Evergreen Church - Bloomington Messages

This week the team continues its series on apologetics. This week we ask the first and perhaps more important question, does God exist? What are the best argument against the existence of God? What are the arguments for God? And if God exists what kind of God is he? Join us as we dive into these questions and more.Contact us at:podcast@hometownchurch.com

"Treat your (political) antagonists as your Heavenly Father treats them."Discipline #1: See people, not political abstractions."Discipline #2: Practice public grace. Discipline #3: Pray for your political opponents Matthew 5:43-48Also: Romans 5:7-10

Over the next 8 weeks, we are going to be taking a deep dive into the topic of Apologetics. Today more and more people are walking away from their faith than ever before.The growing belief in America today is that Christianity is contradictory to modern science, morally outdated, and overall irrelevant to our lives. In this series, we are going to explore some of the biggest questions around Christianity and its truth claims. Is our faith something that is grounded in reality or are we just clinging to blind naive hope in a world that has moved past the need for religion? In this week's episode, we kick off this series by asking the question, why is apologetics important?Contact us at:podcast@hometownchurch.com

Sermon in a sentence: "We are called to influence society with integrity while balancing our roles as both "foreigners" and "citizens" in this world."Action steps:1. Respect everyone 2. Love the family of believers 3. Fear God  4. Respect the king

This week the team takes a look at the Book of Jonah from the Old Testament to see if there is anything we can learn from the story today. Jonah is one of the more well known stories from the Bible, but perhaps overlooked because we have become so familiar with it. What wisdom can we learn from the story of the rebellious prophet?

#sermoninasentence: "Don't just cling to hope-cling to Christ for real hope."

“Look in the mirror first BEFORE pointing a finger at a politician”Attend the October 5th prayer time for our country. 

This week we put a bow on our series through the Book of Acts. Join us as we reflect on the series and the book and answer a few questions that we were not able to get to in previous podcasts.

#Sermon in a sentence: "Brace yourselves for tough times"Other Verse references:Zephaniah 1:12; 2:151 Peter 4:1, 12-131 Peter 2:21-25

As we reach the end of our series through the Book of Acts, we take a look at how Paul suffered for the gospel, how his life reflected Jesus', and how believers today can persevere through different trials.Reach out to us at:podcast@hometownchurch.com

Pastor Spencer joins again to talk about how we as Christians can adapt our message to reach the culture. We take a look at Paul's tendencies as he went into new cities and how he adapted his message to his audience and how we as Christians can stay in touch with the culture in order to best reach it.

#sermoninasentence "God's Plan A for Making Disciples is the Church."

This week we discuss how division threatens the church. Why is unity so important to the church, how did Christianity get to where it is today with so many denominations after the New Testament, and how do we strive for unity with those we disagree with?

#sermoninasentence: "The Gospel Tears Down Walls."

This week Pastor Spencer joins the podcast to talk about how sin affects the church. What exactly is sin? Are there different types of sin? How do we break patterns of sin?

Sermon in a Sentence: "For the threat within, repent."

This week the team returns to talk about the conversion of Paul and tackle questions of salvation; how do we know when we are saved, can you lose your salvation?

#sermoninasentence: "No one is beyond the reach of God’s grace."

Listen in on the stories shared from MTOC at each of the services on Sunday, 7/28.