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Gospel as Love and Rescue

Bible Text: Galatians 1:1–5 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Galatians: The One and Only Gospel

Because God sent Jesus as a gift to rescue us, we must trust in and glorify him.
Galatians 1:1–5
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers who are with me,

To the churches of Galatia:

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

United Nations

Bible Text: Micah 4:1–5 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Micah

Because Israel’s God is the one true God, God will redeem the nations through Israel.

Micah 4:1–5
It shall come to pass in the latter days
      that the mountain of the house of the LORD
      shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
      and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
      and peoples shall flow to it,
      2 and many nations shall come, and say:
      “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
      to the house of the God of Jacob,
      that he may teach us his ways
      and that we may walk in his paths.”
      For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
      and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
      3 He shall judge between many peoples,
      and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
      and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
      and their spears into pruning hooks;
      nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
      neither shall they learn war anymore;
      4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
      and no one shall make them afraid,
      for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.
      5 For all the peoples walk
      each in the name of its god,
      but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God
      forever and ever.

The Light, Life and Love of the Triune God

Bible Text: John 14:1, 15-31 | Preacher: Johnathan Keenan | Series: Guest Preacher

Stress, anxiety, worry—this seems to be the stuff of life. And yet Jesus says that there is something about him—who he is, what he does—that can bring peace. A peace he freely gives. Come this week as we learn more of how to receive this most practical and necessary gift.

Abigail’s Story: peacemaking in a violent world

Bible Text: 1 Samuel 25 | Preacher: Joshua Burdette | Series: The Stories We Live By

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It’s the Golden Rule, but it’s much easier to follow when you’re starting with a blank slate. What do we do when we’ve already been mistreated? Do we repay evil with evil; violence with violence? How do we de-escalate a situation when tensions are high and it seems like everyone is armed to the teeth? This Sunday we look at the story of a peacemaker named Abigail.

Peacemakers

Bible Text: Matthew 5:9-12 | Preacher: Johnathan Keenan | Series: Guest Preacher