Benediction Church, #HamOnt

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026Teacher: Mike MileskiScripture: Romans 14:1-12Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026Teacher: Nathan TomesScripture: Romans 13:1-14Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday April 12, 2026Teacher: Mike MileskiScripture: Romans 12:9-21Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday April 5, 2026Teacher: Mike MileskiScripture: Romans 12:1-8Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday March 29, 2026Teacher: Dr. Seán McGuireScripture: Romans 11:1-36Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday March 22, 2026Teacher: Dr. John HilberScripture: Romans 10:1-21Series: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday March 15, 2026Scripture: Romans 9:1-33Teacher: Dr. Christopher LandSeries: ROMANS (The greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written)Romans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday March 8, 2026Scripture: Romans 8:18-39Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday March 1, 2026Scripture: Romans 8:1-17 Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday February 22, 2026Scripture: Romans 7:1-25 Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday February 15, 2026Scripture: Romans 6:1-23Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday February 1, 2026Scripture: Romans 4:1-25Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday February 8, 2026Scripture: Romans 5:1-25Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday January 25, 2026Scripture: Romans 3:1-31Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday January 18, 2026Scripture: Romans 2:1-29Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday January 11, 2026Scripture: Romans 1:18-32Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday January 4, 2026Scripture: Romans 1:1-17Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Romans: the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever writtenRomans is a letter written to a divided church at the heart of the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. Torn between their obligations to Caesar and the imperial cult on one hand, and to the Jewish law and culture on the other, Paul uses this letter to give the most careful, nuanced, beautiful, and practical exposition of the Gospel that the world has ever heard. It truly is the greatest, saddest, most exhilarating and dangerous letter ever written!#Gospel #Justification #Jews #Gentiles #Wrath #Grace #Jesus #Church

Date: Sunday December 21, 2025Scripture: Lk.  2:22-35Speaker: Ephraim DanielsSeries: A Divine Disruption: Jesus Changes Everything

Date: Sunday December 14, 2025Scripture:  Matt 2:1-18Speaker: John HilberSeries: A Divine Disruption: Jesus Changes Everything

Date: Sunday December 7, 2025Scripture: Mt. 1:18-24Speaker: Mike LewisSeries: A Divine Disruption: Jesus Changes Everything

Date: Sunday November 30, 2025Scripture: Luke 1:26-38Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: A Divine Disruption: Jesus Changes EverythingMary of Nazareth's life was unfolding as she expected it to, and in the same way she'd seen a hundred times before in the lives of a hundred other women in her village. The angel's visit changed everything - and when Mary learned of her place in God's plan, she embraced it, saying "Behold, I am the Lord's servant - let it be to me according to His word." All of us will face similar moments - God will interrupt our plans, and we'll have to choose whether to embrace His will, or resist it. Which it will be depends on whom we trust to lead our lives: God, or ourselves.#Advent #Hope #Joy #Peace #Love #Christ #Gospel #Christmas #Nativity #Mary #Joseph #Herod #Simeon #Angels #Nazareth

Date: Sunday November 23, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritIn this last message, we consider the one fruit in the list that we can't learn by looking at God's example - since He has no evil impulses that need to be restrained.Instead, self-control is what the Spirit produces in us as we learn delayed gratification - saying no to something now, in order to experience something a hundred times better later, in the Kingdom. That's not a con; it's a promise from the Lord Jesus Himself. #HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #faithfulness #gentleness #self-control #fairness #peace #lust #greed #power

Date: Sunday November 16, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Nathan TomesSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritIn our culture, those who are gentle and meek are often seen as weak. They're not. For those who all God to live His life through them, He will produce in them the super-power that is gentleness. That gentleness is beautifully illustrated in the parable of the prodigal son, and embodied in Jesus Himself.#HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #faithfulness #gentleness #self-control #fairness #peace #prodigal #henrijnouwen

