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Revered Ben Melli
This is a podcast directed toward all those who call Faith Covenant church (PCA) their home. We welcome listeners from all over, but the conversation will mainly consist around people in our community here in the Flathead Valley. We hope you will be encouraged, educated, formed, and equipped to minister by our work.
In this sermon, we observe how two cities responded to the good news of Jesus preached by Paul, Silas, and Timothy. In both cities there were people who responded with faith, but in Berea they examined the words of Paul by the Word of God. This earned them the title of "noble" according to Luke. When people respond to God's word with humility and interest, God gives the gift of faith, and begins to build His Church.
Acts 16 contains the story of Paul, Silas, and Timothy planting the church in Philipi. God soverignly guided His missionaries to bring the good news to Lydia, a prison guard, and even set a young girl free from demon possession. God used these people to build up His household of faith into a church which would stand out like stars among the night sky in the Roman colony of Philipi. God still uses His church to make and mature disciples of Jesus today. Let this story encourage you to remain faithful as God always remains faithful to His work.
Acts 15 describes the first of the church councils in which clarity is brought concerning the topic of Gentiles and Jews interacting with one another. The confusion comes in the role of circumcision, would it still be required for gentiles who are converting to Christianity? What was the role of the O.T. customs for the N.T. church? The apostles, elders, and church come together and are guided by scripture and the Spirit.
Acts 13 tells of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas. Their message was recieved with joy by some and spite by others. This sermon shows how Paul and Barnabas gave the answer of what to do with guilt.
Humanity has always had the proclivity to pursue and protect our own kingdom rather than live for God's Kingdom. This story illustrates whose kingdom will last and which King protects His people. The Kingdom of God gives life and last forever, man's kingdom will end in death and destruction. Choose wisely.
Act 10 contains the story of Peter interacting with a Roman Centurion named Cornelius. This story shows us that the Holy Spirit is available to all those who fear and call on the name of Jesus as their Lord.
The Apostle Paul had his life changed on the road to Damascus. The Holy Spirit revealed to him the living Jesus Christ, and at that moment Paul served a new Lord. This is Paul's testimony.
This chapter of Acts tells of the ministry of Phillip to those surrounding Jerusalem, even those in North Africa. The Spirit is described as guiding the process by which Phillip preaches and proclaimes the risen Christ and teaches through the Bible.
Stephen is recorded as the first martyr for the Christian faith in Acts. But Luke's inclusion of this story has much more to do with the temple of God expanding to all the nations as was promised in the Old Testament. The Temple would no longer be the physical brick and morter building but the people of God upheld by the Word of God and the Spirit's indwelling.
The church was faced real challenges in their early day as they would throughout her history. Acts 6 shows us how God's Spirit carefully helped navigate a potential rift in the church through providing what we would know as the church office of "deacon". Deacon's were to serve the physical needs of the community as the apostles continued on with the Word ministry to the church.
Peter and John clearly confront the Sanhedrin's misconception of Jesus and what God has done through Him. The leadership of Israel is now transfered to those who recognize the King as Jesus. This King leaves His Spirit to encourage and streangthen His Church, including you and me.
Peter explains the healing of a lame man at the entrance of the Temple to a crowd who is in near disbelief. How can a lame man walk from faith in Jesus as the Christ? Moments like this, and the preaching that accompanied these miracles, was how the gospel spread throughout Jerusalem.
This is a Monday Morning After segement of the sermon that was supposed to be recorded on Sunday. Acts contians the story of the continual ministry of Jesus through the Spirit. Acts 1 serves as the bridge between the gospel account of Luke and Luke's recording of the growth of the Church.
Jesus finally appears to the disciples at the end of the day of His resurrection. The women who entered the tomb had already found it vacant, and the disciples on the road to Emmaus had already encountered the Lord. They raced back to the other apostles and disciples and had reported what had happened. Now, Luke records that Jesus himself appears in all their midst. He then leads the greatest Bible study they had ever encountered as they were finally able to understand from the Old Testament His life, death, and resurrection. Peace is found in Jesus, and this confidence they will need as they lead the church forward.
Luke records the first physical sighting of the resurrrected Jesus as being on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. We know from other gospels that Jesus had appeard to Mary as she was leaving the tomb, (gospel of John), but Luke records the interaction between to disciples and Jesus as He explains the mystery of his death and resurrection from the Old Testament. This interpretation of the O.T. is vital for the church going forward as they follow Jesus and the church expands to all the corners of the earth.
