Nelson Christian

One God – America is a melting-pot today, not just culturally, but religiously. Much like Athens of the first century, America in the 21st century offers any number of religions to pursue. Does it matter which religion you choose, or do all roads lead to heaven? Is there such a thing as truth, which then rejects whatever contradicts it? The Apostle Paul addressed those issues in his message...

Heaven and Hell – Most people love to talk about heaven; most of us would rather avoid talking about hell. And yet, Scripture is clear that eternity is a reality for those who have surrendered to Christ, and for those who haven’t. Today, we’ll look at the book of 2 Thessalonians as it reveals both good and bad news about life after death.   Hear our earlier messages in this serie...

The Return of Christ – The amazing thing about color is that 3 fundamental colors–Red, Yellow, and Blue–can be combined to make every other color. They are the baseline, the foundation, for the color spectrum. Likewise, there are fundamentals of our faith that make it unique from every other religion. We will unpack some of these fundamentals during this series. We begin today wi...

Joy Inspires the Church – Happiness is based on circumstances, Joy is based on Jesus and His promises. We often go looking for joy and come up empty. When we pursue the heart of God in our relationships, our prayers, our thoughts and actions, joy becomes the by-product of those choices. We’ll talk today about what that looks like.   Hear our earlier messages in this series and other se...

Unity Protects the Church – Conflict in the church threatens the unity of the church. On the night before Jesus was crucified, He prayed for His disciples. He also prayed that the church down through the ages would be united. How can we defend the unity of the church? We’ll talk about that today.   Hear our earlier messages in this series and other series at our Messages page. The post...

Legalism Wrecks the Church – The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians to remind Christians that we are not saved by obeying a list of rules, we are saved by surrendering our lives to Jesus. Instead of following rules, we should strive to demonstrate the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. Nobody makes laws again...

Faithfulness – Being a mom can be tough. So can being a dad, or being a Christian in the culture we live in today. The book of James in the New Testament was written to persecuted Christians, but James didn’t tell them how to make life easier, he told them how to toughen up and be stronger. Join us for a candid look at rising to the challenge.   Hear our earlier messages in this series...

Opposition Refines the Church – Persecution of Christians in the first century kept the early church focused, faithful, and to a certain extent pure. Most Christians in America don’t face those same attacks today. The danger for us oftentimes is complacency. Today we’ll see how opposition fueled the early church, and how we should respond to the freedom we enjoy. Hear our earlier...

God’s Power Drives the Church – As we look at the early chapters of Acts, this series discusses what protects the church, and what fuels the church. We begin with the power of God displayed through the Holy Spirit, through prayer, and through love. Hear our earlier messages in this series and other series at our Messages page. The post Guardrails and Gasoline – God’s Power appear...

The Great Commission – As followers of Jesus, we believe the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus are the most important events in history. But after the adrenaline of that weekend so long ago, what came next? What did Jesus have in mind for His disciples after He completed His mission on earth? Truth is, He had a whole new agenda for them post-resurrection, and it’s one we need to embrace...