Date: Sunday November 9, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritMany of us crave affirmation, praise, or to be known as 'the best' at whatever we do. God's metric is different. He praises people not for their performance or success, but their faithfulness with what He has entrusted to them. In other words, faithfulness isn't about us or our great faith in God; faithfulness is a measure of how much God can trust us.#HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #faithfulness #gentleness #self-control #fairness #trust

Date: Sunday November 2, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritGoodness may well be the hardest of all the fruit to practice, because goodness isn't "fair". God hasn't always given us what we felt we'd earned or deserved, but God has always been good to us. In the same way, He calls us to treat each other according to His goodness - not merit. This message is a challenge to treat one another - and ourselves - with goodness, since it's goodness - not fairness - that's a fruit of the Spirit.#HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #faithfulness #gentleness #self-control #fairness

Date: Sunday October 26, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Lane FusilierSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritWe struggle to treat each other with kindness because revenge and 'payback' come so much more easily in this culture. How do we become kind? In this message, our friend Lane Fusilier walks us through the Scripture - and his own life - to show that kindness is the fruit of believing that despite what we deserve, God has been kind to us. As He is allowed to live His life through us, God produces in us a supernatural kindness. #HolySpirit #fruit ##HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #faithfulness #gentleness #self-control #fairness #FruitoftheSpirit #peace #generosity #giving

Date: Sunday October 19, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Sarah RobinsonSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritPatience may seem like a strange thing to include alongside love, joy, and peace, as the fruit of the Spirit, but patience is a super important part of a healthy, holy life. In this message, our friend Sarah Robinson walks through the life of Jesus, showing how He perfectly illustrates patience with Himself, with others, and even with God. #HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #peace

Date: Sunday October 12, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritGod's peace is far more than just the absence of war or violence. Peace is the opposite of worry, fear, and anxiety. In our anxious world, we are desperate for peace, and God offers peace by His Spirit as He is allowed to live His life through us.In this message we get to see several pictures of what it looks like when God's people learn to trust God to run the universe, and so, find peace.#HolySpirit #fruit #Jesus #FruitoftheSpirit #peace

Date: Sunday October 5, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritDo you remember what joy feels like? Many of us think God is indifferent as to whether we enjoy Him or not. As though all He cares about is being obeyed.In this message, we're introduced (or re-introduced) to the God of joy, and invited to find in Jesus an all-satisfying treasure, greater than anything else the world has to offer.#HolySpirit #fruit #FruitoftheSpirit #joy

Date: Sunday September 28, 2025Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Fruitful: Cultivating the Fruit of the SpiritThis message is the first in a nine-part study of the fruit of the Spirit. Here, we're introduced to the Spirit and His fruit, and invited to consider the first fruit in the list: love. What happens when we compare the ways the world understands love with the love that is revealed to us in God? We see a love that He'll produce in us when He is allowed to live His life through us!#HolySpirit #fruit #FruitoftheSpirit #love #allyouneedislove #fourloves #CSLewis

Date: Sunday September 21, 2025Scripture: Jeremiah 29:4-14Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Be the ChurchA third difference between going to church and BEING the church is about how we think about sharing Jesus with others: What we say about Jesus matters, and HOW we say it REALLY matters. In this message, we learned that the Church is sent - by Jesus, to embody the Good News in our communities, schools, workplaces, and churches - as ambassadors of Christ.#Jesus, #BetheChurch, #Benediction, #HamOnt, #Gospel, #Church, #Orthodoxy, #Orthopathy, #Orthopraxy, #Mission, #Evangelism, #Outreach, #Shalom

Date: Sunday September 14, 2025Scripture: Acts 2:42-47Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Be the ChurchAnother difference between those who merely GO to church and those who are BEING the church is how we treat each other in community. We will ALL find our way into communities of various kinds. In this messages we learned what kind of community we're made for, and are challenged to find it - and commit.#Jesus, #BetheChurch, #Benediction, #HamOnt, #Gospel, #Church, #Orthodoxy, #Orthopathy, #Orthopraxy, #Community

