“Knowing God” Wednesday Night Study

Based on “A CONTRARIAN’S GUIDE TO KNOWING GOD” by LARRY OSBORNE
Sometimes what we believe about the Christian life comes from a single but prominent point of view—an older Christian we look up to, a preacher, or a parent. But is there only one way of living the life of a Jesus follower?
The Christian life—even one centered on grace—can still feel like a long list of dos and don’ts. But what if there’s more (and less) to our faith than we typically believe? In this series based on his book A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God, pastor Larry Osborne tackles popular assumptions about Christian living that create stress and failure rather than growth and joy.

 

SESSION 1: Leave the Rules Behind

 

SESSION 2: You Don’t Need More Faith or Passion

SESSION 3: You Don’t Need Someone Else’s Habits or Gifts

SESSION 4: Don’t Let Tools Becomes Rules

SESSION 5: Is it a Sin to be Average?

Understanding The Culture (A Look at Critical Theory)

PART 1

With so many confusing things being done and said in our society today, how do we make sense of what seems so senseless to us? In part 1 of this 2 part look at Critical Theory, we take a look at the origins and philosophical principles that shape this worldview as well as some of the problems it creates.

 

PART 2

In part 2, we take a look at how this view of the world actually functions as a religion, how it compares to a Biblical view, and how Christians should engage these issues.

Understanding The Culture (A Look at Critical Theory)

With so many confusing things being done and said in our society today, how do we make sense of what seems so senseless to us? In part 1 of this 2 part look at Critical Theory, we take a look at the origins and philosophical principles that shape this worldview as well as some of the problems it creates.

 

In part 2 (on July 15th), we will take a look at  how this view of the world compares to a Biblical view, and how Christians should engage these issues.

Church History Boot Camp

This study take a broad approach to give an overview of Church History and how we got to where we are today as a church. The material for the study was primarily taken from the study produced by Credo House (an excellent resource!), and supplemented as needed to cover certain topics in a bit more detail. The early sessions made use of the copyrighted video material provided by Credo House, which we could not reproduce for you here. Due to COVID-19, the later sessions were taught via livestream by Pastor Marc.

The Book of Philippians

Wednesday evening study through Paul’s letter to the Church at Philippi. The links below will open the YouTube video in a new window.

The Easter Two-Step: Proving the Resurrection (audio w/slides)

On Wednesday, April 8th, we took a brief look at the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and how it demonstrates the truth of the resurrection in 2 easy steps.

The quality of the video from Wednesday’s lesson was less-than-desirable. This video puts the audio from the presentation with the presentation slides on screen in stead of the choppy, grainy video.