This week we continued our “Grab Bag” series by turning to an important question: Is Jesus our savior? To uncover that we explored the meaning of salvation in Scripture, and the wider culture of Roman Imperial theology. The teaching concludes with a helpful conversation between Josh Scott and Stan Mitchell about the meanings of salvation in Progressive Christianity.
Read MoreOur summer series, called “Grab Bag,” continued last Sunday with a focus on the New Testament/Christian Scriptures. Just like with the Hebrew Bible, we explored, not just the who, when, and why of these texts, but also the practical questions of why they matter and how we can best engage them.
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Read MoreThis weekend our “Grab Bag” summer series continued with a focus on the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. We explored questions about why and when the Bible was written, and why the Hebrew Scriptures are still important for the Christian Tradition.
Read MoreThis Spring/Summer marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. While many Christians have some sene fo the significance of this first church council, the details can be a bit murky. What happened at Nicaea in the year 325 CE? What didn’t happen? Why does it matter all these years later? Join us as we explore this together!
Read MoreLast Sunday at GracePointe we had an important conversation about the relationship between our faith and our citizenship. Josh was joined by Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell, and our dear friends Doug Pagitt and Rob Ryerse of Vote Common Good for this timely, urgent discussion.
Read MoreThis week we continued our new summer series, “Grab Bag,” by focusing on the book of Revelation. This book is full of strange symbols and shocking images, but what is the point or meaning of it all? Does it predict the future or is it about something else? Josh talks about all that and more in this week’s message!
Read MoreThis Sunday we are so excited to welcome our friend Colby Martin back to GracePointe! To learn more about Colby and his work, visit www.colbymartinonline.com.
Read MoreWe had such an amazing time celebrating Easter together this weekend! Combined with his crucifixion, Easter is the central event of Jesus’s life in the Gospels. The most important question we can ask about Easter is not what happened, that is beyond our ability to answer. The most important question is what does Easter mean, especially for our lives 2000 years later? Join us as we seek to respond to that question!
Read MoreThis Sunday is the day known as "Palm Sunday" on the Christian calendar. It begins Holy Week, a week of controversy, teaching, and prophetic demonstration that leads to Jesus's death on Friday. What is Palm Sunday about? Why did Jesus choose to enter Jerusalem for that fateful week in this way? Join us as we relive the events of Palm Sunday and explore what they ask of us, today.
Read MoreWrapping Up Meeting Paul Again
We’ve spent the last several weeks exploring Paul’s seven authentic letters, and in this sermon we wrap up that journey by asking that question, “What do we do with Paul today?” After taking a brief look at the other six letters attributed to, but not actually written by, Paul, we’ll think about what his legacy might mean today.
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