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In the final part of this series, we discuss how every Christian can anticipate the return of Jesus and the reward of eternal life. The challenge is how we should live until these things happen.

Every Christian is on Team Jesus. This means every Christian has a role to help the team accomplish the mission God has given us. Check out this message to find out more about how God uses us to accomplish His mission.

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I have a friend who says he is a christian but he lives with his girlfriend, swears a lot and drinks a lot.  Can he really be saved?  How can I help him? How do you know if you have the Spirit of God in you? We encourage you to submit y...

In this part we find that the Holy Spirit is God who lives in every Christian giving us the ability to overcome our sinful desires and live the life he always wanted for us.

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I have trouble understanding parts of the bible, like the Old Testament.  The teachings of Jesus are pretty simple to understand. Why can’t all the Bible be written like that?  Are the parts of the bible other than what Jesus taught all...

The first followers of Jesus didn’t call themselves Christians. Christian was actually an insult they later adopted for themselves. They called themselves Disciples of Jesus. Join us as we find out what that really means, so we can answer that question, “Am I a Christian?”

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: James says that a person is justified by works and not faith alone. But Paul says that a person is justified by faith alone. How can you reconcile these two statements? If God loves everyone, why would he send anyone to hell? Why does h...

People talk a lot about God, but what god are they really talking about? During this message we find out some of the defining characteristics of the Christian God, so we can decide if we are following Him or a totally different god.

The most important question we can ask ourselves is, “Am I a Christian?” Many people claim to be Christians, but when you dig deeper, it becomes clear that many people who believe they are Christians don’t actually know what a Christian really is. This is a huge problem, because a person’s eternity depends on the answer to that question. Join us for the first part of this series to find out exactl...

Meet Josh Pressley our new Community Life Pastor and hear his story. We encourage you to submit your questions at my3c.org and click on the tab that says "Ask a Question"

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I’d like to be somebody on the move for God. But between work and kids, I am always busy and often exhausted. Seems I’m always on the move but not for God. How do I change this? Dave mentioned people who started serving in major ways at...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I have been married to an alcoholic for many years. I’ve tried everything i can think of to help him change. Our finances are ruined and kids want nothing to do with him. How can I be a better influence on him so maybe he’ll change? I h...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I get easily offended by certain groups of people. How can I learn not to judge them when they live such godless lives?  What about judging Christians? Aren’t we supposed to judge them according to 1st Corinthians 5? We encourage you to...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: If you are a nonbeliever where do you go until judgement day? Is Judgement day one time for everyone at the same time or does each person have their own judgement day at different times when they die? Can you ask for salvation on judgem...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: Luke 6:27-30 appears to prohibit service in the military as loving your enemy and engaging your enemy in combat are not compatible. I'm sure I'm missing something here, as almost all commentaries I can find do not prohibit us fr...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: Jesus gave clear instruction to pray to our father in Mt 6:9. And the father, throughout the OT, demanded we pray and worship only him. Jesus demonstrated prayer and worship to the father, not himself. So how is it justified to pray to...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: What are elders? How does someone become an elder? Who are the elders at Connections? We encourage you to submit your questions at my3c.org and click on the tab that says "Ask a Question"

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: What does the Bible say about immigration?  How should we respond to the immigration issues going on  in Minnesota?  Does the Bible say anything about borders or border protection?  How should immigrants be treated? We encourage you to...

Learn more about Perry Hostetler. Hear his story, testimony, and calling on his life as we dig deeper into understanding him as a candidate for lead pastor. We encourage you to submit your questions at my3c.org and click on the tab that says "Ask a Question"

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: Can you explain partnership at Connections?  Is it different from membership? Could you please explain the process of voting? Unless I misunderstood, you said that after a certain period of time, the members of Connections will have an...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: With the announcement of Perry’s candidacy, it sounded like it was a done deal. Will the elders be reviewing other candidates? You said in the Q and A last week that our 3 part time staff members "could equal one person" in te...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: How are we going to pay for an additional full time staff member while we are trying to raise funds for a building expansion? When do you plan on retiring? How long do you think this founding pastor thing is going to last? Are you being...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: When the Bible says someone is blameless does that mean they are without sin? Would the apostles that heard the message regarding the yeast of Herod have been capable of holding a political position or have been a political activist? I...

Join Kristen and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: I loved the sermons on prayer, but I always struggle with the part about forgiving those that hurt you. In regular circumstances I totally get this. However I struggle when someone continually hurts you and especially if they hurt som...

Join Steve and Dave as they dig a little deeper into the questions that you have about our series, what we believe, and what to expect from Connections. Questions: You seem to have it all together spiritually. Did you ever struggle to learn to pray? What's your prayer life like now? We encourage you to submit your questions at my3c.org and click on the tab that says "Ask a Question"