Date: Sunday September 7, 2025Scripture: Mark 9:1-8Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Be the ChurchThe difference between GOING to church and BEING the church can be seen in how we do discipleship differently: It's not about believing a bunch of true things ABOUT Jesus, but becoming like Him. In this message we shared how we as a church understand discipleship, using the three Orthos: Orthodoxy (right belief), Orthopathy (right attitudes), and Orthopraxy (right actions).#Jesus, #BetheChurch, #Benediction, #HamOnt, #Gospel, #Church, #Orthodoxy, #Orthopathy, #Orthopraxy, #Discipleship

Date: Sunday August 31, 2025Scripture: Matt 22:15-22Speaker: Hobbe SmitSeries: Money TalksWhen the Lord was being challenged about whether it's right to pay taxes to Caesar or not, He used it as an opportunity to teach us about the value of a person, compared to the value of a coin. In this message, our friend and neighbour Hobbe Smit shares that God's image is stamped on us and asks: what difference does that make?#money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry #poverty

Date: Sunday August 24, 2025Scripture: John 6:1-15Speaker: Bill AllanSeries: Money TalksJust before the miracle of the loaves and fishes, Jesus' disciples couldn't imagine HOW they'd be able to look after all these people. Their perspective was limited by sight, not by faith. In this message, our friend and AGC President Bill Allan shows us that Jesus can be trusted to meet our needs - big ones and small ones. #money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry #poverty

Date: Sunday August 17, 2025Scripture: Acts 5:1-11Speaker: Derek HissonSeries: Money TalksThe story of Ananias and Sapphira is an ancient horror story of greed, deception, and pride. How much does God love us? How much does God care about the Church and its mission? This tale gives us the answer. #money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry #poverty

Date: Sunday August 10, 2025Scripture: Luke 12:16-34Speaker: Mike LewisSeries: Money TalksHow we relate to money can show where we've put our trust, but more often, it shows where our trust is NOT. We fear to lose, we fear to go without. As God's people we think we trust God to provide, so why are we just as anxious as anyone else? #money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry #poverty #anxiety #fear

Date: Sunday August 3, 2025Scripture: Proverbs 30:7-9Speaker: John GarnerSeries: Money TalksOne of the reasons we're more often managed by our money than managers of our money is because we fail to see it as a tool entrusted to us by God. In this message, our friend John Garner teaches through the ancient, gutsy, counter-cultural prayer from Proverbs 30: "Give me neither poverty or wealth" #money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry #poverty

Date: Sunday July 27, 2025Scripture: Matthew 19:16-24 Speaker: Rony MikhaelSeries: Money TalksThe Rich Young Ruler rejected Jesus' invitation because he couldn't imagine allowing anything to supplant his wealth as his true god. In this message, Rony asks us whether wealth has the same power over us.#money #wealth #greed #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism #jesus #gospel #idolatry

Date: Sunday July 20, 2025Scripture: Luke 12:22-31Speaker: Thomas + Miriam VanderkrukSeries: Money TalksJesus has more to say about money than almost any other subject - so you'd think we'd trust that He knows what He's talking about. This week's message is a conversation with Tom + Miriam - newlyweds learning to trust God to provide.#parables, #gospel, #jesus, #church, #money, #wealth #possessions, #consumerism, #materialism, #coveting, #greed

Date: Sunday July 13, 2025Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20Speaker: John HilberSeries: Money TalksEcclesiastes is a collection of practical, realistic wisdom sayings that most of us ignore at our own peril. In this message, we see that we're not the first ones to struggle with the power of our possessions. God's ancient people were just as torn, just as tempted to find their identity in their possessions. This, we learn, is 'vanity'.#money #wealth #greed #ecclesiastes #covetousness #possessions #materialism #consumerism

Date: Sunday July 6, 2025Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26Speaker: Lane FusilierSeries: Money TalksWhy do we do what we do? It's because all of us have disordered desires. If we're greedy for money, and if we'd disobey God in order to have more of it, it's because we don't love what we think we do. This message is an invitation to reflect deeply on WHY money has such a hold on our hearts.#money #wealth #greed #covetousness #gospel #church #achan #desire #disorderedloves #augustine

