Ethnocentric distinctions were walls that got in the way of Peter's gospel witness.

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. AW Tozer If you can understand it, it’s not God. Augustine When you think about God, what is the picture in your mind? Three Key Truths about God You can gain a deeper sense of God’s love for you as a father that…

This sermon explores why the faulty exegesis and hermeneutic principles of the Restoration Movement and the earlier founders like the Campbells and 2nd generational leaders like David Lipscomb lead them to faulty conclusions regarding what was a Biblical essential and what was not: God's horizontal reconciliation of humanity for which slavery, racism, ethnocentrism were violations. I list five exegetical and hermeneutical fallacies they held that led them to make heretical claims.

As we learn to fit in to God's plan we must overcome the obstacles of our past, our pride and our prejudices.

21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23…

The gospel impact and spread was two years in Jerusalem... Persecution pushed it to the surrounding area of Judea and Samaria… Those who were partial Jews at least About 8 years after the persecution spread we see God stretch His church… Specifically their leader… Peter! … you will be my witnesses to…

What's the Christian solution to racism? Find out why this matters in this week's lesson from Mark Moore's Core 52.

One of the primary ways the church is described is as the household of God. What does it mean for the church to be a family?

Ephesians 2:11-22 Introduction · Please turn once again to Ephesians 2 · We’ve been looking at the great gift of salvation that is ours in Christ alone . It is a free gift. And why did he save us? So that we could walk in good works which he prepared beforehand. In v. 11, he begins with the word “Therefore.”…

In light of the racial issues surrounding our communities RIGHT NOW, we will begin to help kids understand God's view of social justice and racial equality.

In the first of this 2 part series Pastor Peter teaches us about all the various kinds of battles we will face in our lives. In part 2 of this series we'll learn about how we are able to tackle the battles and be victorious.

We will explore what the Bible teaches about loving fellow man and the problems with prejudice and hate.

I. Définir les préjugés Latin - praejudicism - “prae” - avant, “judicium” - jugement. Donc les préjugés sont des jugements portés à l’avance contre les gens. Lorsque nous avons un préjugé, nous formons un avis sur quelqu’un sans avoir suffisamment d’information sur eux. Parfois ces préjugés sont une…

Second Sermon in continued faithfulness in 2020 series

4 out of 5 churches are over 80% mono-racial. Historically, many evangelical churches were on the “wrong” side of the civil rights movement, and many feel that is still Christianity today. Jesus confronted racism in his community and showed how someone who is “other” can be the best neighbor.

Intro: May 25th 2020, Minneapolis - Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for nearly 9 minutes as he shouted “I can’t breathe” until he finally died on the scene. This was recorded and shared to social media and instantly went viral across the world Immediately following george floyds death, protests and…