Jul 19, 2020
Why GO to Church
Posted by Tim Brooks
Senior Pastor Tim Brooks from Christian Ministries Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas, challenges us with the question, "Why go to church?" In a time when churches are being discouraged and, in some cases, even banned from meeting, is it really that big of a deal to meet in person? After all, online church is church, right? It's definitely more convenient and less time consuming. Please listen as Pastor Tim breaks it down and powerfully reminds us why in-person church is not just better, but neccessary for the Christian.
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  • Jul 19, 2020Why GO to Church
    Jul 19, 2020
    Why GO to Church
    Posted by Tim Brooks
    Senior Pastor Tim Brooks from Christian Ministries Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas, challenges us with the question, "Why go to church?" In a time when churches are being discouraged and, in some cases, even banned from meeting, is it really that big of a deal to meet in person? After all, online church is church, right? It's definitely more convenient and less time consuming. Please listen as Pastor Tim breaks it down and powerfully reminds us why in-person church is not just better, but neccessary for the Christian.
  • Jul 15, 2020I’m Gonna Tell My Mom
    Jul 15, 2020
    I’m Gonna Tell My Mom
    Posted by Tim Brooks
    In this message, Deann Daniel shows us how understanding our covenant with God helps us to have an intimate relationship with Him. It's through that deep connection with our Heavenly Father that we gain confidence to overcome every obstacle. Listen now to, "I'm Gonna Tell My Mom!"
  • Jul 12, 2020A Relationship With God Part 7
    Jul 12, 2020
    A Relationship With God Part 7
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Would heaven be inviting to you if you had could have everyone and everything that you loved and held dear here on the earth except for Christ? Pastor Ashley teaches in Part 7 of A Relationship with God series that without Christ we would never have had the blessings in our lives to begin with. He is our ultimate goal, and when we cultivate a relationship with Him through gratitude, we will not desire anyone or anything more than we desire Him.
  • Jul 8, 2020A Relationship With God Part 6
    Jul 8, 2020
    A Relationship With God Part 6
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    In Part 6 of our A Right Relationship with God series, Pastor Ashley teaches how to pray for others when their own free will is at odds with what we are praying for them. We all have friends/family that need to be saved or who are making bad choices. What do you do when you can't override their own desires? How do you pray for them? Is there any point in praying for them? Listen as Pastor Ashley gives honest, Biblical answers to those questions that so many have.
  • Jul 5, 2020A Relationship with God Part 5
    Jul 5, 2020
    A Relationship with God Part 5
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley teaches us to rightly divide the passage in Luke 11:5-8, which many have taught as a comparison to God when it is, in fact, a contrast. We do not have to beg God for things that He not only desires to give, but has already given. In the Old Testament, great men like Moses and Abraham had to serve as mediators between God and man; however, today we have Christ as our mediator. He is always advocating on our behalf, but it is our job to position ourselves to receive whatever it is that we are asking for.
  • Jul 1, 2020Getting Real Part 2: The Fear of God
    Jul 1, 2020
    Getting Real Part 2: The Fear of God
    Melanie Bertoglio finishes this two-part message by reminding us that we are to love every aspect of God's character. He is loving, merciful, and forgiving; but He is also holy, righteous, and just. We are instructed to live in the "fear of God," and the evidence of that is obedience.
  • Jun 28, 2020At Least I Know I’m Free
    Jun 28, 2020
    At Least I Know I’m Free
    Posted by Adam Jones
    Adam Jones reminds us that while the times may be turbulent here in the United States, we are still a nation founded on Biblical principles.
  • Jun 24, 2020Getting Real Part 1: True and False Worship
    Jun 24, 2020
    Getting Real Part 1: True and False Worship
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Melanie Bertoglio teaches from Isaiah 58 to remind us that the condition of our vertical relationship with God does not rest on what we do for Him, i.e. going to church, reading the Bible, fasting, praying, sacrificing, singing in the choir, etc. While all of these things are important, a loving, intimate relationship with God will manifest itself in our horizontal relationships with others. If our relationships and our communications with people do not reflect the heart of God toward them, then our vertical relationship with God is not what it needs to be. In today's culture, the world needs to see Christians being nice.
  • Jun 21, 2020A Relationship with God Part 4
    Jun 21, 2020
    A Relationship with God Part 4
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Prayer is communion with God, and not an attempt to inform a misinformed God. Using the Lord's Prayer as our outline for how to commune with God, Pastor Ashley encourages that if we start and end with praise, all of our circumstances that we are praying about become very small. When we think of our prayer time as communing with God, worshiping and loving Him as our primary goal, we can truly develop a deep and meaningful relationship with Him.
