The most complete portrait of heaven in the Bible is found in the book of Revelation, chapters 21-22. The apostle John pulls back the curtain and stretches the limits of language to describe what heaven is like. He tells us that heaven is a real place, a safe place, a big place, and a magnificent place. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches on Revelation 21 and what it will be like to worship God forever.
This summer we've focused our attention on worshiping God. This should be our daily desire but so many things can distract us from the practice of worship. We get distracted with our annoying neighbor who leaves their trash cans out for days after they’ve been emptied. We get distracted with getting our kids ready for school. We can become so laser focused on getting the next promotion that we miss out on worshiping the Lord.
Today we’re studying a passage in 1 Corinthians that at first glance, might not sound encouraging. The Apostle Paul planted a church in Corinth, and invested eighteen months of his life into the church, but he’s gotten word that things aren’t going so well. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
This summer we’re focusing our entire attention on worshiping God. Today we're building on last week's sermon and looking at a life of praise. Praise and revival aren’t always synonymous, but you can’t have a revival without praise. Praise doesn’t always lead to revival…or does it? Praise can lead to a revival in our heart. Praise can lead to a revival in how we view God. Praise changes the way we interact with God. Praise reminds us of the power of God. Today we’re going to look at a psalm that invites us to praise the Lord, gives us reasons to praise the Lord, and reminds us of the eternal nature of God.
In the fourth week of our Made to Worship series, Pastor Neal Benson, Pastor Teller Emmer, and Becky Shipe share about singing as worship from Psalm 96. The command to worship God through singing isn’t about whether or not we like to sing, whether or not we’re good at singing, or if anyone around us hears us singing. In fact, the command to “sing to the Lord” isn’t about us at all. As humans, we have the amazing propensity to make just about anything, worship included, about ourselves. But, worship is never meant to be self-focused. It’s meant to be God-focused. Listen in to the conversation as Neal, Teller, and Becky teach that we're all created to sing joyfully to the Lord.
It’s hard to worship when we don't feel the presence of God in our daily life. We want to praise God, but we just can't do it. The Bible teaches us how to worship through distressing situations. Many of the Psalmists experienced difficult times and wrote about them. This week as we look at how to worship God when it seems like He has hidden His face, we’ll figure out how to ask God to look on us and how we can respond in praise. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches on Psalm 13.
We all have idols in our lives we must confront. It might be the idol of greed, selfishness, lust, etc. In fact, it seems that many cities are known for different idols. For example, Las Vegas is the self-proclaimed Sin City, and San Francisco was overtaken by the gold rush. In 1 Kings 18, the prophet Elijah confronts King Ahab for leading Israel into idol worship. Because of a powerful movement of God, a life-changing story unfolds. Listen in Pastor Neal Benson preaches on 1 Kings 18:16-42 and talks about how when we confront idolatry in our lives, God shows up powerfully.
Worship is a part of our daily life. We might not think about the things or people we worship on a regular basis, but our actions reflect who/what we worship. We were made to worship. God put a desire in our hearts to be connected to Him. In Deuteronomy 6, the Israelites are on the edge of the Promise Land, and Moses instructs them how to obey God while in this new land. This passage includes one of the most famous verses about loving God. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches about how we were made to worship the one true God.
When you are in trouble where do you turn? Jesus, in John 5:16-47, finds himself in trouble with the religious leaders but he knows who his dad is. He then lays out five distinct ways that we can trust his witness. Listen in as guest speaker, Pastor Matt Grubb, unpacks the validity and reliability of Jesus' testimony and answers the question, "Who's your daddy?"