It can be easy to say "be on mission" or "love your neighbor" at times like this, scripture tells us to be ready to give a "defense for our faith" (I Peter 3:15), but where might we even consider staring? Here are some practical ways you can be equipped to respond when most helpful, it's a "round-up of resources" so to speak. Let's begin with Prayer......
Our aim here is to provide clarity to the definition and expression of the Gifts of the Spirit at Metro Life Church. This will help both in right belief, teaching and practice of the gifts in all expressions throughout the church....
Boaz was a family redeemer. That means he would help his close relatives who were in trouble. Boaz cared for Ruth and Naomi because their husbands had died. In a similar way, Jesus is our Redeemer. We need help because we sin. Jesus bought our salvation for us by taking our punishment when He died on the cross. ...
Keep ReadingCheck out this recap of the songs we sang this past Sunday, along with some of the scriptures that inform them!...
Keep ReadingSamson’s sin led to his own death, but God used his death to deliver the Israelites from their enemies. Samson’s story reminds us of Jesus. Jesus never sinned, but God sent Him to die on the cross and rise again to rescue believers from sin and give them eternal life....
Keep ReadingIn order to finally defeat sin God would not send an animal sacrifice. Instead He would send a suffering servant and the Lord would lay on this servant the sin of all his people....
Keep ReadingCheck out this recap of the songs we sang this past Sunday, along with some of the scriptures that inform them!...
Keep ReadingA follow up note by Shane Kohout on MLC's recent Neighbor-To-Neighbor outreach and some photos from the day! ...
Keep ReadingThe Israelites cried out to God because they knew they could not save themselves. Even Gideon was not enough to save them; God used Gideon to save His people, but God fought the battle for them. The people needed someone who was mighty to save. Jesus Christ came to save us from sin because we cannot save ourselves. Only God, through Christ, can save us. ...
Keep ReadingWe are halfway through our 16 verses series and our 8th stop brings us to King David. While there are many things about his life that are commonly recalled such as his days as a shepherd, triumph over Goliath, Kingship, sin and repentance there is one aspect of his life that can commonly be overlooked. His desire was to build a temple as a permanent place for the presenc...
Keep ReadingWe are working on summer plans for Alive and I’ve included a calendar for your family to help you all stay informed of what’s coming up. Our hope is to give opportunities for fellowship while schedules are a bit more flexible with school being out for the summer, to create environments where we seek to be more identified as in Christ than we do by our school, sport, ac...
Keep ReadingCheck out this recap of the songs we sang this past Sunday, along with some of the scriptures that inform them!...
Keep ReadingGod created a kingdom, and he is the King, but he made human beings to represent him in that kingdom. Adam and Eve rejected this call, which led to sin and death. But God promised to defeat the Serpent through the seed of the woman, who is also the seed of Abraham. Through Abraham’s family, and specifically Judah’s royal seed, the covenant blessings would come to the w...
Keep ReadingGood Morning, Metro! I referenced an article entitled, "Stop Saying 'I Feel Like' during the sermon from 1 Corinthians 13. It's worth a read. In 1 Corinthians we see that love is "behavioral" before it is sentimental. That is counter-culture to our day, is it not? Of course love includes sentiment, and there is nothing wrong with that, but we all know how prone our sentime...
Keep ReadingCheck out this recap of the songs we sang this past Sunday, along with some of the scriptures that inform them!...
Keep ReadingHelp the teens of Alive Youth Group raise funds for this year's ALIVE Camp AND get rid of some to-do list items all at once! ...
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