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.
Ghost Stories
Diamonds Out of Darkness, Reggie Byrd
At your darkest hour, even when it doesn’t feel like God is there, that is the time God is MOST with you, forming you into a new creation. God uses these experiences to form us and in the end, if we choose to allow it, when we come out of the darkness, we can reflect…
2020 Vision: Financial Capital
Jesus taught the disciples that financial capital is the least valuable capital that we have in our possession. Financial resources can be invested to grow all the other capitals: Intellectual, Physical, Relational and Spiritual Capital for the sake of others. In Genesis 39, we find Joseph losing everything he owns, twice and yet God is…
2020 Vision: Physical and Intellectual Capital
Jesus rhythmically moved between rest and work, gaining strength from his relationship with God to move out into the world while developing his physical capital of time and health. Jesus used his intellect to teach deep concepts in simple ways so that his followers could understand them simply. All of the capitals we have discussed…
2020 Vision: Relational Capital
Jesus encourages his followers through his word, works and ways to invest their financial, intellectual, physical and relational capital into spiritual capital that bears eternal fruit. Using the parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16, Jesus illustrates how we use all of our capitals to make an impact on our lives and the lives…
2020 Vision: Spiritual Capital
Jesus spent his entire ministry on earth empowering people to invest in their own spiritual capital to be re-created in His image. Despite what the world says, increasing our spiritual capital in order to invest in others is our highest and most valuable resource that we can possibly have! Jesus teaches us how to invest…
2020 Vision: The Economy of the Home
Jesus teaches us through His Words, Works and Ways and we do our best to imitate and emulate all that he has to say. In looking to a vision for 2020, we must look to Jesus as our example. This sermon introduces us to the ideas of the economy of the home and how Jesus…
2020 Vision: Relinquish and Rely
Daniel 3 tells the story of 3 young men who relinquished control of their future outcomes and relied on God to protect them in their time of need. When looking to follow God’s vision for your life, we must also relinquish our control and rely on (trust in) God’s vision for you. You may still…
2020 Vision: Discovering God’s Vision for Your Life
Finding God’s vision for your life first requires the acknowledgment that there is a problem that needs correcting in God’s way. Often we find ourselves questioning God – God’s timing and God’s methods – just like many people in the Bible. Questioning God isn’t necessarily bad, so long as it drives us towards discovering God’s…
Special Guest Speaker, Reggie Byrd
We are proud to have our friend and brother, Reggie Byrd present his testimony and message of calling and purpose that God has a plan for you! Click here to see Reggie’s testimony on YouTube from a private phone
Christmas Eve Full Service: Trash vs Treasure
Please enjoy Engage Newark’s celebration of Christmas with music and candlelight. The message for this evening emphasized sorting through the clutter and chaos (trash) of life to discover the treasure to be found at Christmas.