Thoroughly depressed, it’s time to make a turnaround. Paul puts together the greatest 2 word phrase in the Bible when he begins verse 4 of chapter 2 with that wonderful phrase, “but God.” Because of His great love and unending mercy He has rescued us. His reckless love comes after us to save us.

Mission Central Podcast #025

Here are the key points from this episode:

• “But God” makes all the difference.
• God is rich in mercy and great love.
• The cross is an expression of the riches of God’s grace.
• God made us alive, raised us, seated us in the heavens, saved us by His grace, and reconciled us.

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Ancestry.com and other companies have capitalized on the booming business of discovering your roots. I don’t know where you come from but I do know this, we all have a common heritage. We are all sinners. The church is full of sinners. In Ephesians 2 Paul gives a brutally honest assessment of all people without Christ.

Mission Central Podcast #023

Here are the key points from this episode:

• Spiritual Death is Real. We are separated from God by our sin.
• We are dead “in” our transgressions and sins, not because of them. We sin because we are sinners.
• Spiritual Death Overwhelms us.
• Society and the best of man pull us away from God.
• Culture is all around us and is so pervasive that we cannot know how much our worldview is affected by it.

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Today we continue our series called “Journey to the Cross.” Easter Sunday! Christ followers know the story but an increasing percentage of the world doesn’t know the truth about the greatest day in world history. And they have no idea what these facts mean. As believers we must know this story well and we must be convinced of the meaning of the resurrection.

Mission Central Podcast #021

Here are the key points from this episode:

• Resurrection refers to a bodily resurrection, not merely a spiritual resurrection.
• The resurrection of Christ is the greatest miracle of all time and the most verified.
• Resurrection means that God can deliver in any circumstance. There is always hope.
• Resurrection validates all of Scripture. It validates all of Jesus’ teaching. It validates all of Jesus’ actions. It validates the cross.

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