All gospel writers include the bodily death and resurrection of Jesus. Yet, all the gospel writers include certain details and timelines in order to communicate their purpose. Luke, for the first time in His gospel, does not include Jesus in this text but rather His disciples coming to the point of needing faith in order to follow. That is the question Luke poses to us, will we have faith given what we have been presented. He is indeed risen, but will that lead your heart to faith and obedience?
Jesus had previously told a parable of a noble man who went away and came back to his home to find some faithful servants and at least one unfaithful servant. Luke uses Jesus return to Jerusalem as a tangible illustration of this parable. In a sense the trip from the Mt. of Olives to Jerusalem shows us the noble King returning to find His servants either worshipping Him, or disgruntled. What kind of servants would He find? What kind of servants will He find when He returns again?
This parable is taught right after Jesus encounters a blind man on the road to Jericho as well as interacting with a repentent sinner Zacchaeus. The parable describes faithful servants of Jesus even when he's not around. This parable gives us a picture of how the Kingdom of God grows through our efforts, even beyond our expectations.
The Kingdom of God has been inagurated with the arrival, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. But it is not yet complete until he comes again to establish his eternal Kingdom. So how are we to live in the meantime. Jesus gives us some principles to. live by in the between. Luke gives us a glance into this conversation between the disciples and Jesus in which we are told how we should live.
Luke 15 records Jesus teaching three parables to two very different kinds of people. The first would be considered classic sinners, those who follow self fullfillment through hedonism and accumulation of wealth. The other were the religious types, who questioned why Jesus would meet with the previous types. Jesus then tells them how they are both far from the Father's house, but are both invited come to come home. What would it take for both of them? This is a sermon preached on what it really means to be loss, and seperated from the Fathers house.
What should disciples of Jesus be concerned with? What should dominate our hearts anxieties? Jesus has a clear yet profound answer, "Kingdom of God". What is the use of being concerned about the materialism of our day when it cannot actually satisfy you? The Kingdom of God will provide for what our hearts actually want and need. This teaching is taken from Luke chapter 12.
In becoming a diciple, one who follows Jesus, there needs to be reorientation in our hearts. This change comes in finding joy in what really matters in the midst of experiencing the joys and pain of every day life. In chapter 10 of Luke's gospel Jesus sends out this disciples, seventy two of them, and reframes their experience of joy and sucess in ministry around what really matters. Disciples need to rejoice that their names are recorded in heaven, not just on earthly circumstances.
The disciples were commissioned to go and spread the good news and do acts of mercy, but were they ready? This passage shows us that Jesus calls us to a continual obedience, a learning the way of discipleship, not as a means of salvation, but as a growing into maturity.
In this sermon we see Luke showing us examples of those pursuing the Kingdom of God by faith in Jesus Christ. The examples come from the most unexpected sources, a Roman Centurion, and a sinful woman. Faithfulness for Jesus consists of a humble confidence in His authority over the world and our sin. He has the authority to grant forgivenss and bring to life those who are physically and spiritually unwell.
In Luke 6 we Jesus preparing his apostles, along with other disciples, to live in the Kingdom of God. The ethical code, values, and culture of His Kingdom will be drastically different from any other kingdoms this world has. What can we learn to apply to our own lives today from what Jesus has to say? This sermon was preached at First Prestbyerian Church in Whitefish, MT.
This sermon is from Luke 4 & 5 which tells of the authority Jesus had and still has. Luke gives us a few stories which put together a picture of the extent of Jesus' authority.
This sermon explores Luke's telling of the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Galilee. While Jesus had already had a strong presence in and around Capernaum, Luke uses this story in the home town of Jesus to epitomize the crowds reaction. Some were amazed, others wanted to kill him. What does this story tell us about the ministry of Jesus, and what does that mean for us today?
This is a sermon which was preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish. Luke gives us a picture of the ministry of John the Baptist as he tells us what repentance and forgiveness of sins looks like in Christianity. It is through repentance, turning from our sins, and trusting in the person of Jesus that we find forgiveness and payment for sin. This sermon tells us why this is such good news for us.
