In this week's message, Dr. Steve Bezner uses Abram's story to show us what happens when we take matters into our own hands instead of trusting God. Sometimes we make choices based on fear and changing circumstances instead of obedience, but thanks to God's grace, there is always a path back through repentance. Captions available.
Pastor Duane Brooks explains the significance of the rainbow as a symbol of God’s covenant and how the New Testament calls believers to live holy and hopeful lives while waiting for God’s renewal of creation. Scripture reminds us that we can find hope in God’s promises, no matter what we face. Message based on Genesis 9:8-17, 2 Peter 3:8-13. Captions available.
Pastor Duane Brooks explains how God’s goodness is not negated by human evil or tragedy. Rather, God continues to bring hope and new beginnings, inviting us to experience forgiveness and ultimately pointing to Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s redemptive promise. Message based on Genesis 4:1-26. Captions available.
Pastor Duane Brooks preaches from the book of Genesis on humanity’s rebellion in the garden and God’s redemptive response. Through it, we see the nature of temptation, the cost of mistrusting God, and God’s relentless pursuit to cover our shame, even when we fall short. Message based on Genesis 3:1-17. Captions available.
"We do not clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience in order to become God's people, or in order to be chosen, or in order to be loved. No, we clothe ourselves in these virtues to live within the identity that God has called us to." Captions available.
"Vives con la esperanza de que nadie vea lo que tú tienes quebrantado. Pero Dios te ve." Subtítulos disponibles.
"Because at the end of the day, God's message, the gospel, is a powerful message no matter who proclaims it." Captions available.
"I wonder if there isn't a deep need in these days for us to take our cue from Paul and our cue from Priscilla and Aquila, and to open the doors first of our hearts, wide to people who need to know the Lord." Captions available.
"But what if God is blessing us financially not to increase our standard of living but to increase our standard of giving?" Captions available.
"If Jesus emptied himself on the cross, and if after God raised him, he emptied the tomb, then our preaching is not ever empty and our believing could never be empty."
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