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Garrett Nates
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There were a group of 14 people from Oxford Bible Fellowship went to Armenia. 10 lead a youth conference and 4 traveled around to churches in four cities leading VBS for churches.
Big Idea: God's redeeming work restores our worship so that we worship the right God in the right way.
What is Distorted Worship 1. Worship that is Idolatry 2. Worship that is done in the wrong way. 3. Worship that conforms us to that other than God.
Abuse, addiction, and assorted trouble can send one searching for answers and explanations to make sense of it all. Our desire for answers will never be satisfied in trying to make sense of it all; nor can we rely upon a step-by-step process to fix our brokenness. The answer to our brokenness is the story of God’s redemption. Exodus is the real life, gritty, and raw story of God redeeming His people from slavery in Egypt. It is this story that leads us to Jesus who will free us from the wounds we carry and the idols we worship.
EDWIN M. YAMAUCHI LECTURE - GUEST SPEAKER Ben Witherington III Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary
Whenever scripture gives names to Jesus we need to stop and realize that these names matter. Have you missed the significance of what Isaiah is saying? Pastor Derek Whalen shares the significance of the names Wonderful Counselor and Mighty God that are given to Jesus in Isaiah 6:9.
Ah yes, Christmas! Tis the season for excruciating stress, physical exhaustion, and emotional trauma. The wearisome toil of buying and sending stuff, awkward family gatherings and numerous office Christmas parties can make anyone's cheeks rosy and red from anxiety. And yet in the midst of that, we are supposed to be with a smile and be happy. We belt out "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "Peace on Earth', and "Joy to the World' but rarely find the deep joy of Christmas. God wants to do something for you to renew your joy this Christmas.
The gospel according to Mark is a powerful and energetic story, full of drama, mystery, controversy, and color. Mark’s account of Jesus gives us special insight into who He is and what He came to accomplish. This news comes with an invitation to faith and a challenge of cross-bearing discipleship. Come as you are but expect to leave changed.
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Your authentic identity is your sense of self and self-worth. Pastor Garrett shares four stories that we tell ourselves regarding our identity.
Question: Am I doing all that I can to produce unity?
- Individual: Authentic unity requires putting yourself second
- Community: Authentic unity increases community refreshment
- God: Authentic unity can only be derived from God.
Pastor Garrett Nates shares how to live a guilt free life with a message from Psalm 130.
Pastor Garrett Nates digs into how authentic followers of Jesus will give more than lip service to Jesus but will have a lifestyle of obedience to Jesus.
Pastor Garrett Nates shares how understanding God's extensive knowledge, inescapable presence, and unseen power ignite a passion in us for God.
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Let your righteousness exceed that of the Pharisees - fundamental issues of the heart. Words show the cracks and erosion in our character.
- Truth-Manipulators need to make special promises to cover their lies.
- Truth-Tellers don't need to say anything special to back up their words.
Learning about what Jesus has to say about marriage and divorce in this message from Matthew 5:31-32 and 19:1-12.
We can trust God's Word because He keeps His promises. And there is no greater evidence of that than the coming of salvation of Jesus.
To become a God-centered generation we must resist condensing God to imagery and embrace the expansive sovereignty of God. To become a God-centered generation we must resist making God equal with creation and embrace the superiority of God over creation.