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Date: May 27, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: John 20:30-31
MESSAGE NOTES
The Bible: An invitation into Life
Myths of understanding Scripture
Approaching Scripture: The posture of our Heart
Approaching Scripture: The posture of our Mind- intellect
Engaging Scripture: A few helpful techniques
This Week’s Study Assignment…
Read the book of Romans in its entirety! You aren’t doing detail study here, and don’t get stuck on questions (yet!). Pace yourself as necessary, but read through the entire book.
Date: June 3, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: Romans 1:1-17
NOTES from Sunday's Message
Welcome to Rome!
Why Romans matters so much
Themes of the book of Romans
In its essence, Romans is a book about GOD!
Context: Paul
Context: Rome And so it begins…
A matter of CALLING: 1:1-7
A matter of LONGING: 1:8-15
The thesis: How what is solely GOD’S may become fully YOURS. 1:16-17
Date: June 10, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: Romans 1:18-32
Link: Weekly Reflection and Study Guide Link: Pastor Ethan's 'raw' personal study notes Link: Megan Phelps- I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church- Here's why I left NOTES from Sunday's Message A necessary diagnosis. 1:18-20
World View Reality! Humanity, by our very nature, is deserving of God’s WRATH. Making the case: The evidence of sin’s essential nature Exhibit A: We exchanged the Glory of GOD for the Glory of OURSELVES (1:21-23) The Result? Exhibit B: We exchanged the Truth of God for a LIE. (1:24-25) The Result? Exhibit C: We abandoned God’s gift of sexuality for the shame of LUST. (1:26-27) The Result? Exhibit D: We didn’t consider God worthy of our MINDS. (1:28-32) The Result? Reality: Where we abolish God and His Goodness, that void will inevitably be filled by HUMANITY and our WEAKNESS. Why sin matters so much to God (1:32) The tragic irony: Seeking FREEDOM, we make ourselves SLAVES. Date: June 10, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: Romans 2:1-16
Link: Weekly Reflection and Study Guide Link: Pastor Ethan's 'raw' personal study notes
NOTES from Sunday's Message
WORLDVIEW: In light of the diagnosis of our sin (Romans 1), all humanity will face God’s JUDGMENT.
2 Corinthians 5:10
Romans 2:1-4 God’s judgment is JUST.
Psalm 51:3-4 God’s great desire is for all to come to REPENTANCE.
The Day of God’s Wrath (2:5-16)
What is the result of God’s judgment? SO… what do we do with this?
Week 4 – A Necessary Diagnosis - The Failure of Law Week 5 – A Necessary Diagnosis - The Verdict Week 6 – A Necessary Diagnosis - The Magnificent Alternative Week 7 – A Necessary Diagnosis - The Real Purpose and Power of Faith Special Message - Andy Haffele, Navy Seal, Lone Survivor Foundation Special Message - Following Jesus Message Notes
 We will explore the theological foundation for our need for forgiveness, but our focus will be on the essential (and often untaught) reality that Christ died on the cross so he could take us there with Him. Christ died so that we too could die. This lays the foundation for the rest of this series, the reality that when Christ was raised, we too were (and will be) raised with him.
Date: January 7, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Message Notes
Nothing but the Blood… Reality: Humanity’s sin problem is INESCAPABLE and it is ABSOLUTE. Easter 101! Jesus DID, in fact, suffer and die to provide JUSTICE and REDEMPTION for MY sin. As miraculous is the FORGIVENESS we receive In Christ, this is not the full picture of the cross! The fullness of the Cross: Christ departed to make way for the SPIRIT The fullness of the Cross: Christ died so that through faith in Him, YOU may die as well. Because we died with Christ, we haven’t just been forgiven our sin, we have been SET FREE from the curse of sin. By Faith…
Galatians 2:20 Going Deeper- Discussion Questions
This is our Easter message! We will start with two big (and most often focused upon) truths of Easter. 1) By any measure of historical test, Jesus’ resurrection is historical fact; and 2) Because of Resurrection, we have the future hope of our own resurrection to heaven when we die. These are both true and essential. Our main point, however, will be the significance of Resurrection to us today.
Date: April 1, 2018, EASTER SUNDAY!
