Salem Magley Church Podcast

A sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Where does true life come from? This week we explore this question on the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

How does the good news of Easter go beyond the individual to impact all the people of the world? This week we answer this question and more on the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

How does the story of Jesus relate to the story of Israel told in the Old Testament? Are these stories coincidentally related, or is there a deeper connection? What if Jesus' story is the missing piece to understanding the puzzle that is the message of the Old Testament? Today, we explore these question and more on the Third Sunday of Easter.

Who were the people who walked with Jesus, talked with Jesus, learned from Jesus, and even touched Jesus? What impact do their stories have on our lives today? This week we look at answering these questions and more on the Second Sunday of Easter.

We can't defeat death, no matter how hard we try. The good news of Easter morning is that Jesus did defeat death, and he invites us to join him in his victory.

In the final week of our series "Jesus on Display," we explore the story of Jesus' transfiguration.

As we continue to see Jesus on display in the gospel of Mark, what does it look like for the kingdom of God to come to the earth?

As we continue to see Jesus on display in the gospels, what's his mission and how does it impact his people and the world?

This week we continue to see Jesus' identity and character on display as we explore his mission.

Biblical authors have an image they like to use when they talk about human rebellion as a collective, and that image is Babylon. Revelation is no exception. This week we explore this image in detail and take a look behind the scenes with John as he gets a glimpse at Babylon from the perspective of God.

A time is coming when we will be held to account for the decisions we've made in life. John's behind the scenes glimpse at the world shows that our daily choices are far from neutral. Each choice in an act of allegiance. In preparation for this coming harvest, who we follow matters. John's message to us this week? We already how things end up for both sides.

At the center of the book of Revelation is the cosmic story of good and evil, the good guys against the bad guys. Revelation uses the image of a dragon fighting against the people of God to bring this story to life. This week we take a look at this story, and we explore how it impacts our everyday lives.

Judgment and the end of the world, that's what Revelation is all about, right? That's what you'd think based on what's said in pop culture. If we look more closely we might be surprised what we find. Join us as we continue our sermon series on Revelation and unpack John's apocalypse.

This week we join John as the enters the throne room of God to be given a behind the scenes look at life. What does he see? A strange scene, to say the least. How strange? Let's find out!

Revelation is a book that predicts the future, right? Believe it or not, Revelation is actually a letter written to seven churches in the first century Roman providence of Asia Minor. What do we know about these churches? Quite a bit! And, the more that we learn, the better we understand Revelation's message. Join us this week as we meet these seven churches and take a glimpse into their first cen...

Are we living in the end times? Are these the last days on earth? Doesn't the Bible have something to say about all of that? Join us as we begin a new series looking at the book of Revelation. Hold on as we take a look at the ultimate behind the scenes look at life!

Wisdom, a word seldom used and less understood in our culture, is the word biblical authors use to describe a life lived as a true human. A wise life is a life lived in obedience to God. But is this the type of life that humans should try to live today? And, even if we wanted to live a wise life, where could we begin to learn how? As we conclude our series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we discuss...

Life is full of deceptive people. It seems that part of our human nature inclines us to do whatever we can to get the upper hand. We shouldn't be surprised to learn that Jesus warned his followers to watch out for deceivers among their ranks. But how can we tell who to trust, or if we can even trust ourselves? We discuss these questions and more as we continue our sermon series on the Sermon on th...

In this second week of the "Our Story" series, Pastor Chris explores the problem that quickly crept into God's good, ordered, purposeful creation. In chapter 3 of Genesis, humans are faced with a choice. Are they going to trust God and live on his terms, or are they going to choose to make their own terms in the garden.

Where did we come from? Why does life exist in the universe? For what purpose has human life come into existence? All these questions and more are addressed in this week's sermon as we kickoff our 2019 summer sermon series called, "Our Story: The Story of God's People." What better place to start a story than the beginning?

The Trinity is one of the most challenging and controversial beliefs held by Christians. In this week's sermon, Pastor Chris explores the history behind the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, the doctrine's reception throughout history, and the reasons for why it exists and is still important today.

On this day over 2000 years ago something that would change the course of history forever happened. While Jesus' followers were gathered in a room in a home in Jerusalem they were overcome by the Holy Spirit. That day marked the beginning of a movement that would one day takeover the Roman Empire.

The week we continue our journey through the Easter Season.