This sermon is from Luke 2:1-20 which contains the Christmas narrative. Unlike the gospel writer Matthew, whose perspective is from Joseph, Herod, and the Wise men from other nations, Luke tells the story from the eyes of Mary and Ceasar Agustus. This gives us insight into which kingdom is truly going to bring about prosperity and peace. The King born in a stable vs. the Roman Ceasar, the Kingdom of God vs. the kingdom of man. Whose kingdom will you seek and worship?
God is love. His love is displayed in His faithfulness and compassion toward His people, specifically in His plan of redemption. This sermon is the fourth in Advent and taken from Zechariah's song at the end of Luke ch. 1.
The birth of Jesus is told through Mary's eyes in the first two chapters of Luke. This sermon is about the theme of Peace which comes with the King, Jesus. Gabriel announces to Mary that she will have a son who will be King of a Kingdom that has no end. We are left with this questionm, "How does this news provide peace for us?"
This is a sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitfish MT. Have you ever seen people living lives in complete disregard of God and it seems like they're having more fun than you are? What is the point of serving a God if evil is allowed to flourish, and wickedness is not punished? It's easy to feel like God does not really care about how we live, especially when we serve Him and seem to reap no bennifit. Malachi's audience had the same thought. This sermon reassures us that God still very much cares about His people and reminds us that He is still working out of His timing. In this we rest assured, there will be a day of reckogning, God will honor those who honor Him.
This episode is a sermon preached at First Presbyterian church in Whitefish, MT. In this sermon, Malachi addresses the concern of his audience that God's justice will manifest it'self. The problem with his audience is that they think God's justice does not apply to them as well. Malachi has a sobering reminder that God's justice shows no partiality and all will come before the Lord.
Sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. In this sermon we look at Zechariah's description of the King who is to come and rescue His people.
This is a Monday morning review of the sermon preached at First Presbyterian church in Whitefish, MT. These episodes focus more on the Bible study that goes into the sermon.
This episode is part of the "Morning After" series which furthers the commentary on the sermon preached the previous day. This episode's focus is on Zechariah 3.
Sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. Zechariah shows us his vision of how God cleanses his people, making them righteous. This is combined with his plan to do so through a Messiah who will bring reconciliation between God and mankind.
"The morning after" is a segment where I review, on Monday, the sermon I preached the previous day, on a Sunday. This episode reviews Zechariah 1:7-17, the vision of the horseman and the hope God gives His people to continue to be in their midst. I hope you enjoy.
Sermon preached on Zechariah ch. 1:7-17. This sermon focus's on the oracle given to Zechariah and given to God's people during their time of building the temple after exile.
This is the follow up to the sermon preached at First Presbyterian church in Whitefish on Haggai ch. 2. These follow up episodes are an expansion of the sermon, with some technical notes and further thoughts on the passage preached.
This channel has been used to post sermons, but now it will be used to post a "deep dive" into the Bible passages on which I preach. This episode is all about Haggai chapter 1!
Christians value worshipping God. That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone but so often our lives reflect more the values of the world more than the value of worshipping God. In this sermon, we look at Revelaiton chapter 4 to show us what worship looks like in heaven so as to remind us what our daily rythm of worship should be as well.
This sermon is about why Christians value God's grace. What is it? How does it work? How does it stay with us beyond a certain point? Christians are transformed by grace, but that transformation is on going. It is not just a one time event or experience. Ephesians 2:1-10 shows how God's grace began our transformation, continues and completes it.
Christians worship the Lord, who is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. But we also have values which shape the way we worship the Lord. Values do not change, but they may grow. This sermon series is about what Christians should and do value. They should value, in that we need to center these values in our discipleship of Jesus. They do value, in that as we grow these values increase in our lives. The first value we'll look at is God's Word.
This is a sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. We often refer to Mark 11:1-11 when we celebrate "Palm Sunday". This passge contains the entery of Jesus to the Temple which, traditionally, starts "Holy Week" in the Church calendar. This sermon looks at the expectations of Jesus from the people and the reality that the King Jesus brings.
Jesus is asked the question, "what is the greatest commandment in God's law?" He answers not with one commandment but with two. Why? The reason is because loving God and others cannot be seperated. We do not love others well when we do not love God, and the reverse is true as well. This is a sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, Montana.
