Glad Tidings Church Muncie

"Modern mankind can go anywhere, do everything and be completely curious about the universe. But only a rare person now and then is curious enough to want to know God." These words of A.W. Tozer will shape Pastor Kevin's message this Sunday as he continues his series from Psalm 63, Taste and See. Are we curious enough to want to know God? And, are we willing to expend the energy and make the sacri...

Sometimes we forget the Holy Spirit within us and how powerful the God who is for us really is. We need not fear in trial or cower in the heat of battle. We have a refuge to run to, a high tower to see from, and a great hope to look forward to. Join us today as Pastor Kevin continues his series, Taste and See , from the Psalms and shares a message from the 46th psalm, The God who is For Us!

Corrie Ten Boom once said, " Look around and you'll be distressed. Look within and you'll be depressed. Look to the Lord -- you will be at rest." This Sunday Pastor Kevin will deal with that very issue, "How to live UPRIGHT in a NOT RIGHT world." Don't miss his message from the Taste and See series as he unpacks Psalm 37.

How are we to live our lives as the redeemed people of God? Oswald Chambers believed that we should live with a sense of wonder, noting "the evidence of salvation is that the sense of wonder is developing." Along with this wonder , Scripture teaches that we are to have an emboldened witness and unflappable trust in God. Join us Sunday as Pastor Kevin continues his series through the Psal...

God can be known ABOUT through the speech of creation and known PERSONALLY through the Law (Word), but only known INTIMATELY through relationship. This is the focus of Pastor Kevin's message this Sunday from Psalm 19. Join us Sunday for the next message in the Taste and See series, Knowing the Gracious Creator.

Special guest, Pastor Scott, gives a message on what it looks like to follow Jesus.

In Prisoners of Hope, author Steven J. Keilor argues that our culture has gutted itself of hope because of the absurd notion that God can be removed from our thinking and lifestyles and we can still somehow navigate the complexities and struggles of life. That, Keilor calls, " Absurd." This Sunday Pastor Kevin will continue his series, " Taste and See, " a series from the Psalm...

Psalm 8 is described by James Lindburg as a psalm for "stargazers." While that may ring true, it is more appropriately a psalm for soul-searchers who long to know who God made them to be and how they should respond to His calling. This is the subject of Pastor Kevin's message this Sunday, the first of his series, "Taste and See: The Goodness of God." Join us as we explore P...

Christian author and speaker Dave Ramsey said, Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building! This is not unlike the words of the Proverbs author when he said, " Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint" (Proverbs 29:18 NIV). This Sunday Pastor Kevin will join with the pastors from all four...

Special guest, Randy Carter, shares about about Priority One Ministries.

Scottish 19th century missionary David Livingstone wrote, "I will place no value on anything I have or possess unless it is in relationship to the Kingdom of God." This is the theme of Pastor Kevin's final message in The Good Life series from the beatitudes of Jesus in Matthew five. This Sunday we will focus our attention on the call of Jesus to pursue only the eternal, engage our wo...

Theologian Stanley Hauerwas said, " It's hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God's new age, a kingdom of surprise." Citizens of God's new age are not promised a life of ease and comfort -- in fact it is just the opposite that we are to expect -- persecution. This Sunday Pastor Kevin will deal with the 8th of J...

"Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will ever regret" -- Ambrose Bierce. This Sunday Pastor Kevin will explore the seventh beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called 'the sons of God.'" We will discover what it means to be a peacemaker, how such a life is grounded in the Trinity, and the crucial choice we must all make....

Special guest, Chad Phillips, shares about caring for those who are considered outcasts by the world but are close to the heart of God.

A pure heart is marked by a promise that we will see God. This Sunday Pastor Kevin continues his series, The Good Life, a verse by verse look at the beatitudes, and will explore the meaning of Jesus' words, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Join us Sunday as we learn about the loyalty, integrity, and persistence that is evident in one with a PURE HEART!

Roderick Leupp, in Knowing the Name of God wrote, " Self-giving love is the Trinity's signature." Self-giving love, as Pastor Kevin will share Sunday, is MERY. Jesus said that those who show mercy will obtain mercy. Are our lives marked by the Trinity's signature -- a demonstration of sincere mercy? This will be the focus of Pastor's message Sunday as he continues his series...

Special guest, Pastor Scott, delivers a challenging Father's Day message that calls men to pass on their faith to the next generation.

F.B. Meyer said, "God has set eternity in our heart, and man's infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense." This great statement in light of Jesus' teaching on the mountain, "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled," calls us to a lofty pursuit of the things of God -- indeed of God Himsel...

"The value of mourning is that it is a finite experience - it doesn't last forever!" Jesus said that the meek, though often forgotten by the world, will one day " inherit the earth." What does that promise mean and what does it mean to be meek? These questions will form the focus of Pastor Kevin's message Sunday as he continues the series, The Good Life. Join us Sunday...

Puritan preacher Thomas Watson said, " It is not so much the weeping eye God respects, as the broken heart." This Sunday Pastor Kevin will consider the second of Jesus' beatitudes and discover what He meant when He said, " Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4 NKJV. Join us Sunday as he preaches part two of his series, The Good Life, and unv...

"The blessed ones who possess the Kingdom are they who have repudiated every external thing and have rooted from their hearts all sense of possessing. They are 'poor in spirit.'" These are the words of A.W. Tozer and they underscore the focus of Pastor Kevin's message this Sunday as he begins his new series from Matthew 5, The Good Life , mining the rich meaning of Jesus'...

No one has ever done more for mothers and indeed for women, than did Jesus. Despite all that He did, His words from the cross to His mother Mary added more honor to women than anything else He had ever done. Join us this Sunday, Mother's Day, as Pastor Kevin shares the message, A Savior and a Son that Honored His Mother.

Eighteenth century missiologist Henry Venn once said, " A feeble, nominal Christianity is the great obstacle to the conversion of the world." His statement is rich with contemporary implications. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Kevin concludes his Following Jesus series and discusses the call and importance of being witnesses of Jesus, and the necessary power source we must all embrace.

Special speaker Chad McAtee, Indiana District Superintendent of Assemblies of God, shares part six in our series, Following Jesus.

It was at the Sea of Tiberius, that one of the most informative encounters between Jesus and one of His disciples ever took place. It is the narrative of the resurrected Christ interacting with with failed Peter, who had promised great things but had delivered only failure. It is the story of restoration -- of a broken vessel made whole. Join us Sunday as Pastor Kevin continues his Following Jesus...