Sunday as we continue this open and honest dialogue with our non-Christian neighbors, whom we love.

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RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY

• In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson (book)
• 50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper (free ebook)
• So What's The Difference? by Fritz Ridenour (book)

Listen To The Words of His Creation Proclaiming His Existence

This last Sunday, Pastoral Resident, Kyle Houlton, taught from Psalm 19 that God doesn't merely want you to know He is there, but to know that you were created for a relationship with Him through Christ Jesus. 

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ADDITIONAL STUDY RESOURCES

• The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer (book)
• The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink (book)
• The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer (book)
• Do You Ever Doubt God's Existence? by John Piper (Podcast)

To be united to Jesus is to be united to His church.

This past Sunday, Pastor Dustin showed us in Ephesians 2:11-22 that the death of Jesus Christ reconciles us both to God and to each other. And by God's redemptive power, He is pressing us towards vital, healthy relationships in the local church.

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ADDITIONAL STUDY RESOURCES
Why We Love the Church by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck (book)
What is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever (book)
Love the One You're With (article)

The Bible is either good news or fake news.

On Sunday, Pastor Dustin showed us in 2 Corinthians 4:1-6, that you need to experience God through the Bible in order to trust it completely. And when you do, you'll see that it is very, very good news.

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ADDITIONAL STUDY RESOURCES
How We Got the Bible by Timothy Paul Jones
How We Got the Bible by Neil Lightfoot
New Testament Manuscripts
The Reason for God by Tim Keller
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.

The Apostle Paul is finishing up his case against humanity. We are all guilty and without excuse and the harsh reality of God's just anger can sting. Romans 3:1-8 is the Apostle Paul's answer to our last objections. When all else fails, we blame God.

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Romans 2:17-29

Our religious practices are intended to both provoke faith and proclaim grace. Our love for God and devotion to God are two sides of the same coin.

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