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Kyle Kauffman 11/11/23 Kyle Kauffman 11/11/23

Who Says?

Kyle Kauffman

Who gets the final say in what is true in your life? Who do you look to tell you what is true? Who are the authorities you submit to? Authority and truth are inevitably connected because we will look to some authority to determine what is true. But we are prone to have a skepticism and cynicism towards authority. As sinful human beings we don’t like to live under the authority of God or other people. We view authority outside of ourselves as being constricting rather than liberating. We can also look at lots of different ways that authority has been abused or wielded in a way that is destructive. As a result, we are prone to set ourselves up as the ultimate authority. This leaves us in a position where the only authorities we listen to are the ones we like. We accept an authority if it reinforces our views and reject an authority if it challenges our views. The Bible presents itself as the ultimate authority. It presents itself as being the very words of God. If we are to know what is true, then we must submit ourselves to the Bible as our authority. This will mean believing what the Bible says is true and living according to what the Bible says is true. Rather than this limiting our freedom, we find it frees us to actually live as we were designed to.

2 Timothy 3:14-4:4

Kyle Kauffman 11/4/23 Kyle Kauffman 11/4/23

What is Truth?

Kyle Kauffman

What is truth? It’s a question that’s as old as time. And it’s a question that’s as important as life itself. We ask this question because we want to know what is true and what is false. But even more importantly we ask this question because we want to know if truth really exists and if so, how we can come to know the truth. We live in a world where absolute truth is viewed with suspicion. We prefer phrases like this is “my truth” or “your truth” to the idea that something is universally true for all people. We are prone to look inward to our feeling and desires to discover what is true rather than looking outward to some source of truth outside of ourselves. We tend to think the truth can be changed to fit our preferences rather than recognizing truth that my preferences must conform too. In short, we live in a time where we seek to make truth what we want it to be rather than seeking to know what is really true.

Joel Wood 10/28/23 Joel Wood 10/28/23

We Fight Together

Joel Wood

One of the storylines we can find traced throughout the Bible is that there is a cosmic, unseen, spiritual war that is happening throughout history. It is not simply a war of good vs. evil or of two equally competing powers. Rather it is a war between God and Satan. It is a war that Satan started when he attempted to take God’s place and yet it was a war that was futile from the start. God has decisively won this war at the cross through Jesus’ death and resurrection. We know because of Jesus the war ends with Satan’s defeat. But until that final ending there are still battles that rage on. As a result, we find ourselves in the middle of this war. We find ourselves engaged with an enemy who wants to steal, kill, and destroy our faith and the life we have in Christ. And yet we find ourselves with resources that far outweigh our enemy’s ability to harm us. We are meant to fight together by exercising the weapons God has given us as we rely on him till the day when the war is finally over.

Ephesians 6:10-24

Kyle Kauffman 10/21/23 Kyle Kauffman 10/21/23

Gospel-Shaped Relationships

Kyle Kauffman

Our relationships with other people can simultaneously be one of the greatest gifts we experience in this life and one of the greatest challenges we face in this life. This is especially true in our closest of relationships with the people that we live with, work with, and see every day. The gospel is the good news of how we can enter back into a relationship with God. But it is also the good news that shapes all of our relationships with other people as well. Paul demonstrates this by bringing the gospel to bear on some of our closest relationships in Ephesians 5:22-6:9. While there is much that can be learned about each one of these relationships, there is also certain gospel principles that we can find in these verses that can impact and shape all of our relationships.

Ephesians 5:21-6:9

Kyle Kauffman 10/14/23 Kyle Kauffman 10/14/23

Imitating God Together

Kyle Kauffman

One of God’s resounding commands that travels across the pages of the Bible and across time and history for his people is this: “Be holy for I am holy.” We find in Ephesians that one of the very purposes why God chose to save us and why and why Jesus died on the cross for us is to make us holy. It’s really easy for us to downplay holiness, emphasize love at the expense of holiness, or view holiness as an optional add-on to the Christian life. But it’s clear that if we belong to God, and therefore belong to the church, we are called to imitate God as his children. This will include living a life of holiness in a world where holiness may make us stick out and may be mocked, offensive, or even hated. Yet the ultimate purpose of seeking to live holy lives is not to show how great we are or to shame other people. Rather, in living holy lives we show how satisfying God is and invite others to find satisfaction in him alone.

Ephesians 5:1-21

Kyle Kauffman 10/8/23 Kyle Kauffman 10/8/23

The Gap In Our Gospel

Kyle Kauffman

We often spend so much time thinking about what the gospel means for our past and what it means for our future that we can miss that the gospel is also good news for our present. There tends to be a gap in our gospel where we sometimes struggle to know or understand what difference it should make for the present. In Ephesians 4:17-32 Paul seeks to show the gospel is not just good news for the past or future, but it’s also good news for the present and how we are meant to live today.

Ephesians 4:17-32

Keith Rohrer 9/30/23 Keith Rohrer 9/30/23

What Kind of Christians Will Your Children Be?

Keith Rohrer

Let’s say you’re not very interested in missions; you should come. Let’s say you’re a parent; you should come. Let’s say you think that disciplemaking is just for global workers; you should come. Let’s say you think the most important thing you can do is make a good living, or be a nice person, or help others, or…. you should come.

Kyle Kauffman 9/24/23 Kyle Kauffman 9/24/23

Growing Together

Kyle Kauffman

If we want to grow and change in some area of our lives, we likely come up with a plan of how we will try to grow in that area. We come up with a strategy, set goals, and hope to see change. God’s goal for all Christians is that that we grow into maturity in Christ. And God’s plan and strategy for how he will accomplish this involves the church. The Church is necessary for us to grow and mature as Christians. And if we don’t prioritize gathering, worshipping, and serving with the church then our growth will be stagnated and we will likely find our faith beginning to shrink. God never meant for us to grow in Christian maturity alone. Rather he has designed and called us to grow together as one.

Ephesians 4:1-16

Brandon Fisher 9/17/23 Brandon Fisher 9/17/23

Church: It’s Better Than You Can Imagine

Brandon Fisher

Our view of the church is so often small and inadequate. We have misconceptions of the church or we misunderstand the true nature of the church. Sometimes we think church is just place we go listen to some music and hear a sermon. Sometimes we see all the flaws of the church and are left wondering if being a part of a church is really worth it. Sometimes we approach church as more of a hobby than anything else. And sometimes we can only see the church from our own vantage point and fail to see it from God’s vantage point. Ephesians 3 tells us the church is at the center of God’s plan for the world and for all of history. It tells us there is so much more going on with the church than meets the eye. And it invites us to see and understand the church from God’s perspective so that our own understanding of the church is greatly elevated.

Ephesians 3:1-15

Joel Wood 9/9/23 Joel Wood 9/9/23

We’re All (Not) So Different

Joel Wood

The church is designed to be full of people that are different. The church is not meant to be built on the ground that we look the same, talk the same, vote the same, enjoy the same hobbies, have the same culture, or even speak the same language. Rather the church is meant to be built on the ground that we are all united together in Christ. It is our common identity in Christ that is meant to supersede all other identities and preferences we may have. It is Jesus who has torn down all the walls that may have separated us. And because of Jesus we are meant to welcome one another and seek to tear down or remove any walls that may separate us today. The more centered our lives are around Jesus, the more united the church will be with Jesus as the bond that holds us together. And the more the world will see a testimony to how great Jesus is.

Ephesians 2:11-22