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Continuing in our God: Cancelled series Doc answers the question, "Why does God allow evil?"

We're not trying to get "sciency" this morning, But, we are going to try to challenge you to use common sense. Some things just require a designer, a craftsman, an architect, or a cook. They just can't make themselves. Well, for anything as intricate and complex as you - as our universe, as our planet - there had to be a designer, a craftsman, an architect, a cook. The idea tha...

Scientists have stepped out in faith since science was created. Hypotheses lead to theories which lead to laws. The scientific method often leads to a point where the educated "guess" how the gaps are filled in. Atheists and theists alike have to adjust based on evidence. Most scholars today have come to the conclusion that the universe had a beginning. The argument made today focuses on...

Imagine there is an actual, real God who is engaging with his creation. It's easy to dismiss him, because when you do you have the freedom to just live any way that pleases you. But IF there is a God, we would be foolish to ignore him. IF there were no God, it would be foolish to pretend like he does exist. So if we are fools one way or the other, why doesn't God PROVE himself to us. The...

Join us as we start a new series this week! God: Cancelled. Cancel culture truly has gotten out of hand, and it would appear that God is next on the list. But this isn't a new concept. Society has been systematically trying to eliminate God for a number of years. Those who adhere to this mindset believe that as evolved humans we no longer need the "crutch" of moralistic theism. Chri...

Well, you knew it was inevitable. We are going to talk about resolutions. Do you have any? Are you ready to make some real changes this year? Jon Sutphin talks about "Good Riddance" day in his message this week. What a great concept! Take a day early in the year and say "good riddance" to stuff you need to be gone in your life. And then, don't invite it back in.

Was Christmas a "peaceful" time for you? Jesus was sent to this earth to create peace. This is a brand new culture, one that the world can't even fathom. The church should stand apart from the rest of the world because it follows the teaching and perfect example of the Son of God. Unfortunately, we haven't done a very good job of representing our Lord. We wear his name, but we...

The angels proclaimed it: Jesus would bring "peace on earth and goodwill toward men." If that was the case, he failed miserably. Look around! There is anger, war, fighting, hate, turmoil and tumult all around. So how does one find peace at Christmas? We have to find peace with God, first. Our sin put us in direct opposition to God's righteousness. God himself set a plan in motion, s...

Is following Christ supposed to be easy or difficult? Those on the outside looking in tend to look at life with God consisting of a long, long list of rules. Don't do this, avoid that, stop that other stuff. It may be surprising to hear that Jesus didn't intend for us to follow a bunch of rules. In fact, he said that if you based your connection with God on whether or not you followed th...

How can you say you love God and hate your brother? Doesn't make much sense, does it? But we go about doing that in all sorts of ways. We avoid our church family because we just can't forgive them for some slight. But when you compare it to what God has done for us, it seems very petty. God's grace is IMMENSE. And we want our love for others to match that as best we can.

Right in the midst of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, we have a Sunday worship service. And we wanted to address the most "materialistic week of the year." As we go out and try to buy for this season, we need to pause for a moment and remember what God thinks about all of these things. We are told to put Jesus first. Our priorities get messed up al...

Jesus is the light of the world. We are told to light our light shine before men, in an imitation of our Savior. If he is light, with no hint of darkness at all, we must learn to live in much the same way. His perfect light shined for the whole universe to see. We cannot look like the world. We cannot wallow in darkness any longer.

Ready for some hard truth? It would be better for you if you never knew Christ, than to know him and walk away from him. Join us as we discuss a pretty sobering subject. We want to be a place where hurting people find healing, they find family and they find a real purpose. Citing a variety of reasons, people become disenchanted and just step away. This frightening prospect leads us to speak about...

How can you live your "best" life? It starts with faith. As Christians, we've professed a faith in Jesus Christ. He is the Lord and the Savior of our lives. But it can't stop at just having faith in Him. He has a big part to play in giving us all we need to live. But we have a part, too. In a letter written by Peter (a guy who walked and talked with Jesus), he says we must ADD...

Is it worth the risk to live life as if there were no God? Pascal's wager presents this question. Are you going to risk your eternity, betting against the reality of God? The stakes are so very high! We know that Jesus walked this earth. We know he lived a sinless life. We know he died on a cross for our sins. And we know that he was raised to life. Our entire lives, our futures, rest on thes...

Dr. Pattison speaks on succumbing to peer pressure. It's not just for kids, of course. All of us seem to want the approval of others, and crave it too much. This keeps us from following Jesus the way that we should. When we suffer in this life (and we will, don't doubt it), we should be suffering because we decided to go on the path He set out for us, not the one we end up on because we...

There really is some truth in that adage: "All I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten." Share. Play fair. Don't hit. Clean your mess. Say you're sorry. It is a life of taking responsibility for your actions and being a good example to others. Dr. Pattison begins his message in such a fashion, then allows us a look in to the first book that Peter wrote. The theme for th...

A crucible is "a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new." It's a trial by fire. It's a testing. A purification process. Trials will come. They are inevitable. It's just the nature of life. But God tells us that we should be glad because of them. He is shaping us into being what He wants us to be. And we...

The last of our Deny Self series. This last month we've looked at denying ourselves through Paul's eyes. He wrote a wonderful, joyous letter to a church in Philippi. It was chock full of hope and good will. He was ecstatic for what God was doing for them and for him. All that positivity poured out of him as he sat shackled to two guards while he was in prison. That's crazy! He didn&...

Paul had every right to boast in the good things he had done. He had quite the resume. However, when he compared it to the glory of knowing God, he said it was all worthless. Do you consider your relationship with Christ to be the best thing in your life? It can be challenging to look at your life and see that you've not really put Jesus first. You may have every desire to do so, but good stu...

Jesus was the greatest hero of all time. He was the only one who truly gave everything to help others. Philippians 2 says that he "emptied" himself. He was completely God, yet decided to empty himself of his "God-ness" so that he can do what he did for us. This seems impossible! Yet our God is in the habit of doing the impossible.

Let's face it: we struggle with self-denial. Our philosophy in this country is to get what's coming to you and hopefully it is more than the next guy. We don't deny ourselves much of anything. But God called us to live a different life. Christ taught us a better way to live. His example is one of true sacrifice and self-denial. What would our lives look like if we really began to th...

We finish out our "Re:Connect" series this week. Throughout, we've asked our people to reconnect with God and his mission at this church. We want everyone who commits to this vision to worship, connect, grow and serve. Today, you'll hear from each of the ministers who lead those areas at CapCity: Steve Smith (worship), Vern Huber (connections), Mike Napier (growth) and Jon Sutp...

"We are on a mission from God." Our senior minister loves to quote this phrase. It's probably because we forget it so often! We are called to be worshippers. We need to connect with God and his people. When we do that, we will feel the prompting to carry out his mission to the world. We are called to love and serve others. We should look so different from the world that the rest of...

You were not meant to go it alone. We aren't built to be loners. God created us for connection. And he was always meant to be smack dab in the middle of every relationship. We are told repeatedly to just DO for one another. Love one another, encourage one another, instruct one another, and so on. Here's the thing: we cannot fulfill these commands if we do not have these type of relations...