Glad Tidings Church Muncie

In part two of the four-part series  Detached-The Way to a Deeper Walk with Jesus , Pastor Kevin will address the issue of detaching from a stagnant or dormant faith. Drawing lessons from the lives of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, we will ask ourselves, “Do I really welcome Jesus in my home?” “Do I honor Jesus from my heart?” and “Do I honor Jesus consistently when the opportunity exists?”

Pastor Kevin begins a four-part series,  Detached-The Way to a Deeper Walk with Jesus. This series will deal with the importance of fasting, how it facilitates the believer’s deepening walk with Christ by enabling them to detach from a world that seeks to suck them in, and how fasting can and should become part of our spiritual journey. This weekend Pastor Kevin will unpack the danger of frie...

The Philippian church was special to the Apostle Paul because of their partnership with him in the Gospel, but he sees some signs of disunity that threaten to undermine their Gospel witness. Join us this weekend as Pastor Clayton explores the causes and cure for disunity, and our calling to be like Jesus in order to preserve our witness and impact the world for Him.

It is not always easy to stand for our Christian faith. In fact, it takes an intentional effort on our part to ward off the evil that is in this world. Our best defense against the attacks of the enemy is to be prepared and thoroughly equipped.  The good news is, we don’t have to fight the battle alone. God has given us everything we need to fight our battles and we already have the vict...

The ancient inspired sage wrote, “Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you” (Proverbs 4:25). One of the great keys to accomplishment in the Kingdom of God is the ability to focus on God’s calling and press toward that goal without distraction. D.L. Moody once said, “I suppose they say of me, ‘He is radical; he is fanatic; he only has ONE idea.’ Well, it...

In Mark chapter 5 we find a very interesting encounter between Jesus and a man possessed by many demons. We find a man that was gripped with darkness, his story stained by brokenness, but when he met Jesus everything changed! This was an encounter that would change his life forever, and reveal to each of us God’s ability to use our life and our story for his kingdom. The title of this message...

As Christians living in a world that is increasingly hostile to people of faith, we walk in the tension of trusting fully the sovereignty of God and desiring to fight back. What are we as Christ-followers to do? In the final message of this series from 1 Peter, Pastor Kevin will delve into this very issue and provide some clarity to help navigate this tension. Join us this weekend (Saturday at 5 o...

The church that experiences trial, hardship, and suffering as they live as exiles in a world to which they do not belong, can find themselves rife with division and conflict. This need not be the case if healthy parameters are in place. Godly and accountable leaders who join with a holy congregation committed to service, will ensure a healthy church that can effectively reach their community for C...

Pastor Isaac Miller discusses who he has been as an adult in the third part of this four-part series on identity. Scriptural references included Revelation 2: 2-5a and Ephesians 6: 10-20.

In part 2 of Pastor Isaac Miller's series on Identity, Pastor Isaac discusses the topic of restoration, and how God makes our identity in this process. Scriptural references include Ephesians 2: 1-10 and 4: 17-24. 

It is becoming increasingly apparent that suffering and persecution may be the lot for the Christian in America. What exactly is the New Testament understanding of suffering and what is the believer’s response supposed to be when it happens? This will be the focus of Pastor Kevin’s message this weekend and this teaching is something that every Christian needs to hear

As the world becomes more and more godless and the pressure to cave to the influences of our culture becomes more intense, the people of God are called upon to stand with greater conviction and shine more brightly with a message of hope and holiness. In order to do that and to navigate the land mines of a truth-denying society, we must have a North Star, a guiding principle that shows us the way....

Pastor Isaac Miller starts a new series this past week on our identity, what we think of ourselves, and what God has specifically engrained in us as His creation. Scriptural references include Ephesians 1: 3-14. 

In the final sermon of our four-part series on Goals, Pastor Isaac Miller discusses how we can celebrate the work God has done in our lives, and how to accomplish what God wants, we must have God-sized gratitude. Scriptural references include Nehemiah 6: 15-16, 8: 9-12, 9: 26-33, and 10: 28-39. 

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright wrote, "To embrace the Ascension is to heave a sigh of relief, to give up the struggle to be God (and with it the inevitable despair at our constant failure), and to enjoy our status as creatures: image-bearing creatures, but creatures nonetheless." Pastor Kevin continues his series from 1 Peter, discussing this week, the topic of suffering for those who identify...

Pastor Isaac Miller gives part 3 of a 4-part series on goals this week, based out of the book of Nehemiah, and discusses how God gives us the strength to overcome adverse situations and complete the task God has given us. Scriptural references include all of Nehemiah chapter 4.

In John chapter one we read the story of how Andrew, after hearing Jesus, went quickly to his brother Simon Peter and brought him to meet the Master. When Peter encountered Jesus his life was forever transformed and he became hugely instrumental in carrying the Gospel to the world. Had Andrew not brought Peter to Jesus he wouldn’t have known Jesus or made the impact on the world that he did. Paul...

Pastor Isaac Miller discusses Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2, and focuses on our unique design for goals to be accomplished through God, for His kingdom. Scriptural references are Nehemiah 1:11 and 2: 17-20.

"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." These were the words of Jesus to the religious leaders who criticized Him when He fraternized with the tax collectors and sinner friends of Levi. The people Jesus was found ministering to were the ones that SHOULDN’T have been in His presence according to the r...

At Glad Tidings our theme for 2020 has been “Bring them to Jesus!” As followers of Christ we are mandated to take the gospel into all the world, and to make disciples (Matthew 28). This week we start a new 3-part sermon series that will lead us into our annual missions emphasis. In the opening message we will be looking at a story from the gospel of Mark, chapter two, about four friends who, as th...

Pastor Isaac Miller starts a new series on Goals, and God's wisdom in attaining them as a youth today. Scriptural references come from Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2. 

19th century South African pastor and author, Andrew Murray in his With Christ in the School of Prayer wrote, “My relationship with God is part of my relationship with men. Failure in one will cause failure with the other.” As great as the responsibility is for the Church to uphold truth, equally important is her call to love her neighbor. This Sunday, Pastor Kevin will further explore Peter’s exh...

Pastor Isaac Miller explores what the true response of a Christian should be during the unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping our world. Scriptural references for this message are James chapters 3:1-10, 3:13-18, and 4: 1-10. 

Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Andreas Kotsenberger writes “Incredible as it may seem, we can no longer assume that people in our culture understand what the proper definition of “marriage“ and the “family” is.” He goes on to say that “the culture’s memory of the biblical tradition in which it is largely based is fading fast.” As we have learned over the last several weeks, bele...

Last Sunday Pastor Kevin began unpacking the very real conflict that is coming to a head between dueling worldviews, one of the Bible and the other shaped and informed by critical theory, a human construct that seeks to undermine the very core of Christian values. This worldview, prominent within most circles of higher learning, has become attractive to a generation disenfranchised by a Church tha...