  • Jun 17, 2020Colossians Part 14
    Jun 17, 2020
    Colossians Part 14
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    In the final teaching on Colossians, Pastor Ashley covers Chapter 4, emphasizing Paul's inclusion of the friends and co-laborers who have been a comfort to him throughout his ministry. As Christians, and like Paul, we need to have people around us who encourage and comfort us.
  • Jun 14, 2020A Relationship with God Part 3
    Jun 14, 2020
    A Relationship with God Part 3
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    In Part 3 of our series, A Relationship With God, Pastor Ashley Ellison teaches us how to keep our conversations "attractive" as we are instructed to do in Colossians.
  • Jun 10, 2020Colossians Part 13
    Jun 10, 2020
    Colossians Part 13
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    "Colossians Part 13" by Ashley Ellison. Pastor Ashley clearly explains the master/servant relationship referred to in Colossians 3:22-25 and 4:1, bringing to light the historical context and culture in which this passage was written. He contrasts it with our modern-day understanding of a master/servant relationship so that we are able to receive the truth from this passage concerning employers and employees.
  • Jun 7, 2020A Relationship with God Part 2
    Jun 7, 2020
    A Relationship with God Part 2
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    "A Relationship with God Part 2" by Ashley Ellison. Pastor Ashley shares the words of the prophet Zephaniah as he emphasizes the goodness of God as motivation for our desire to have relationship with Him. God rejoices and dances over us with singing because of His great love for us, and if we have genuine gratitude in our hearts for that love, it will ignite in us a love for Him necessary to build a real relationship.
  • Jun 3, 2020Colossians Part 12
    Jun 3, 2020
    Colossians Part 12
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    "Colossians Part 12" from by Pastor Ashley Ellison
  • May 31, 2020A Relationship with God Part 1
    May 31, 2020
    A Relationship with God Part 1
    Posted by Adam Jones
    Pastor Ashley shows us through Revelation 4 that, in heaven, there is a culture of worship. We, too, should have a culture of worship in our lives because of our relationship with God. God doesn't need our sacrifices or our efforts. He created us for relationship with Him, first and foremost. All of our human efforts should be borne out of that relationship and never a result of obligation.
  • May 27, 2020Colossians pt 11
    May 27, 2020
    Colossians pt 11
    Posted by Adam Jones
    In our continued study of Colossians, Adam focuses on what it means to cast off our former self in order to represent Christ as mature followers of God, and how important it is for us to make a daily assessment of what we are putting on for those around us. 
  • May 24, 2020Story Of My Life
    May 24, 2020
    Story Of My Life
    Melanie Bertoglio uses the "Story of her life" to address the importance of numbering our days, and why we always need to take advantage of our time. 
  • May 20, 2020Colossians Part 10
    May 20, 2020
    Colossians Part 10
    Posted by Adam Jones
    In the tenth part of our Colossians study, Adam Jones breaks down chapter three of Colossians while bringing about the realizations of what we can do since God has come into our lives.
  • Apr 29, 2020Results Not Typical
    Apr 29, 2020
    Results Not Typical
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley challenges us to take a look at the life that we lead as Christians and to ask ourselves if we are doing our part to live our lives as advertised as sons and daughters of God.
  • Apr 26, 2020A Cause for Hope
    Apr 26, 2020
    A Cause for Hope
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley reminds us that we can all have hope, now and for forever, because it is Jesus who has conquered this world.
  • Apr 22, 2020A New Normal
    Apr 22, 2020
    A New Normal
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley preaches about " A New Normal" and what that should look like in the life of a Christian in these times of quarantine. 
  • Apr 19, 2020Be A David
    Apr 19, 2020
    Be A David
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley reminds us all of our vision for the year  "Creating a Place", by using the relationship between Saul and David, he implores us that we would be a DAVID. 
  • Apr 15, 2020Colossians Part 9
    Apr 15, 2020
    Colossians Part 9
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley continues into our study of Colossians, bringing into context what Paul was writing to the church of Colossae while in prison.
  • Apr 12, 2020Empty
    Apr 12, 2020
    Empty
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Ashley Ellison illustrates that the empty things that God gives us are FULL of promises. Showing us that the empty cross, the empty tomb, and the empty grave clothes are symbolic of the power that God has.
  • Apr 8, 2020Colossians Part 8
    Apr 8, 2020
    Colossians Part 8
    Posted by Ashley Ellison
    Pastor Ashley continues a verse by verse study of the Book of Colossians.