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Relationships and Peacemaking - Sermon 30.06.2023 16:02 ↓

How do Christians relate throughout differences around secondary yet important issues? An example from the church at Rome helps us understand.

Relationships with Other Churches - Discussion 23.06.2023 47:24 ↓

How does a healthy church relate with other churches? How does that relate to the relationships within individual churches?

Relationships with other Churches & Christians - Sermon 22.06.2023 34:34 ↓

When there are other Christian churches around and the pool of Christians feels smaller, how do we relate when it feels like we're competitors and not siblings?

Vision - Relationships within the Church - Discussion 14.06.2023 48:03 ↓

How do we look after the well-being of the Christian community using metrics that evaluate heart issues? Pastors James and Dena discuss this and more in today's episode. Barna Research: https://www.barna.com/research/openness-to-jesus/

Vision - Relationships within the Church - Sermon 13.06.2023 29:25 ↓

What defines the church of Christ? How should it be perceived by outsiders? Pastor James opens Galatians 5:13-26.

Vision for the Future - Introduction - Discussion 08.06.2023 51:23 ↓

Pastors James and Dena talk about the early church and how that description can provide hope and vision for the future.

Vision for the Future - Introduction - Sermon 07.06.2023 26:06 ↓

Where is the church (CCUPC) heading in the future? What will be our focus? How will we navigate the new dynamics. Pastor James lays out the introduction for these questions for the next 13 weeks.

Radical Transformation - Discussion 02.06.2023 47:17 ↓

Pastors James and Dena talk about the implications of really believing that God is for us and not against us. How would that impact the way that you live? From the Podcast: It is Well Story: https://youtu.be/ReApJymYSiw

Radical Transformation - Sermon 01.06.2023 28:30 ↓

Pastor James sums up the program year with Romans 8:14-39.

Life in Christ - Discussion 25.05.2023 52:36 ↓

How does life in Christ connect with identity? Pastors James and Dena talk about identity, life in Christ, and behaviorism.

Life in Christ - Sermon 24.05.2023 32:07 ↓

Romans 6:1-14; What does it mean to be a part of Christ?

Faith, Hope, and Suffering - Discussion 18.05.2023 45:18 ↓

We dig a little deeper into the place of suffering in a life of faith. How do we react when others experience suffering? What types of reactions honor and dishonor Christ?

Faith, Hope, and Suffering - Sermon 17.05.2023 30:32 ↓

What is the relationship among faith, hope, peace, and suffering? How can Christians process these in light of the cross?

Qualities of the Gospel - Discussion 12.05.2023 45:32 ↓

Have you shared your story of how God has worked in your life? Pastors James and Dena talk about how to do that in this week's episode.

Qualities of the Gospel - Sermon 11.05.2023 34:06 ↓

Sermon on Romans 1:1-17.

When Good Ministry Meets a Broken World - Discussion 04.05.2023 44:13 ↓

What's the relationship between our faith and our purpose? How do we discern our purpose?

When Good Ministry Meets a Broken World - Sermon 03.05.2023 30:43 ↓

From Acts 13:1-3 and 14:8-18; what did Paul's early ministry look like? How can we learn from it?

To the Ends of the Earth - Discussion 29.04.2023 54:16 ↓

Discussion on Acts 10. How does prayer factor into discerning the will of God?

To the Ends of the Earth - Sermon 28.04.2023 34:14 ↓

Sermon on Acts 10.

Jesus' Ministry, Part 2 - Discussion 27.04.2023 50:31 ↓

Discussion on the Great Commission. How do I do it? How do I start?

Jesus' Ministry, Part 2 - Sermon 26.04.2023 30:45 ↓

A sermon on the Great Commission and how that is really the second part of Jesus' ministry done through us.

Presence Matters - Discussion 14.04.2023 43:36 ↓

When it comes to the resurrection, why is the empty tomb not enough? What more do we need on Easter Sunday to bring our faith to fruition? Links:Lutheran Satire, St. Patrick's Bad Analogies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLfgaUoQCw

Presence Matters - Sermon 14.04.2023 28:34 ↓

When it comes to the resurrection, why is the empty tomb not enough? What more do we need on Easter Sunday to bring our faith to fruition?

The New Passover - Maundy Thursday - Sermon 13.04.2023 32:33 ↓

How did Jesus change the Passover as he celebrated that festival with his disciples? How does that affect our understanding of the world?

The Upside-Down Entrance - Discussion 05.04.2023 43:23 ↓

Discussion on Matthew 21:1-11; how do we understand power as follower of Jesus?