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Ghost Stories

Humans have been telling ghost stories ever since there have been humans able to tell stories about unexplainable happenings. Evangelical Christians have not done well offering explanations for the paranormal except by saying: “Ghost aren’t real!” In this series we are looking into ghosts, the paranormal and the paranormal occurrences in the Bible along with general understandings of the Holy Spirit.

Dealing with Doubt: Is Heaven Real?

By Dave Warner | April 21, 2024

Heaven may be more real than hell when it comes right down to it. But is heaven how it’s portrayed in popular culture and contemporary church teaching? We can say resoundingly: No. The Bible is clear on some things about heaven and unclear about other things.

Dealing with Doubt: Do all non-Christians Go to Hell?

By Dave Warner | April 14, 2024

This is one of the more troubling questions that people have about the Christian faith? If this is true then hell must be a lot bigger than heaven…would a loving God create a system in which hell is bigger than heaven?

Dealing with Doubt – Is God Real?

By Dave Warner | April 7, 2024

Is God real is one of the fundamental questions of humanity, but how can we reasonably think that God exists outside of evidence provided in the Bible? In this message, Pastor Dave Warner gives five standard apologetic reason why it’s conceivable to believe in God plus 1 reason he believes is the best for him.

Passion – Easter Doubts

By Dave Warner | March 31, 2024

Everyone has some questions from time to time..wondering if what we are hearing is too good to be true. Thomas struggled with believing the Good News of his friends saying that Jesus was actually alive…but his doubts gave rise to clarity and ultimately to belief upon his experience of the resurrection.

Passion – The Cry of the Crowd

By Dave Warner | March 24, 2024

When Jesus stood before Pilate, Pilate gave the religious leaders a choice: choose the way of violence and power personified by Barabbas or choose peace and surrender personified by Jesus. We still have the same choice today and many religious leaders still choose political power and control rather than Jesus. The Gospel calls for us…

Passion – The Power of Love

By Dave Warner | March 17, 2024

We often confuse the love of power with the power of love. Jesus stood between two political powers that pulled him in the direction of power and yet he refused to take on political power to instead show the power of sacrificial love.

Passion – Warmed by the Enemy’s Fire

By Dave Warner | March 10, 2024

Following Jesus’ arrest, Peter followed at a distance until he got to the courtyard fire pit. There, he denied Jesus 3 times and didn’t even realize what he had done until a rooster woke him up. Following Jesus from a distance generally makes denying him easier, but Jesus always provides a way back, for Peter…

Passion – Not My Will

By Dave Warner | March 3, 2024

It was hard for the disciples to stay attentive and attune to Jesus praying in the garden and yet we see Jesus not wanting to do the thing God wanted for him to do. Jesus’ response was to go forward and say, “…nevertheless, not my will but thine. ” Join Reverend Rachel Billups in this…

Passion – Betrayed By a Kiss

By Dave Warner | February 25, 2024

We often want to be the hero of the story, we see ourselves as the one who does the right thing, that does the noble thing. In the tragic story of Jesus being betrayed by Judas we would like to think that we are the ones who are always betrayed, we are the ones who…

Passion – Jesus Eats with Everyone

By Dave Warner | February 18, 2024

At his final meal with he disciples, Jesus displayed patience and understanding, eating with even the person who was about to betray him. Jesus eats with everyone…who we exclude from our table says more about us than it does them. Join Sean Lennon as he challenges us to invite all to the table.