Jesus gathers the disciples in a house to further explain to them the process of learning to die to self and live for the Kingdom. Jesus is discipling them, he is modeling what they are to do with others. He gives 5 aspects of which reorient the disciples understanding of becoming a follower of Jesus: postion, prestige, public and private life, and purpose. This is a sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish.
The transfiguration recorded in Mark 9, witnessed by Peter, James and John served as a necessary encouragement and revelation of the reality of the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is God with us. He is the image of the invisible God, the second person of the Trinity, the Word of God made flesh. He has been given authority and dominion over all things and we should listen to His words. This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church in Whitefish.
Who is Jesus? He is the Messiah sent to suffer death on the cross for the atonement of our sin. What is Jesus calling us to do? To follow Him in dying to ourselves by picking up our crosses. Why is Jesus calling us to do this? Because as we learn to die to ourselves our souls are reborn in the image of His likeness. The process of killing sin and living righteously is learning that our souls are eternal, we can have all the wolrd gives us but it won't please or redeem our souls. When is this process, this new kingdom, going to start? At the cross and resurrection of Jesus we see a Kingdom expand from just a local place (Israel) and a specific people (Jews) to an innagurated eschatology. A beginning of the end. The Kingdom of God is now, take up your cross and follow Him.
Christianity is unique among all other belief systems for a few reasons. The first one being the person and work of Jesus Christ. The good news that Christians must trust is that Jesus is the Son of God who came to save sinners from not just their actions but also their intentions, our hearts desires. Mark paints a picture for us which shows the hardness of heart and the need for a new heart as he shows us the interaction of the Pharisees seeking a sign from Jesus and the Apostles being concerned about the lack of food they have. This sermon shows us what Jesus saw as their real need.
Every culture has a mark of defilement, a way of distinguishing the deplorable from the righteous. We may define this with religion, ethics, knowledege, family name, or social status. In Jesus' day it was no different, but their defining matrix, the tradition of the elders, was elevated on the same authority as God's Word. For those who worship the One True God there is no other authority than God's revelatory Word. Mark shows us that Jesus is the final authority and it is was He tells us that should define our understanding of what is defiled in the eyes of the Father.
Jesus came to save sinners, and part of that means he came to call us to be disciples of Him. We get to participate in that mission, to make and mature disciples of Jesus! So what does a disciple look like? Mark gives us three truths to help us mature in understanding discipleship. This sermon shows us three of those truths.
The beginning of this audio contains a reading from chapter 5 of Mark. However; the first part of the reading is incomplete. The audio team apologizes for their mistake! The rest is a sermon preached about when a demon possessed man interacts with Jesus. The result is the first missionary sent out to the gentiles in the ministry of Jesus. It is an amazing story that illustrates the furtile soil Jesus refers to in the parable of the seeds.
A sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church Whitefish. Mark chapter 4 contains is the main and most important parable that is used to explain the Kingdom of God for the whole Gospel. Jesus even says, "If you do not understand this parable, how can you understand all the parables." The big idea is that God will grow His Kingdom through His Son who is the seed that is cast out. He will do this in unexpected ways and in unexpected people. Mark chapters 4-8 affrim this!
A sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. This sermon shows how the the authority of Jesus clashes with the authority of man.
The hardest time to give thanks are in times of great trial and great abundance. We often feel gratitiude when things are going well, but that is more of a feeling than real thankfulness to God. Here is a sermon that reminds us of the real gift giver behind all abundance.
This sermon is about three truths Peter offers us in the midst of suffering, and how to be full of joy and thankfulness despite our suffering.
This last week our country elected a number of officials to office. Some Christians rejoiced, while others lamented. This sermon addresses three core truths that Christians need to remind themselves in times when we can be divided over something as important and powerful as politics. The first part of the scripture reading was cut off, so sorry!
Sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. This sermon tells the story of Ruth and Boaz in their display of covenantal love to each other. This love models the love that God has for us, which dislodges idols in our hearts and draws us to worship Him and Him alone.
This is a sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian church in Whitefish. This sermon is one of four on the book of Ruth. In this sermon we see how the book of Ruth is set in the context of the days of the "Judges", yet also starts to answer the question of who will be King over God's people. Ruth, in so many ways, gives us a greater insight into the kind of King we need and have been given in the person of Jesus Christ.
