Jesus’ return home brought incredible conflict, rejection and even attempted murder! What can we learn from what Jesus went through? Scripture Used: Heb 12:1-14; Luke 4:14-30 Rev. Dr. Jonathan Tagg

Why did Jesus’ begin his ministry with 40 days of fasting and testing in the wilderness, and what can we learn about who Jesus is from this experience? How does Jesus’ time in the wilderness affect us when we find ourselves in periods of “wilderness wandering” throughout our lives? Rev. Chris Meckley Scriptures used: Genesis 3:1-10; Luke 4:1-15; Romans 8:14-17

Is Scripture clear enough for us to understand God? Is it necessary for knowing God and maintaining our spiritual lives? Is it sufficient for obeying Him and receiving the guidance we need? This sermon will address these questions and more. Scripture Used: Deuteronomy 4:1-10; Matthew 13:1-9;18-23 Rev. Dr. Jonathan Tagg

What do we mean when we say that Scripture is inerrant? What are many of the reasons people feel that the bible cannot be trusted and ways we can respond to these concerns? Scripture used: 1 Thess 2:1-13; John 5:30-47 Rev. Dr. Jonathan Tagg

What do we mean when we say that Scripture is authoritative? Listen in as you hear the four marks of the authority of Scripture: they are self-attesting, the witness of the spirit, their unity and archeological confirmation. Scripture used: Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Dr. Jonathan Tagg

Rev. Dr. Mary McDonald preaches this week on World Missions Sunday Rev. Dr. Mary McDonald

Trusting God’s Word includes trusting that the books in the Bible are God-breathed. Why were these books included, when, by whom, and for what reasons? Why is having a Canon of Scripture so important to us, the Church, and our world? Scripture Used: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, John 14:15-27 Meaningful Conversation Starters: How would you feel, and what would you do, if you had to search through everything ever written in order to find God’s Words to you? You have God’s Word available to you in the Bible, and more available than ever in the history of the world! What will you do with it? Rev. Scott Cramer

This week we begin our new series, one that will explore the many reasons we can trust the Bible to be what it asserts -- God’s Word . We are exploring the development of the Old and New Testament, the modes of inspiration, and more. In addition to the series we’re encouraging the congregation to engage in a challenge to read 50 Bible passages that we’re providing weeks 1 and 2. Rev. Dr. Jonathan Tagg Scripture used: 2 Peter 1:16-21, John 1:1-14

There are times in life when everything crashes in, and we feel like giving up. Elijah’s desperate escape and God’s loving restoration paints a picture of how God desires to lead us to wholeness and hope. In comparison, Jesus’s quiet model of slipping away in the quiet of the morning, demonstrates an alternate approach for coping with Scripture used: 1 Kings 19:1-16 and Mark 1:29-39 Meaningful Conversation Starters: Share a time in your life when it seemed like all was crashing in.  How did you find you way back to God?What might you do differently next time? Claire Andrews

Our bodies are made in God’s image, proclaimed “very good” by God himself, “fearfully and wonderfully made.” At Christmas we celebrate the Son of God being born without shame in a human body. In addition, Jesus’ resurrection was a foretaste of our own resurrection. When he returns, death will be defeated and we will be risen with everlasting human bodies like his. Rev. Chris Andrews Scripture Used: Genesis 1:26-31, 1 Corinthians 15, Luke 1:26-56 Meaningful Conversation Starters: Do you honestly think of your body as “very good” like God said, or “fearfully and wonderfully made” like David wrote? Why or why not? Before the sermon, did you understand that Jesus’ resurrection was a foretaste of your own afterlife? Does 1 Corinthians 15 change or clarify anything you believed previously?