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Message Notes
When God throws a party Resurrection: Historic Fact Resurrection: Future Promise Resurrection: The amazing hope of right now Reality! As a believer In Christ, I have ALREADY been raised to New Life! Because I have been raised with Christ, in life as it is right now: In Christ, I have been given a new SOURCE of MORALITY In Christ, I have been given a new COUNTENANCE In Christ, I have been given a new PEACE In Christ, I have been given a new MOTIVATION Jesus described this kind of life with the phrase ABUNDANT LIFE. This fullness of life isn’t found through our best efforts to keep religious traditions or laws.- It is received- and experienced- through the CHOICE of a faith relationship with Jesus Christ. Going Deeper- Discussion Questions
Week 3: Resurrection: How what Happened to Jesus can Happen to You
What is true of us because we have already experienced our spiritual resurrection with Christ? Just what does it mean that we are “seated with Christ in the Heavenlies?” Our big emphasis in this message will be the necessity of FAITH to believe, pursue, and appropriate the freedom and goodness of our resurrection that has already happened. We will explore the idea that “There are things that are true of us as Christians that we will not experience unless we believe they are true, and choose to live as if they are true.” Faith is less about trying to influence what God will do, as it is believing and living in the power of what Christ already HAS done. Date: April 8, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Primary Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14, Ephesians 2:4-7, Romans 7:4-6, 2 Corinthians 5:4-5, Romans 6:8-14, Revelation 19:6-9
Message Notes
Mining for Gold! Resurrection: Engaged to Jesus Resurrection: Stuck in the middle with you Reality! IN CHRIST, there are things that are TRUE of us that we won’t EXPERIENCE until we BELIEVE they are true and CHOOSE to live as if they are true. And Lord, haste the day… Going Deeper
Week 4: Resurrection: Bringing the Future to Now
In this message we will examine the calling we (disciples of Jesus) have today because of Resurrection. We will explore a very interesting reality- in the Gospel Resurrection narratives (and for very early church), Christ’s resurrection wasn’t seen in terms of a ‘future hope’ (heaven). Rather, Christ’s resurrection was seen as a validation of everything Jesus taught- that He in fact is God, that He has work He is doing in the world, and how He calls us to be the agents of that Kingdom work. To be sure, Paul taught about the future hope of Resurrection! But the first and foundational perspective of Resurrection is the change, and calling, it brings to our lives today. To put this as a question, what does it look like for us to ‘bring resurrection to the world’, starting with our immediate circle of influence. Date: April 15, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Message Notes
As a disciple of Jesus, what the Resurrection means for me: It is a validation of what Jesus has already accomplished in the PAST Reality! Jesus’ disciples didn’t see the significance of Jesus’ resurrection in terms of a FUTURE Hope, but a PRESENT mission. Resurrection today! What does it look like to Bring the Future into the Now? Overcome the temptation of DOUBT Going Deeper- Discussion Questions
Week 5: Resurrection: The Hope of All Creation!
The amazing big picture that the future hope of Resurrection is not just for us as individuals, but is for ALL of creation. Resurrection is the majestic hope that Christ will ‘put all things’ to right, and all of creation will be made new. This message will look at the two dominant world views regarding ‘the future’, and how the Christian hope is entirely unique, almost impossible to comprehend in its glory, and intensely practical for how we live today. Date: April 22, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Message Notes
How we view the future, and why it matters Postmillennialism and the myth of PROGRESS Premillennialism and the FUTILITY of Creation A different view: The Biblical lens of God’s KINGDOM The Kingdom theme of already but not yet The Kingdom theme of the Church as Christ’s TEMPLE The Kingdom theme of strangers in EXILE Resurrection and the Hope of all creation! Going Deeper- Discussion Questions
Week 6: 'Resurrection Living' and the importance of Christ's Ascension.