This is the last sermon I will preach at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. In many ways this is like a graduation or commencment speech by Paul to Titus. Paul lays out is final thoughts and instructions to Titus as the church is established on Crete.
We all need leaders in the church to help us navigate the lanscape of being in a church with one another. This episode contains a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT, on the qualifications of an elder and what their role in the community looks like. The focus of this sermon is contained in this big idea: As grace expands in depth and width, the gospel needs to be defined and defended, for the sake of the hope of eternity and peace here on earth in God's community.
The foundation of ordering the church is the grace of God in our lives as given through Jesus Christ. He is our foundation. If we get this wrong, everything is tainted. In this sermon, we see Paul instruct Titus with a mission to put the church in order, but he must start with the foundation of God's grace.
The last "I am" statement by Jesus in the book of John is recorded in John 15:1. Jesus says, "I am the true vine." This imagry is taken from the O.T. in regards to a picture of the nation of Israel. Jesus is saying that he and all who are connected to Him are now the true Israel. There is no longer an ethnic distinction, but rather a spiritual demarcation of those who are God's people. This is why it is so important that we abide or remain in Jesus, the true source of Spiritual Life.
Various statements of Jesus have been wresteled with over different times and cultures. The statement Jesus makes in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth and the life.", is the statment that sets Jesus apart in our time and culture. Jesus is making a truth claim that confronts against our pluralistic ideology. In the context of John, this statment was meant to be encouraging. So what hope does Jesus promise here?
This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in August of 2024. The famous story of the resurrection of Lazarus, as recorded in John ch. 11, reminds us of our not only our eternal state, but also of the curretn reality of the resurrection to life we have in Jesus today.
Sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. This is a part of the "Seven I Am" statements in the book of John.
Sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula. This is the beginning of a preaching series on the "7 I am Statments", all found in the gospel of John.
This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. This sermon looks at the last chapter in the book of Jonah, it ends with a question, one which the audience is to ponder. Jonah points towards God's character of compassion, which is embodied in the the greater prophet, Jesus Christ, God made man.
The beginning of the scripture reading was cut off, my apologies. This sermon was delivered at All Souls Church in Missoula. In this sermon, Jonah obeys the word of the Lord and goes to Nineveh to preach against the violence found there, which was an affront to God. This reminds us that God is indeed calling all nations, not just those who believe in him already, to repent of wickedness and trust in His salvation.
This chapter describes Jonah's experience in grace. Jonah is not done learning, but he certainly begins to learn about God's mercy and grace for sinnners, all while in the belly of a whale. This sermon was preached at All Souls Church in Missoula.
The first of four sermons on the book of Jonah. This sermon we discover Jonah's call, reaction, and flight from God. We also learn about the severe mercy of God's grace.
This sermon was preached at All Souls Church. The subject is John 17:20-26 in which Jesus prays for those who would be built up as a new covenant community called the church by the Apostles preaching of the Word.
John 17 contains the longest recorded prayer of Jesus that we have. The Bible contains many farwell speeches or prayers by people, in which they lay out their vision for what they see as their ministry continuing forward. The focus on the prayer first display the relationship that the Father has with the Son. The mission of Jesus was to live a life worthy of glory as to offer eternal life and rescue for all those who know God. The second part contains Jesus praying for His disciples. He wants them to abide in Him and focus on His words which have been given to them. The third part of the prayer will be layed out in a the next sermon in this series.
This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church giving us some wisdom about how we can become people who walk in faith when we are asking our sevles the question: What is going on?
It is quite easy to fall into the trap of believing that our plans, thinking, wanting, desiring and doing will determine the path of our life. Our culture values making our own way, or determining our own meaning. However, Proverbs tells us other wise. The Lord is the one who establishes the plans and circumstances that we encounter in life. The created order is that God is the creator and we are the creation. He has created all for His purpose. We are wise to recognize that when we create our plans, we do so in full knowledge that God will bring His desire to bare upon the outcome in our lives. And because of His steadfast love and faithfulness, we should rest in this great truth.
