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"Why do so many children grow up to be prodigals? Why do so many adults eventually fall away from God?" We will find some answers this week as Julie Coleman takes us through the last part of Hebrews 12. This passage holds the key to perseverance, for young and old alike.

Joanne Hagemeyer wrote, "It's only six verses long, but there are some Big Ideas in this small passage. And the story the writer used to illustrate the message may take some time to unravel. If you've got time, see if you can find a couple of different translations of this text, or even better, look it up in the Blue Letter Bible app and work through the definitions of the words--li...

Dr. Bill Smith says "Do you sometimes feel like God is punishing you? Sometimes being corrected can feel like punishment. What if God was not punishing you but helping you? Sometimes He is trying to help us from punishing ourselves. Listen as we allow scripture to soak into our minds and hearts while diving into Hebrews 12!"

Steve Coleman says, "We resume our series on the book of Hebrews this week with a presentation on the faith of Moses. The writer selects four incidents in his life to profile for us. Of all of Moses' great accomplishments, why does Hebrews talk about only four of them? Listen to discover the surprising answer."

Julie Coleman, says, "What makes you afraid? Fear can be disruptive and even become destructive to our daily lives and relationships. Does fear have a grip on you? Listen and learn how the cross can make a difference now and set you free. There is hope around the corner!" 

Joanne, says, "We have the freedom to love as much and as often as we want! In fact, Paul said there's no law against it, no restrictions, no time limit. That is a lot of freedom! But what does that mean? What does that look like?” Listen as Joanne leads us in learning about this important freedom.

Dr. Bill Smith says, "Here’s a bit of irony, the cross is a symbol of death and yet gives us the freedom to live.” Dr. Bill explores this interaction between death and life. Listen as he reveals seven ways we can experience living free.

Steve Coleman says, "What does that really mean? What law are we free from? We read that Jesus said, 'For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished!' So, exactly what kind of freedom is there from the law? Listen as we examine this important topic." 

Freedom from - Freedom to Joanne Hagemeyer says, "When you think of freedom, what does that mean to you? Freedom from something or freedom to something? When eastern Germany suddenly found themselves freed from the Soviet Socialist Republic, there was great elation. But now what? They were desperately impoverished, riddled with toxic waste sites, and their economic and political policies were...

Listen to a special Easter message from Joanne Hagemeyer. She says, "Over the past two thousand years of celebrating Jesus’s resurrection, Christians from around the world have added their own ways of commemorating the best day on earth since the creation of the cosmos. You and I are familiar with a number of those Easter traditions—the name “Easter,” for instance. Easter Sunday we’ll take a...

Why are things the way they are? Why is there pain and suffering in the world? We ask many questions in life. Today Steve Coleman asks, why did Jesus have to die? Listen as Steve leads us in exploring why our Savior had to die.

Steve Coleman, continues our study in Hebrews with chapter 11:13-22, Living Here but Loving There . Steve says, "In this week's message, the writer of Hebrews goes on to elaborate on the nature of faith. The interesting question is: what do faith and homesickness have in common?"

As we continue in Hebrews with chapter 11, Julie Z. Coleman says, "Do you sometimes wonder if God even exists? Or where we can find Him in the storm? Hebrews 11 reminds us of the evidence of His existence all around us, as well as His promises on which we can depend. But anything we can glean from those things is merely a small glimpse of who He really is. What do you think of God? Think BIGG...

Joanne G. Hagemeyer says, "As Steve pointed out last week, Hebrews 10 ends up being something akin to a connecting room between the teaching so far and the exhortation yet to come. Inside, the writer summarizes all that has been taught, and pivots the focus of his teaching from the supremacy of Christ and the better covenant we have in Christ, to the path of maturity God has laid out before u...

Steve says, "We are going to talk about an extraordinary passage in the Bible. It is the conclusion of Hebrews 3:12 to 10:18. The author pulls these seven chapters together and tells us exactly what God wants us to do because of them.” Listen to discover God's transforming message for us.

Dr. Bill Smith continues in Hebrews focusing on verses 1-18 in chapter 10. He says, "Do you ever feel stuck in life? Are you sometimes plagued with guilt feeling like you’ve disappointed God? Do you feel like you need to do something to deflect His wrath? The writer to the Hebrews gives us hope in the tenth chapter making the case for a perfect and final sacrifice to remove this problem of si...

Julie Z. Coleman continues our series on Hebrews.  She says, "When things go wrong, do you wonder if God is punishing you? Can we out-sin God's grace? In the Old Covenant, blood needed to be continually shed for the forgiveness of sin. Come and learn from Hebrews 9 how the New Covenant is vastly superior to those temporary measures. His forgiveness is not only for our past, but for our p...

Steve Coleman continues our series in Hebrews. He says, "You sometimes hear that you should have an eternal mindset. Well, just how are we supposed to do that? In Hebrews 9:1-15, the writer spends some time contrasting the Tabernacle set up by Moses with the Tabernacle in the heavens. Could it be that seeing the original Tabernacle as an illustration of the real one, we can get some insight i...

Joanne Hagemeyer says, "Take a look at Hebrews 8:1-13. The key verses are 1, 6, and 13, and the rest is explanation and documentation of the main point. In fact, that's what the writer is saying, right here, right in these next few verses is the main point. But what is that point? And why is it so much better than what God had given the people of God for fifteen hundred years?”

Dr. Bill Smith says, "We’ve been looking at the question, 'Who was Melchizedek'? This week we will listen and think about 'Why was Melchizedek?'. What if this person never existed, what are the implications? We will also explore our relationship to Melchizedek — we might be surprised!” Listen as we touch on the ramifications of Melchizedek, even on us!

Julie Coleman says, "Are you frustrated with how easily your heart moves away from the Lord? You aren't alone. The author of Hebrews 7 knew his readers had the exact same problem.” Listen to hear his solution for your ever-wandering heart!

Joanne Hagemeyer says, "The writer of Hebrews wrote with such concern about lack of maturity and the danger of losing ground with God, that we are still troubled by these words today. 'Could this ever be me?', we ask. But the writer was quick to reassure. 'We have high hopes for you!' the author wrote. Let's dig into the rest of Hebrews 6.” Listen and see how the writ...

Are you seeking more peace in your life? Dr. Bill Smith says, "As we enter into the fourth Sunday in Advent we will focus on Peace. We will look at the song, “Hark the herald angels sing, ’Glory to the newborn king. Peace on earth and mercy mild…” to see is that what scripture indicates they sang or was there a slight difference? We will talk about the opposite of peace. We might think Jesus...

This week's Advent message is about joy. Have you had a joyful experience? Did you find it changed your perspective? Julie Coleman leads us to discover the joy present in every part of the Christmas story. We will learn the secret to being joyful no matter what our circumstances.

Julie Coleman says, "Jesus said the greatest commandments were all about love--loving God and then our neighbors as ourselves. What does that mean for us today? How do we love in a way that brings glory to God's name? What are the blessings if we do? In this day of hatred and cancel-culture, Christians seem to take great satisfaction in condemning each other. Now is the time our love can...