The “how then shall we live” of Christ’s resurrection. We will get very specific and practical about how our faith/hope of ‘Resurrection present’, changes the way we respond to the world as it is now. How does a “full faith” worldview of Resurrection respond to issues such as anxiety, fear, jealousy, and pride? Even beyond that, how does a worldview of Resurrection change the way we think about ‘hot button’ issues such as sexual morality, abortion, environmentalism, and economics? The big thrust here is that when we- as disciples of Jesus- really start to comprehend the full significance of Resurrection, it changes the way we see everything. We will also explore the under-taught but essential significance of Jesus' Ascension. Date: April 29, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Scripture: Romans 8:21, Ephesians 5:8-16, Philippians 2:13-16, Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:9-11, Hebrews 4:14-16, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Message Notes
Part 1: Resurrection Living! An imperfect analogy Living in the Light of Resurrection Part 2: The Importance of Christ’s Ascension How Communion points toward Resurrection Going Deeper- Discussion Questions
Week 7: Resurrection: A Glimpse into Eternity
A celebratory look into the glimpses scripture gives us about the reality of Eternity when we (and all of creation) fully experience Resurrection, or what we too casually refer to as “Heaven when we die”. Date: May 6, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:26-58, Revelation 21:1-5, Philippians 3:20-21, Luke 24:36-43, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 21:22-27
Message Notes
Signposts into the mist… Signpost: The Courage of HOPE Signpost: CONTINUITY Signpost: A New BODY All Things Made NEW Signpost: Victory Over DEATH Signpost: God will be ALL in ALL Signpost: You Are HERE Winter 2018 Message Series: Reflecting Jesus In Everyday Life
Date: January 7, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: January 14, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40, 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Galatians 5:22, Colossians 3:12-13, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Romans 12:12
Going Deeper Questions
Date: January 21, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: John 5:39-40, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Colossians 3:12, Matthew 13:44-45, Romans 2:1-4
Going Deeper Questions
Date: January 28, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: James 1:22-25, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Colossians 3:1-4, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 5:5-6, Philippians 2:3-11
Going Deeper Questions
Date: February 04, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5, John 9:4-5, John 14:11-2, Matthew 5:14-16, Romans 12:18-20
Going Deeper Questions
Date: February 11, 2018
Speaker: Dr. Randy Simmonds
Date: February 18, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Going Deeper Questions
Date: February 25, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7
Going Deeper Questions
Date: March 04, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Going Deeper Questions
Date: March 11, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Ephesians 3:17-19, Hebrews 13:5-6, 1 Peter 1:22-25
Going Deeper Questions
Date: March 11, 2018
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Principle Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, Romans 8:17, Colossians 3:1-4, Hebrews 10:11-17
From Today's message... How the "already but not yet" of who we are in Christ is leading us to mature from the truth of what "Love is", to the increasing personal reality of what "I am!"
NEW YEARS EVE 2017 Date: December 31, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: July 16, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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Primary Scripture: John 8:31-32, Hebrews 7:18-19
What do we mean when we say "this is what the Bible says?" Is it possible that our version of 'what the Bible says' actually is a combination of tradition, interpretation, bias, and even our own intellectual dishonesty about how we treat scripture? In this message, Ethan sets the stage for this series, challenging some of our dearly held 'truths' about the New Testament. Why is it so important for us to wrestle with what the New Testament actually says, and what happens when some of the 'easy answers' of Chrsitian tradition are challenged by the reality of life as we know it?
Date: July 23, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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One of biggest misconceptions in Christian tradition is that humanity's biggest problem is sin. After all, the whole point of the cross was for Jesus to provide the antidote to sin, which is forgiveness. Right? As it turns out, humanity has a problem much deeper than sin, and through the cross Jesus provided something much greater than forgiveness.
Date: July 30, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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In the previous message, we explored the truth that sin is not humanities biggest problem. For followers of Jesus, this misconception leads to the confusion of defining 'sin' as just morally negative actions, and that the Christian life is primarily about not sinning. Over the generations, this confusion has led to significant bias and intellectual dishonesty about what Christians consider 'sinful', a dishonesty no longer tolerated by western culture. Furthermore, this confusion has obscured the miraculous Truth that 'not sinning' is simply a necessary side effect of the 'much more' Life that the cross makes possible, and into which Christ calls his followers.
Date: August 6, 2017
Date: August 13, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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What is the focus of the New Testament concepts of confession and repentance? Even though Catholics and Evangelicals have very different understanding of these concepts, the bottom line answer is amost always the same: Sin. We confess our sin, and then we repent of our sin (or at least try to). But what if the New Testament picture of confession and repentance is about something much bigger? What if confession and repentance are not so much about 'looking down' at our sin, but rather 'looking up' to God? In this message, we will explore how the New Testament emphasis of confession does not revolve around sin, but rather is centered on the posture of our heart and mind towards God. The 'filter' of christian tradition points toward a 'sin awareness' focus on confession and repentance, while what the New Testament actually says calls us to live with the mindset of 'Christ awareness'.