In the book of Proverbs Wisdom comes from a righteous heart. In a sense, both are seen as two sides of the same coin, or each supporting each other. The bad news is when we read the description of a foolish heart, antithetical to a wise heart, we see more of ourselves in what is described. The good news is that the life and ministry of Jesus perfectly embodies the wisdom of Solomon. Christians are united to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and are given a "Spirit of Wisdom" according to Paul. (Eph. 1:18) The gospel gives us the ability to be a part of the Kingdom of Jesus because we can act wisely as we are built up into the image of Jesus.
Obeying God means that he leads us in dying to "self trust" and living to trust in Him. This is a sermon that was preached at All Souls Church in Missoula which encourages God's people to trust in Him and not ourselves.
How should we live in the Kingdom of God? Proverbs gives us signs which help direct us and give us practical insights into day to day life. All wisdom in the world points back to Jesus Christ, and is also poured out by His Spirit in those who have been united with Jesus. This first sermon lays the groundwork for understanding wisdom and how it forms our ideas about life.
This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. It was delivered on March 31st, 2024. This sermon looks at the resurrection of Jesus Christ from Mark's perspective and is connected to the preaching series delivered at All Souls Church which walks through the book of Mark.
Sermon preached at All Souls church on Mark 10:32-52. This section of Mark inlcudes the last of three statements Jesus makes regarding His journey to Jerusalem, and the cross. The disciples had not caught the vision of what it means to follow Jesus, to be His disciple. However; Bartimaus, a blind begger, comes to Jesus in need, in faith, and in willingness to give up His life to follow Jesus. The irony is that he sees Jesus, even though he is blind, and is rewarded with his sight. How are we blind to our own shortcomings in following Jesus? He still serves us, even when we are blind to His call.
This is a sermon at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. (preached on 3/10/24). The subject has to do with the transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mt. Hermon as recorded in Mark 9. Jesus had just gotten done confronting Peter and the disciples about the reality of the cross in the Kingdom of God. Jesus was headed toward Jerusalem out of necessity to atone for sin and show what kind of life His disciples would live. Now, Jesus needed to encourage them to by revealing His glory and the worth of of giving up your life to follow Jesus.
Sermon preached on Feb. 18th at All Souls Church by Rev. Ben Melli. This sermon focuses on Mark chapter 6 which largely serves as a picture of Jesus' ministry to the church. The disciples are not pictured as people who understand Jesus and His Kingdom. But there is grace in that Jesus still comes to them in grace and works through them. Similar to you and I, Jesus shows us grace and patience even when our hearts are hard to Him.
Sermon Preached at All Souls Church on Mark 5:21-43 titled: "More Than You Bargained For". This sermon looks at the story of Jesus interacting with three characters all of whom came away from Jesus with a new faith. While Jesus does perform miracles in these stories, the main focus is on where the faith of each individual is placed. The characters display the type of "soil" in which the Kingdom of God thrives.
A sermon on Mark 4:1-20 titled: "Something About Seeds" by Rev. Ben Melli 2/4/24. As this parable shapes the proceeding stories in Mark, it is important to understand Jesus' teaching about the soils.
Sermon Seires in Philippians At All Souls Church. This episode is a sermon from chapter 2:1-11.
Which translation of the Bible is the best? It was a question I did not expect to come out of a teenager, but it was sincerely asked by one of our students. In this episode Rev. Lloyd and myself try and tackle that question. I hope this serves as some context when deciding which Bible translation to read.
In this episdoe pastor Ben Melli walks through the introduction of an important new book by Christopher Watkin called "Biblical Critical Theory". This book has been a primer for our High School Sunday school class. While this is not a extensive book review, it serves as an introduction in order to entice you to read the book yourself.
In this episode I sit down with Steve Haymond who shares about life and ministry. Steve has remained faithful to God through different seasons of life and he shares what he has learned as well as fresh challenges in his life now. I hope you are edified and encouraged as you listen to his story of God's grace.
In this episode Rev. Lloyd Peirson and Rev. Ben Melli talk about some of the things that we like about the Reformation and some of the challenges from the outcome of the Reformation time period. If you are interested in Church history, the Reformation is an important time, and this episode might help you make sense of that time period.
In this episode I talk to one of our newest elders Jason Davis. We talk about his life story, testimony and his love for God's Church.
Hey everyone, Faith Covenant is doing a podcast. In this episode assistant pastor Ben Melli will explain what he hopes to accomplish by doing a podcast. This is the beginning of a new journey so hang in there and give us your feedback on how we're doing.