The church at Thessalonica is told to not do sex like the people who don’t know God. Paul had previously instructed them to control their bodies in holiness and honor. We attempt to unearth the weapons that they would have used to exercise body control.
Paul has to leave the new church quickly and has concerns about tough things he had said to them. Did they accept them? Reject? Were they mad at him? He sends Timothy and gets a refreshing answer to his relational doubt.
Everyone needs examples. The Thessalonian believers were able to look at Paul, Silas and Timothy and then through difficulty, repentance, patience and God’s word they became the models for the entire region.
The oldest written document of the New Testament is 1 Thessalonians. It gives us the oldest foundational principles of the church. 1 Thessalonians begins by turning the clock back to remember how the gospel saves and changes pagans.
Biblical Grit, which is defined in scripture as Christian steadfastness and endurance. This type of Christian grit is full of hope because it has at its core a faith that rests in God's promises, and is empowered by grace.
Pastors have two primary jobs: guarding and gardening. They are to heap on the fertilizer of God’s Word and guard against bad doctrine. In this chapter of Colossians, Pastor Paul…
In a culture of shortcuts and life hacks, Scripture confronts us with a time tested slow path to maturity that offers no shortcuts but promises transformation. Colossians begins with two…
After Jesus’ teaching on the Kingdom, He then demonstrates He is both the King and the example of a citizen of the Kingdom. Chapter eight presents portraits to instruct and…
Scripture is full of wisdom and practical tools you could call anxiety's enemies. Even more than being the antidote to anxiety, these seven tools help all of us live out…
Jesus’ sermon is pointing believers toward a way of living that prioritizes being rather than looking and the beatitudes over being comfortable. His perspective produces a kind of life that…
There are many times in our lives—and we never know when they will strike—when suddenly the wind gets up and the sea becomes rough. But if we listen, through the…
We are living in a time where faith, family and community have been eroded. In order for any town to be changed there needs to be miraculous reviving of these…
A way our enemy caricatures Christianity is to paint us as fun haters. By no means is this a new tactic but stretches back to the origins of our Faith.…
Bible Text: James 2:14-16; Genesis 3:8-10; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:28, 12:1-2; Matthew 7:21-23, 25:34-46; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Titus 2:12 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: James
Bible Text: Jude 22, Exodus 32, Gen. 18:10-15, Habakkuk 1:2-4, 2 Cor. 12:7-10, Psalm 73:1-2 | Preacher: Dominic Done
Bible Text: Galatians 3:7-14 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: Galatians
Preacher: Dan Vidlak | Series: Edgewater
Bible Text: Exodus 1-4; Romans 8:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Psalm 119:11; Matthew 17:17-20; Matthew 19:26; Ephesians 3:20; 1 Corinthians 2:9; John 14:12; 1 Samuel 7; Joshua 14:10-14b; Acts 2:17 |…
Bible Text: Acts 24:24-27; Matthew 5:27-30; Romans 12:18-20; 1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 12:9 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: The Book of Acts
Bible Text: I Thessalonians 1:2-3, 2 Peter 3:18, John 15:1, Hebrews 11:1, 6, James 2:26, Eph. 2:10, Col. 3:5, I Cor. 13:4-7, John 3:16, I John 3:16, I Thess. 1:6-8,…
Bible Text: Acts 1:8, 18:27, 19:1-20; Psalm 20:7; Romans 14:7, 2:4; Proverbs 9:1-6, 13-18 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: The Book of Acts
Bible Text: Acts 18:9 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: The Book of Acts
Bible Text: Mark 6 | Preacher: Mark Skudstad | Series: Edgewater
Bible Text: Daniel 1 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: King Me