Summons Radio

Do you find yourself tirelessly trying to be better or do better? Are you exhausted doing it all by yourself? It's here where the choice is yours to accept Jesus. And for those that have, it's here that the apostle Paul implores you to understand who you are IN CHRIST as Pastor Terry teaches us! The glorious truth...you've been connected with Jesus. First in His death and then His resurrection. Yo...

Before you were born...Have you heard that phrase before? Maybe from grandparents or parents. Besides relating on a human level, it also can be connected with sin and the world. Adam made a choice to disobey God which made a way for all the bad to enter a good and perfect world. Pastor Terry today explores different ideas from different people about how sin actually came to be. So sin entered thro...

Today Pastor Terry unpacks Paul's letter and the importance of faith in Jesus. We're protected because of His sacrifice. Faith in Jesus Christ makes us righteous in God's eyes. Are you grateful for this? Remember Abraham? Jesus told him to go to where he would have a great nation. One problem. They didn't have children, but STILL, Abraham believed God. This faith was what held merit, not any other...

Ok. Here's the scenario. You and I. Completely guilty of wrong. Wrong motives. Thoughts, feelings, actions, etc. Then there's God who can't ignore our wrong. He has to deal out a consequence for it. BUT He also loves us. So, now enters the most amazing thing as we learn from Pastor Terry today. Our absolution for not paying the price because of our wrongdoing is... Jesus! His sacrifice and faith i...

How many of you always wish the bad guys get it in the end of the movie? Did you know that in our sinful nature, we are under God's fury UNLESS we accept Jesus? See friends, only God can help us. Paul makes it a point that EVERYONE does wrong. Just like the Jews and Gentiles of his day, we shouldn't point fingers at others' errors without seeing our own. Understand that sin's the culprit, it makes...

Do you fancy yourself being blameless? Guess what? If you're human, you probably aren't pure even most of the time. In the book of Romans, Paul explains the theology behind the salvation message of Jesus. Basically being in good standing with God only comes by believing and accepting Jesus Christ as Pastor Terry tells you today. Rejection of God's truth, of Himself, causes you and I to be miserabl...

Fancy really living with the shoe on the other foot. This is how we find Paul after he has taken time to be by himself. Pastor Terry explains today Paul's now greatest mission of sharing Jesus' gift of love, forgiveness, and salvation. Unlike before, when all Paul wanted to do was get rid of anyone who had faith in Jesus. A man named Barnabas wasn't afraid of Paul. Instead of following the crowd,...

Pioneer. Someone who's the first one to forge the way into new territory. Did you know Paul's considered one because of his mission to share Jesus? Today Pastor Terry will explain where Paul's journey of finding God begins. Remember, this man afflicted anyone who believed Jesus. BUT he also saw their unwavering faith. Ananias dreamed a dream given to him by God to go and talk to Paul. Ananias' obe...

Think of the worst person you can and multiply it so many times you lose count. This is where we land today as Pastor Terry explains how terrible Paul the apostle was BEFORE encountering Jesus. He was so sold out on his religion that he really thought that Christ-followers of his day were out to ruin everything. Just like Paul, Jesus will bring us face to face with our own ugliness. Bad choices. S...

Is your backbone as strong as the early church in Bible times? Are you completely and utterly sold out to the truth that Jesus lives in you, giving you the power to have great courage to share His life with others? Pastor Terry continues speaking today about having the kind of confidence that doesn't back down because of doubt or fear. You see this with two disciples, Peter and John. They were tea...

Everyone wants to be some sort of superhero, right? I mean, really to have this nonhuman power to radically make a difference. Folks, have you heard of the Holy Spirit? To put it simply it's the power of Jesus that lives in you and has given you an amazing ability to use to show the world who Jesus is. Pastor Terry talks today from the book of Acts and shows us how the church grew in the ancient w...

Pastor Terry is taking us through the beginnings of the church today and we get to see how Paul answered the call to go to a Gentile's house. Aren't you glad he did? That first act of obedience led to another and another until one day, not so long ago, someone listened to the Spirit of God and shared the good news of salvation and life in Christ with you! Are you listening to the nudge of the Spir...