Date: August 20, 2017
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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In week 2, we explored the New Testament Truth that through the Cross, Jesus provided his followers with something much bigger than 'just' forgiveness! In this message, we will return to the truth that In Christ, we are forgiven- and uncover how the miracle of being forgiven is eternally beyond what we can even imagine. While 'being forgiven' is not the greatest miracle of the Cross, it IS a far greater truth than most Christians understand, and a powerful force of hope, peace, and transformation. Prepare to be encouraged!
Date: August 27, 2017
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Primary Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4, Mark 8:34-35, Romans 1:16-17, Mark 1:14-15, John 20:31, Romans 10:9-10, John 1:12-13, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 1:25-27, Philippians 3:7-14
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
In this message Ethan explores the question, "Just what do we mean when we refer to the "Gospel?". In the New Testament, the full essential truth of what it means to be a disicple of Jesus was (and is), in a word, offensive. Offensive in the sense that Jesus us calls us to fully surrender the most cherished possesion of our 'flesh', which is our own control, or our own right to self-determination. The Gospel isn't just an invitation to get forgiven and enter into God's favor... it is, to quote the chorus of "The Wonderful Cross"... "Oh the Wonderful Cross, bids me come and die to find that I may truly Live." If you have wrestled with the just what is the essential truth of the New Covenant Gospel, then don't miss this message.
Week 7: Getting Honest about Faith
Date: September 3, 2017
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Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
One of the most basic truth's of living Christian Life is that we "walk by faith, not by sight." But what does this really mean? Most christians can articulate the basic idea of having faith in Christ for salvation (basic belief about God), but what role does faith play in our daily lives as believers? Through my (Ethan) experience as a pastor and life long part of the christian community, it is my conviction that this is one of the most difficult questions christians deal with, especially because they often don't even know how to ask the question. When it comes to 'living by faith', the christian world is full of conflicting messages, unspoken assumptions, and just plain bad theology. Most importantly, this confusion leads to great crisis when people who thought they had 'faith in God' are deeply dissapointed or disallusioned when the things they were 'faithing' failed to come about. This message will take an unflinching look at what the New Testament actually has to say about 'living by faith', and expose some of the damaging distortions of what it actually means to 'walk by faith, not by sight.'
Date: September 10, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, James 4:13-15, James 3:13-18, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Peter 2:11-15, Ephesians 1:3-10
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: September 17, 2017
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Primary Scripture: : Matthew 6:31-34, Ephesians 3:14-21, Philippians 4:4-7, 1 John 5:13-15, Ephesians 1:15-19
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: September 24 , 2017
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Primary Scripture: : 1 Corinthians 11:17-18, Ephesians 1:22-23, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27, Romans 12:4-5, Ephesians 4:11-16, Colossians 1:15-20, Hebrews 10:23-25
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: October 1, 2017
Primary Scripture: : Acts 16:33-34, Acts 10:46-48, Romans 6:1-4, Colossians 2:9-12, Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: October 8, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Hebrews 7:18-19, Romans 6:11-18, Romans 7:1-11, Romans 8:1-4, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 2:15-21
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: October 15, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3, John 15:4-5, Galatians 5:16-25, Romans 7:15-20, Romans 8:1-13
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: October 29 , 2017
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Primary Scripure: John 1:14-17, Romans 6:14-15, Romans 5:6-10, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Ephesians 2:1-10, Romans 5:1-2, Colossians 1:3-6, Colossians 1:19-22, Romans 8:1, Ephesians 2:4-7, Colossians 2:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: November 5, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Colossians 1:25-29, Romans 8:9-11, John 14:15-20, Ephesians 1:13-14, Galatians 5:16-18, Romans 8:12-13, John 14:25-26, 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, John 14:27, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, Galatians 5:22-25, Romans 8:14-27
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: November 12, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, 1 John 5:2-4, 2 John 6, Proverbs 14:12, Galatians 3:3, Galatians 5:1, John 14:23-24, Romans 6:15-17
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: November 19, 2017
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Primary Scripture: Malachi 3:8-10, Matthew 23:23, Acts 15:10-11, Acts 15:23-29, 2 Corinthians 8:1-7, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Philippians 4:11-13, Colossians 3:15-17
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
Date: November 26, 2017
Primary Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-12, Psalm 150, Psalm 33:1-3, Ephesians 5:18-20, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 103:1, Hebrews 12:28-29, Ephesians 1:3-6, Hebrews 13:15-16, James 3:9-10
Speaker: Pastor Ethan Moore
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