But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

We just celebrated Independence Day or July 4th. We live in the greatest nation ever but by no means are we perfect. We have a lot of good and some thing that need to be improved. Good: hospitals, colleges, orphanages, Seminaries... Bad: People wonder about the relationship of patriotism and following…

Have you had heated discussions around politics, political leaders or the role of government? Or, have passionate thoughts and opinions on our current president worked its way into your normal conversations with acquaintances and friends? Listen in to learn what it means to "think biblically" when it comes to the intersection of faith and politics in the Christian life. // To find out more about Involve Church, please visit involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com

But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear…

God's plan for our eternity is to become Priests and Kings, but for us to recieve our inheritance we must turn from evil and seek to do good.

We have cause for celebration today as our nation celebrates 245 years this morning. America has been an independent nation for nearly a quarter of a millennium. That is a long time. Today we not only celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy here in America, but, and more importantly, we honor the God who…

The privilege of belonging to a city or country. Scripture portrays believers as living in two realms, being members of both human society and of the heavenly city. In both realms there are duties as well as privileges.

Acts 1:1-8 opens up the book of Acts and lays out for us not only the progression of Acts, but also God’s plan. In these opening verses we are introduced to all three persons of the Godhead… Father Son and Holy Spirit: The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,…

God has given specefic satements on the institution of marriage, how does this passage add to that equation? Pastor Cooper explains the importance of this passage in terms of evangelism and the role of women in canonical and cultural context.

PRAY Today we are taking a detour from our sequential study of Luke to discuss a doctrine that involves our submission to God by submitting to governing authorities. What led up to this is the episode in Luke 20 where the ruling Jews try to entrap Jesus with a question that would either get him in trouble…

A Thanksgiving sermon on being Thankful to live in the USA. We are first and foremost citizens of the kingdom of God. Today's social media/Internet culture makes criticism of our nation (and pretty much everything) the norm. We will look at the scriptures about our duties to authorities and God, and come to a conclusion that we have many great opportunities and freedoms to worship and share the good news.

Colby leads us through this section of scripture explaining what it means for a christian to submit to the governing authorities and how a servant submitting to his master is applicable for us!

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Welcome... Introduction... Prayer... Outline Ch 1:1 - 2:10 (Elect) Ch 2:11 - 4:19 (Exiles) Ch 5:1 - 5:14 (Submission) Elect One verse... Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of…