Have you forgotten that the church is supposed to grow outside of the walls? Are you more comfortable inside the church walls, socializing with your friends, listening to comforting messages and singing the songs you enjoy? Pastor Terry shows us today what happens when the church forgets the mission. God steps in and allows the church to be moved outside itself. We could be comfortable forever ins...

Do you want to see the church grow in your area? In the world? Pastor Terry is taking us through the book of Acts and we're peeking in on the early church to see what it was like. And we see there that God added people daily to the church. So what does it take to help the church grow? Walking in unity with each other, eating food together, and praising God. Turns out that God's formula for growth...

The most incredible miracle of the kingdom of God is when he takes people from all over the world—people with different backgrounds and upbringings, people of different cultures and languages, people of every skin color—and he makes them one in the Spirit of God. No matter where you go in the world you could find a brother or a sister. And even when we can't speak the same language, our hearts are...

Pastor Terry is talking about Pentecost today, the day the church was born. That day, the Spirit descended on all of the believers who were waiting together in an upper room. And the Spirit, represented by the fire, was spread through the room to every person regardless of gender or age. This is the way the kingdom of God works—it's for everyone! No matter who you are, what you've done, or how old...

Sometimes I am caught up in the awe of being part of the story of salvation. A story that was spun before the beginning of time and will continue on forever. A story that is generations in the telling. A story that connects every single person of faith regardless of time or place. Pastor Terry reminds us of our place in this story today as he tells about the ascension of Christ. Because Christ has...

Pastor Terry is working his way through the gospel and today we find ourselves at the ascension of Christ. All the authority Christ had on earth while he was here, he has given to his church—to us. And now through his Spirit, he sends us exactly where he wants us to be. He creates divine moments when we get to do his work. We get to be used by him as he heals people, as he speaks words of wisdom,...

Today, Pastor Terry will take us through the resurrection of Jesus and what that means for us. What do you think? Does Jesus' resurrection from the dead prove that he is who he says he is? Could anyone but the son of God come back to life after being dead three days? Come with us today as we dive into everything the resurrection says about who Jesus is and who we are because of him. Our redemption...

Today Pastor Terry will bring us to the moment when the women discover that the tomb is empty! If you're looking for evidence of Christ's death and resurrection, look no further than the disciples. They couldn't believe it either when the women told them that Jesus wasn't there, or again later when Mary said that she had seen him. It wasn't until later when Jesus appeared to them directly that the...

Of all the words spoken throughout history, there is none more beautiful than the final words of Jesus on the cross. Pastor Terry is taking us through the things Jesus said from the cross and today we'll witness the crucial final word, “Tetelestai”--It is finished. What was finished? Jesus' agony, certainly, but also and more importantly, the sacrifice for sin for all of humanity was finished in t...

When Jesus hung on the cross, the thief next to him said, “remember me when you come into your kingdom,” and Jesus replied, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Can it be that easy? Yes! It can be and it that easy to call on Jesus and be saved. Pastor Terry is going to bring us to the cross today where Jesus spoke those words that bring hope to all of us. Those words remind us that it is never...

Only one man could go through the veil on the day of atonement, but when Jesus died for us, atonement was made available to all men. The Father was made available to all men. The veil—the stop sign—between us and him was dramatically torn in two and the presence of God was no longer sequestered in a room. When he died, Christ took upon Himself all our sin and gave to us his holiness. From that poi...

Jesus became shame for us. He took every shame and every sin upon himself when he was lifted up on the cross. When the writer of Hebrews talked about running our race he said we need to look to Jesus, who “endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” When we need a reason to continue to run this race, to throw off everything that hinders us, we can...

Pastor Terry is going to bring us to the trial of Jesus today, and by all accounts, it was a mock trial. It didn't follow any of the laws of the day and yet this illegal proceeding was used to condemn and crucify Christ. When we follow him we need to expect that the world will not treat us fairly, but in the sermon on the mount, Jesus said that that unfair treatment makes us blessed. It sure doesn...