1 Corinthians 4:9-13: Dealing with Suffering on The Narrow Way
A Christian is called to joy in the midst of suffering. But doesn’t that seem odd? Why would a God who loves His children call them to a life of suffering? We know that He is more than capable of preventing it. What gives? Listen as brother Matthew Mallacoccio explains how only a Christian’s patient […]
Matthew 10:38-39 Being ‘Worthy of Christ?’
Are you ‘worthy of Christ?’ The very question ‘Am I worthy of Christ?’ makes me uncomfortable. The question kinda makes me cringe, even tremble. What kind of pride could make us say, ‘Yes, I am worthy of Christ; the spotless, perfect, sinless Lamb of God.’ But ‘worthy of Christ’ is terminology that has arisen again […]
Conquering Sinful Anger with the Gospel: Part 3b Redemption as Your Point of Existence
Loss and Gain at Christmas Time: A Tribute to My Uncle Tom
Christmas doesn’t always seem holly jolly. People lose their jobs, houses burn down, there are car accidents, people get sick, and loved ones die. Why? What is magical about that? How are we supposed to get in the Christmas Spirit in the middle of this wretched brokenness? Sometimes, at out weakest points, it can feel like […]
Talking You Out of (And Back Into) Being Baptized
Many times baptism is treated as a cute little rite of passage, but baptism is a big deal. With baptism comes covenant commitments where the candidate is brought under the protection, provision, and authority of the Church. Listen as Pastor Matt preaches a baptismal charge to four baptismal candidates encouraging them to count the costs […]
Job:Two Confessions in Contrast:When Saints Are Sifted- Pastor David Province
Job 1-2:10 Learning from the Heavenly Discourses in Job- Brother Brody Wells
When calamity comes is God in control? Listen as Brother Brody Wells comforts those who suffer by unequivocally answering this difficult question from the heavenly discourses in the book of Job.
Job 1-2 The Great Suffering of God’s Righteous Servant Job
Often times our familiarity with the book Job, specifically the dialogues between God and Satan, give us too much of a heads up to really feel and consider the losses of God’s servant. For that reason, listen as Brother Brody preaches from chapters 1 and 2, only considering the righteous man, Job’s perspective from the […]
Matthew 6:10 Thy Will Be Done?
We are all familiar with the petition from the Lord’s Prayer, ‘Thy will be done,’ but when we pray this prayer for what are we asking? Are we saying ‘Let whatever you have decreed come to pass Lord, we trust you?’ Or is Christ telling us that we should pray that perfect righteousness will reign, […]
