Faith Church Indy

How do we deal with the discouraging reality that sometimes we suffer for doing what is good? Tom Waltz shows us how Peter's letter to the church is rich in guidance for this challenge. Special Guest: Tom Waltz.

Join us as Tom Macy guides us through the third of three categories where Peter calls his readers to "Be subject to..." In this case, he speaks to marriage, specifically the "silent witness" of respectful behavior as the wife's response to her unbelieving husband. Likewise, the husband is called to honor his wife as an equal heir of God's grace.

The thought of submission is difficult for American Christians; and suffering under unjust leaders is something we can't tolerate.  But Peter's letter to those who had it much harder than we do are told to "endure... while suffering unjustly." Special Guest: Nick Carter.

How can we live distinctly as Christians in a way that glorifies God? Peter helps us understand how we can be good citizens but still set apart [holy] in our culture. Special Guest: Nicholas Piotrowski.

Being a Christian is not just an individual relationship with God but becoming the new temple in which God lives in and among His people. Join us as we gather for worship including taking the Lord's Supper and taking a biblical tour of the temple construction site. Special Guest: Nicholas Piotrowski.

Peter gives us the unwelcome reminder that we will all wither like grass, but there is something that never perishes where we can place our hope and grow into salvation. Special Guest: Nick Carter.

What does it mean practically to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead? Preaching from 1 Peter 1:13-21, Tom Waltz will help us focus on practical ways our lives are reoriented by our inheritance in Jesus Christ. Join us for Living in Hope! Special Guest: Tom Waltz.

Faith is not proven when life is easy, but when we walk through trials. In 1 Peter 1:6–12, we are reminded that God uses seasons of suffering and testing to refine our faith, making it more precious than gold. Even when we cannot see the purpose behind our struggles, we can trust the God who is faithfully working through them. This message explores how trials can strengthen our faith, deepen our h...

In this world of daily uncertainty with dangers all around, the letter of 1 Peter starts with a powerful declaration of our hope and security in the Triune God.

Galatians 3:8 contains one of the most astonishing sentences Paul ever wrote: "The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham." The gospel was not launched at Pentecost. It was preached — in advance, in seed form — to a man in Ur of the Chaldeans. This sermon sits with that claim. What exactly was the gospel preached to Abraham, an...

How is the Gospel in the Old Testament? Find out on this weeks podcast on Genesis 22:15-18.

Journey Before Destination: Walking with God on the Path of Life

We will be considering the new command of Jesus to love one another just as he loved us. This is a command that is simple enough for a child to understand but deep enough that no follower of Jesus can ever claim to have exhausted its depth either in understanding or practice. You are welcome to join us as we seek to once again appreciate the fullness of the love of Jesus Christ for us and the beau...

How secure are you in your relationship with God?  What gives you access to God's eternal kingdom? Is it possible to have false confidence?  Our summer series, Hard Sayings of a Kind Savior, comes to a close with a particularly hard saying from Jesus, Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven...  And after describing those who have false security, J...

Last round of hard sayings on Matthew 7:21-23

Looking for the How instead of the Why

Of all the hard sayings of Jesus, this one is not hard to understand. Jesus is clear with his claim that He is the only way to God, to salvation, to forgiveness of sins, to a life of eternal blessedness and joy, and more. That is what makes this a hard saying to our culture because it is so offensive to be exclusive. In a world of inclusivity that affirms all paths, Jesus contradicts the world's v...

How do we deal with hard truths and how people perceve them? We discuss that as we cover John 14:6.

We are one house of God. And he has called us to unity. But he has also given us each individual contributions and sometimes differing opinions. How do we pursue unity among such diversity? Special Guest: Nicholas Piotrowski.

Choose Compassion

How do you blaspheme the spirit? Covered in this episode on Matthew 12:31-32.

“Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” This saying of Jesus from Matthew 12:21 has troubled generations of people. It is hard in a couple of ways. First, it is hard to understand. It is not immediately clear what Jesus means by blaspheming the Spirit. Neither is it clear why this is not forgivable when a w...

Why, Where, God? Seeking Jesus Admist Chronic Illness

When Comfort Becomes a Cage, the Jailbreak of Surrender

How do you forgive someone who doesn't even know they hurt you? Find out on this weekd podcast on Matthew 6:14-15.