Date: Sunday June 29, 2025Scripture: 1Kings 12:1-16Speaker: Mike MileskiSeries: Money TalksIn a world of Ahab's, will we be a Naboth? In this ancient scam, the wealthy King Ahab and Queen Jezebel take advantage of a man with much less, and have him killed in order to seize his property.Most of us won't be involved in something so cruel or underhanded. But this story forces all of us to ask: What are we willing to do to have what we want? What would we not do? Whose suffering will we tolerate if it means having more, or nicer things? #greed, #money, #wealth, #possessions, #jesus, #gospel, #church, #hamont

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28; Revelation 22:3-5Teacher: Nathan TomesIn this wrap up to our series on Creation, we're challenged to think of the Image of God not as some ability that we have that animals don't, but as an identity and a calling. It's two things not one, and it makes a huge difference for how we relate to ourselves, one another, and the world. #imagodei, #identity, #calling, #vocation

Sunday June 8th, 2025Teacher: Dr. John Walton. Moderator: Mike MileskiIn this final lecture, Dr. John Walton addresses the ancient context and language of Genesis two. What does it mean that humans were created "from dust"? Was Eve really formed from Adam's rib? Dr. Walton also answers questions submitted by conference attendees.

Teacher: Dr. John Walton. Moderator: Mike MileskiIn this lecture, the first of our The Lost World conference, Dr. John Walton orients us to the ancient meaning of Genesis one. What is God trying to communicate in this story? What makes this passage so important? What does it NOT say? Following his lecture, Dr. Walton answers questions submitted by conference attendees.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025Scripture: Isaiah 45:18–23; Philippians 2:9–11Teacher: Dr. John HilberOne of the thorny issues in Creation Conversations is the fact that many ancient Near-Eastern cultures told stories that greatly resemble what we read in Genesis. For some, this suggests that maybe Genesis isn't a reliable account of Creation after all. Did ancient Israelites plagiarize the Babylonians, Canaanites, Mesopotamians? What beliefs did they have in common? What's unique about the biblical Creation account, compared with others'? How is our faith helped by knowing what other cultures were saying - before Genesis - about Creation?#Genesis #Creation #Israel #Hebrew #Mesopotamia #Babylon #Canaan #hermeneutics #interpretation

Sunday June 8th, 2025Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23Teacher: Dr. John WaltonWhat was God's aim in creating the world? Humanity? A garden? The tree? What did it all mean? In this message, Dr. John Walton, author of the "The Lost World of..." series presents Order as a unifying theme of the Genesis story, and indeed, all of Scripture. At Creation, God's aim was to bring order, and He has called us to be participants in that work as order-bringers with Him. This message was also the second in our The Lost World conference.#TheLostWorld #Genesis #Creation #Evolution #Order #NaturalSelection #CulturalRiver #AdamandEve #Paradise #Garden

Sunday June 1, 2025Scripture: Psalm 8Teacher: Mike MileskiOur culture seems divided between those who trust *either* in science, *or* in the Bible. Yet this isn't a choice God asks us to make. Studying the biblical teaching about creation is like any other important work: we need to be equipped with the right tools and information. If not, we'll fail to see what's there, or, we'll impose meanings on the text that aren't true. This is the first in a series of messages called "In the Beginning". In this message, we're introduced to some "Garden Tools" that will help see and reflect deeply on what Scripture does (and does not) teach about Creation.#InTheBeginning #Gospel #Jesus #Genesis #Creation #inerrancy #authority #inspiration #Culture

May 25, 2025Mike and Heather MileskiWhile not yet "old" Mike and Heather have definitely learned a few things about aging, and wrestling with the implications. What's the hardest part of getting older? What are the blessings of aging? Should Christians retire and collect shells, or is there some other way we should look at our senior years? #aging #retirement #thegospel #newlife #resurrection #church