Conoy Church Podcast

Weekly Talkback Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 23, 2019 Synopsis: Can you read the Bible wrong? Are pastors actually doing a deep injustice to the church when they give historical and theological background in their teaching? What are some tools that you can use to also study scripture more deeply? If you are interested in learning more about Conoy BIC Church or the Brethren in Christ pl...

Series: 7 Letters Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 23, 2019 Synopsis: Join us in the letter to the church in Pergamum. Scholars refer to this church as “the compromising church” because of the way that it seemed to buy into Roman occupation and heretical teaching. Pastor Nick points out that compromise often happens slowly and until someone from the outside points it out - we miss it. The...

Weekly Talkback Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 16, 2019 Synopsis: Why is it important to see things from the perspective of other people? Is there some type of connection between seeing through their eyes and how we love them? Shouldn’t we be aware that the way we treat one another pulls people closer or pushes them away? If you are interested in learning more about Conoy BIC Church or t...

Series: 7 Letters Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 16, 2019 Synopsis: This message is based in the letter to the church at Smyrna. Jesus encourages the church at Smyrna to “remain” in him. What exactly does this mean and how are we supposed to do it? Pastor Nick mixes both a historical and a theological understanding to answer this question. If you are interested in learning more about Con...

Weekly Talkback Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 9, 2019 Synopsis: What is prophecy? How is prophecy used and why is it that some come true and some do not? How is prophecy connected to an incarnational God? How is an incarnational God connected to the way we understand our communal role as the Bride of Christ? If you are interested in learning more about Conoy BIC Church or the Brethren i...

Series: 7 Letters Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: June 9, 2019 Synopsis: Pastor Nick kick the new series off with a message centered in the Revelation 2 letter to the church of Ephesus. This letter has a compelling call back to our first love. As a worldwide church and as a church in Elizabethtown - what is our first love? And how are we doing at representing it? If you are interested in learn...

Series: Kingdom: The Parables of Jesus Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: May 26, 2019 Synopsis: Pastor Nick finishes our Kingdom Series out with a look at two more parables. These parables lead us into a time of considering the theme of forgiveness woven through the scriptures and the call on each of our lives to be a people of forgiveness. If you are interested in learning more about Conoy BIC...

Series: Kingdom: The Parables of Jesus Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: May 19, 2019 Synopsis: Al Alleman is a retired craftsman in the Conoy Church congregation. He shares from his heart about his recent health experience and how that relates to being open to and hearing from God. Al suggests that we get anything blocking our ears from hearing God out of the way. Pastor Nick connects us with t...

Series: Kingdom: The Parables of Jesus Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: May 12, 2019 Synopsis: As we continue to develop our understanding of Kingdom, this week we look at the Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Parable of the Weeds. Pastor Nick pushes us not to miss the moments that God is purposefully putting something in our path that allow us to be a part of the picture, of His Kingdom, tha...

Series: Kingdom: The Parables of Jesus Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: May 5, 2019 Synopsis: Pastor Nick continues our series on Kingdom by engaging the historical side of the Brethren in Christ denomination and what it has meant for Anabaptist’s to be “Kingdom people.” On this morning we engage the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Seed and really dig into the idea of good soil. The...

Series: Kingdom: The Parables of Jesus Speaker : Pastor Nick Ressler Date: April 29, 2019 Synopsis: Pastor Nick sets up our new series: Kingdom. We’re going be looking at Jesus’ parables, throughout the Gospels, that have to do with Jesus’ explanation of the Kingdom of Heaven. On this first one of the series we look at three parables but also explore the connection of Kingdom - Gospel - Good News....