Posts by Keith
Hope for Holy Sexuality – 21 September 2014
Homosexuality has become mainstream. Several request have been made for Pastor Matt to share the things he shared at the EFCA Challenge conference. This is a difficult topic to preach and Pastor Matt admits that he is not an expert, but rather, just a pastor who cares. Somebody has to be talking about this and…
Read MoreThe Bad News – 14 September 2014
In the third sermon of our new series, All Roads Lead to Romans, Paul shares some pretty bad news. The bad news is the answer to this question, “Why? Why is the power of God for salvation so necessary?” “Why do we need saving?” “Why do we need the gospel?” In order to fully understand…
Read MoreI Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel – 7 September 2014
Last week we began a new series called “All Roads Lead to Romans.” As we begin to unpack this letter to the Roman people, Pastor Matt challenges us to ask ourselves these three questions: 1. Are you encouraging others in their faith? 2. Are you eager to share the Gospel? and 3. Are you believing…
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Romans – 31 August 2014
Romans is a glorious book with 16 tightly argued chapters written by the Apostle Paul. Why Romans? Because Romans helps us to understand so much about what is going on in our world. We begin our journey in Romans with the realization that Romans isn’t just steeped in theology, it is a letter: 1. A…
Read MoreGod’s Purpose For Our Pain – 24 August 2014
Our supported church plant pastor at Redeemer on the Mount, Mount Washington, PA, Pastor Alex Ielase joined us for Back to School Sunday. Sharing from James, Alex urges us to go through trials remembering who God is, what he has done for us, and that there is a purpose behind our pain. Pastor Alex Ielase…
Read MoreThe Bible Is: Real People, Real History, Real Geography – 17 August 2014
Pastor Sean O’Brien, our supported Allegheny District church plant pastor from Church in the Round, Cleveland, Ohio, joined us on Sunday and shared with us from a familiar text. He encouraged us to be reading our Bibles and remember that the Bible is real. Real Geography (we can dig and find evidence of the events…
Read MoreLearning From the Heart of King David – 10 August 2014
This is the final message in our series, The Lord Is My Rock: The Message of 2 Samuel. As we have walked through this chapter, we have been focusing on what David saw in God, what he delighted to know about His Lord. This week we take one final and long look at the heart…
Read MoreExperiencing Unity In the Lord – 3 August 2014
Pastor Tim McGill, missionary with Athletes In Action – Penn State University, shared his thoughts on how we can experience unity in the Lord. Our strength and effective witness is based on our unity, it is experienced through our humility. Our humility is understood through the life of Christ. Pastor Tim encouraged us to examine…
Read MoreMy Lord and My God! – 27 July 2014
Our Family Bible Week adult class has been learning all about what a gospel is. There are four gospels in the Bible, and the gospels are like biographies of Jesus Christ, but they are unlike any other biographies of any other person in history. Almost all other biographies don’t spend between 25% and 50% of…
Read MoreWorthy of Praise – 20 July 2014
We are nearing the end of our walk through 2 Samuel: A part of the book that seems to be out of place. The next few chapters are not a chronological recounting of history like the rest of 2 Samuel has been. They don’t carry on the story of David. But they aren’t just a…
Read MoreRestored – 13 July 2014
Last week, 3 adults and 7 teens headed off to the EFCA’s Challenge Conference. On Sunday, they shared a bit about the conference. This link will stream an audio of the report: Challenge Conference Report The video mentioned at the end of the report is here: Pastor Matt then spoke briefly on the overall…
Read MoreHey Adam, Put Some Clothes On! – 6 July 2014
Steve Sorenson joins us to share his thoughts on Genesis 3. He starts off by asking this question: If Eve was the one who took the fruit, why do we call the original sin Adam’s sin and not Eve’s sin? Steve moves on to show us the reaction of man to the first sin and…
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