Like all Americans, I grew up looking at a flag with my hand over my heart as I pledged my life to it at schools, sports, and even church. It had the word “God” in it, so I figured I was on the right track, but as I grew up, I started to note too…
What is Reveal? A few years back, Pastor Steven Hlatky and I grieved that there wasn’t more in the Free Methodist Church to educate people on spiritual gifts. And then we realized something: we could make our own event! Reveal was born a year later in 2020 before having to go on hiatus due to…
As John the Baptist starts his ministry, he calls the remnant of Israel into repentance. This mantle continues to be carried by Jesus after John’s passing, and that message is now passed on to us here at 1208 as the Holy Spirit has called us to “repent to make space for new gifts.”
As we begin a new series on Luke, we take a look at an incredible sign being given about John the Baptist’s birth and his father’s unbelief. How often have we been told exactly what to do and yet we want more proof and signs to point us toward it?
Why are we so intent in our new church model on physical and spiritual needs? Jamin explains that even though much of the church has seen good works as something separate or other than church, it’s actually a core part of our identity.
At 1208 Greenwood we’ve reprogrammed church to work in a lot of unique ways. So why do we still incorporate a fairly standard worship service with music, preaching and more into our gatherings? We dive into 1 Corinthians 14 for more answers on that.
When Hitler rose to power, the German Church went with him. As his anti-semitic laws were put in force, the Church—which was born as an anti-racist movement—joined in on the racism. As their new dictator made his proclamations, the German Church likened him to Christ, seeing him as a political messiah of sorts that was…
Much of my preaching over the years has revolved around me selecting a book of the Bible and preaching straight through it. A recent series on Matthew messed me up on the topic of Hell as it didn’t seem to match the traditional view I grew up with. For example, in Matthew, Jesus says, “do…
Imagine that Jesus did a supernatural act and revealed himself to a small group of church people and taught them truth straight from his mouth. He then told this small group to go into the Bible Belt of America and proclaim his teaching there. He also empowered them by his Holy Spirit to do all…
Curiously, two blind man trailed behind Jesus asking for a miracle, but he didn’t respond. They refused to give up, going into the house Jesus crashed in, where he finally touched and healed them. It’s in the very stern warning of his next words that we see why he hadn’t healed them before: “Don’t tell…
It had been 12 long years and the doctor bills had been piling up. She had seen several different physicians over that time and she was broke now. No medicine had taken care of the issue and there was nowhere left to go. It wasn’t that she didn’t want a healthier life, it was that…
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