Ethos Church

We inherit ways of thinking without even realizing it. Culture teaches us, often subconsciously, that if you're single, you're incomplete until you find someone. If you're married, your spouse exists primarily to make you happy. If marriage gets hard, you deserve better. If singleness feels lonely, it's because you need romance to be whole. These assumptions run so deep that we rar...

1 Corinthians // The Christian View of the Body - 6.28.2026 Our bodies aren’t like wallpaper in a house. We aren’t surface decoration. Our bodies are load-bearing and they’re more important than we sometimes realize.  __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/chur...

The Christian God is the only one called Father. Not a distant deity keeping score, but Abba - a deeply personal name that invites you into His embrace.  __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul holds up a mirror to a church that thought it had arrived. They were sophisticated, theologically informed, spiritually experienced. They gathered around impressive teachers and prided themselves on their wisdom. They were, by all appearances, doing quite well. But Paul's assessment? "You are still worldly—mere infants in Christ." __________ Get more out of t...

There's a church that might sound familiar to you. Members were dividing into rival camps built around celebrity pastors. A sex scandal had come to light, and many were simply dismissing it as irrelevant. Christians were suing fellow Christians in public court. The church had completely lost its witness to the outside world. Spiritual gifts were plentiful, but people were using them as status...

Where we place our hope matters more than we might think. It shapes how we live today, how we face tomorrow, and how we respond to the suffering we encounter along the way. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

The church isn't a product we consume - it's a people we belong to. We're not trying to become one; we already ARE one in Christ. The greatest apologetic for our faith isn't a perfect argument - it's how we love one another. When we carry burdens together, extend real forgiveness, and interrupt loneliness, the world sees something different. __________ Get more out of today&#39...

Have you ever stared at something so confusing that you just wanted to guess wildly and hope for the best? Maybe it was a complex problem at work, a relationship challenge, or—if you're like many of us—your teenager's advanced math homework. We've all been there, standing at the edge of understanding, hoping our random attempts might somehow hit the mark. Interestingly, this same confu...

Have you ever found yourself lost in a shopping mall, wandering aimlessly until you finally locate that blessed directory with the "You Are Here" sticker? That simple marker becomes your lifeline—the fixed point of reference that helps you navigate toward your destination. Without it, every store looks the same, every corridor equally confusing. Our spiritual lives require the same kind...

The greatest rival to Jesus' kingship isn't politics or culture, it’s us. We've reduced Him to fit our lives instead of surrendering our lives to who HE truly is.  A Jesus small enough to fit your life isn't big enough to transform it.  We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our commun...

The early church faced a world saturated with gods. Every city had its pantheon, every culture its deities, each with different powers and spheres of influence. Into this crowded spiritual marketplace, Christianity stepped forward with a revolutionary declaration: there is only one true God, and He rules alone over everything. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church...

In a world that tells you to define your own truth, Christianity invites us to something different: receive it, don't invent it. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

What makes Christianity fundamentally different from every other philosophy, moral system, or religious tradition? It's not a teaching. It's not a set of values. It's not even a collection of sacred texts. Christianity hinges entirely on a single event: that Jesus of Nazareth, who was publicly crucified, was later seen alive. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting...

Radical hospitality isn't just helping others—it's inviting them to belong. Jesus welcomes the outcasts, the marginalized, the different. We were all uninvited guests until Christ prepared a place for us. Now we get to extend that same welcome to others. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotion...

When we examine the ministry of Jesus through the Gospel of Luke, a remarkable pattern emerges. His entire approach to ministry can be captured in one singular phrase: divine hospitality to the stranger and sinner. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churcho...

Time and time again, God proves that His yes is far bigger than ours. When we step out in faith, when we resist the urge to take a "50% discount" on what God is asking, when we say yes even when it feels uncomfortable—that's when we experience God meeting us in our obedience. Jesus took a few fish and a few loaves—gifts that seemed small and insufficient—blessed them, and turned them...

There's a profound difference between building a life and letting God build your life. It's a distinction that changes everything—from how we approach our daily tasks to the very foundation of our purpose and identity. The ancient words of Psalm 127 cut through our modern noise with startling clarity: "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain." It's a vers...

There's a question that sits beneath nearly every meaningful decision we make in life. It's simple to ask but remarkably complex to answer: Who do I trust? This question surfaces when we're staring at our bank account at 2 AM, when unexpected expenses arrive, when we're planning for the future, or when we're wondering if we'll have enough. And if we're honest, most of u...

There's something profoundly human about forgetting. We forget appointments, birthdays, even to pick up our kids from school. But when it comes to faith, forgetting isn't just inconvenient—it's dangerous. Throughout Scripture, we find a persistent, almost urgent plea: Don't forget. This isn't merely about memory; it's about survival—the survival of faith across generations....

We live in a world obsessed with upgrades. Better jobs. Better relationships. Better churches. Better everything. The grass always seems greener somewhere else, doesn't it? We've been trained to optimize, to keep our options open, to never settle. Exit strategies have become more valuable than staying power. But what if the most radical thing we could do in our culture today is simply to s...

There's something deeply transformative about the intersection of vision and vulnerability. When a community stands at the threshold of something bigger than themselves, they face a choice: Will this journey shape them into people who look more like Jesus, or will it deform them into something less? The question isn't really about buildings or budgets. It's about becoming. __________ G...

In our hyperconnected world, we've mastered the art of being everywhere at once—yet truly present nowhere at all. We sit across from loved ones while scrolling through distant lives. We attend gatherings with bodies present but minds adrift in virtual spaces. We've become experts at the illusion of connection while experiencing profound disconnection from ourselves, each other, and God. Th...

We live in a world already shaped by artificial intelligence, whether we realize it or not. AI writes our emails, summarizes our meetings, recommends our videos, and filters job applications. It can even imitate human voices with startling accuracy. The question isn't whether AI will impact our lives—it already does. The real question is: How should people of faith engage with this powerful te...

We live in a world where our attention has become the most valuable currency. Every notification, every scroll, every ping is part of a carefully designed system competing for something precious: your focus, your time, your heart. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. Eth...

There's a peculiar irony in how we navigate modern life. We walk through crowded airports, sit at dinner tables with loved ones, and even attend church services—all while being completely absent. Our bodies are present, but our minds are captured by the glowing rectangles in our pockets. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our comm...