This week we’re with Pastor Adam Gibson from Midtown Downtown to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia “You’d Rather Be Here” Local Spotlight:
LJs Par and Grill - 381 Pilgrim Church Rd, Lexington, SC 29072
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Take this Moral Foundations Test to see which of the moral categories you favor.
For Our Good Always sermon series - Downtown | Lexington | Two Notch
Sermon by Adam Gibson on August 29, 2021.
Have you ever encountered people who think differently than you and thought they were so incredibly wrong? Do you know of other Christians with opposing political views to yours and wonder how you’ll ever get along with them? Have you ever read the Bible and thought, “Hold up! How is this okay?” In this week’s sermon, we’ll look at Romans 2:14-16 to unpack the issue of morality, conscience, and ultimately how God’s Spirit and God’s Word lead us into truth.
This week we’re with pastor Brandon Clements from Midtown Lexington to talk more about this week’s sermon and new series, For Our Good Always.
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Columbia “You’d Rather Be Here” Local Spotlight:
Publick House - 2307 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29205
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Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Adam Gibson on August 22, 2021.
Why should we trust God in the first place? Why should we believe him? The good news is we aren’t the first people to ask that question and in fact, God himself expected that question. In this week's sermon we’ll look at Deuteronomy 6:20-25 where God predicts and answers this very question.
Sermon by Adam Gibson on August 15, 2021.
In Luke 22:14-20 Jesus institutes the sacrament of communion to His disciples. Now we don’t know what all they understood at this point, but this was a category breaking event. This was no normal Passover meal. Jesus says He is starting a new covenant, a new way of relating to God the Father. And every week when we gather, we participate to remind ourselves of this reality.
Sermon by Adam Gibson on August 8, 2021.
The average sermon is 40 minutes in length. So if you were to attend each Sunday, the total cumulative time spent listening to sermons in a year would be 36 hours. Taking that in account, what are you hoping will happen as a result of that time? Why spend so much time having someone teach you from the Bible each and every week? More broadly, why is one of the focal points of our time together reading from, explaining and applying a 2000+ year old collection of literature?
To answer that, we’ll look at a handful of passages including 2 Timothy 3, Hebrews 4, Titus 2, and Luke 8.
Sermon by Jake Blair on August 1, 2021.
Our world has changed significantly in the last year and a half. With Covid, people’s perceptions have mutated on a large scale when it comes to all sorts of things. Perhaps one of the most noticeable questions that followers of Jesus are asking is, “How should I spend my Sunday morning?”
For this week we’ll be answering the question - Why do we gather every week and why does it matter?
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This week we’re with pastor Kent Bateman from City Church (citychurchknox.com) to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Knoxville Local Spotlight:
Stock & Barrel - 35 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902
Chivo Taqueria - 314 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
KoPita Vegan & KoPita Meat- 524 & 522 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902
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Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Kent Bateman on July 25, 2021.
In Philippians 4:10-20, Paul concludes his letter with gratitude to the Philippian church. They came to his aid when he needed it the most. As he wraps up, two themes rise to the top: the secret of contentment and the blessing of giving.
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This week we’re with pastor Brandon Clements to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia You’d Rather Be Here Local Spotlight:
Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens - 500 Wildlife Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29210
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Philippians sermon series - Downtown | Two Notch | Lexington
How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist by Andrew Newberg
The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science by Jim Wilder
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts by Jeannie Allen
Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible & Brain Science by Drew Dyck
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Also check out The Social Dilemma on Netflix to hear more about how social media is impacting us on a neurological level
Quotes Mentioned:
The mind can descend far lower than the body, for in it there are bottomless pits. The flesh can bear only a certain number of wounds and no more, but the soul can bleed in ten thousand ways, and die over and over again each hour.
-Charles Spurgeon
Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Jake Blair for July 18, 2021.
While we aren’t in total control of our circumstance, we have within us the ability to cultivate the type of people we want to become. So how do we do that? In Philippians 4:8-9, Paul shows us in practical ways how we can anchor joy down into our bones.
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This week we’re with Andrew Flowers to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia You’d Rather Be Here Local Spotlight:
The Haven Coffee House - 121 East Main St, Lexington, SC 29072
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Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Allen Tipping for July 11, 2021.
Philippians 4:6-7 states to "Rejoice always. Don’t be anxious about anything." A verse like this oftentimes is posted to social media feeds in an artsy graphic as it seems like good advice for our virtual world. Yet beyond the screen, applying this scripture to the realities of life can sometimes seem impossible or at least incredibly difficult. In today's sermon, we learn how to put this into practice and make it possible to live by.
This week we’re with pastor Allen Tipping to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia You’d Rather Be Here Local Spotlight:
Spring Valley Country Club - 300 Spring Valley Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
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"The cross of Christ is sometimes put in Scripture for the life which is the result of faith in Christ. What kind of life should that be? Well, first, a life of self-denial. No man who is the friend of the cross of Christ will give license to his passions, or indulgence to his appetites. If he does so, he proves that he is the enemy of the cross of Christ.”
-Charles Spurgeon
Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Allen Tipping for July 4, 2021.
Following after Jesus can be hard. It takes work. No one stumbles into godliness, but it is a disciplined pursuit often full of sacrifice and suffering. In today’s passage, we'll see why we need to hold on to Christ, how we need to hold on to Christ and examples of what it looks like to hold on to Christ.
This week we’re with pastor Ant Frederick to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia You’d Rather Be Here Local Spotlight:
Sandwich Depot - 1211 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29201
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Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Ant Frederick for June 27, 2021.
In Philippians 3:1-11, we’ll see what really pushes us toward being Jesus-centered by reminding of us of how good Jesus truly is.
This week we’re with pastor Brandon Clements to talk more about this week’s sermon.
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Columbia You’d Rather Be Here Local Spotlight:
Bodhi Thai Dining - 126 E Main St, Lexington, SC 29072
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Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
Sermon by Ryan Rike for June 20, 2021.
In Philippians 2:19-30, we see a “gospel goodbye" that Paul didn't necessarily want to have but he did. And in the process, he was able to spread his Kingdom joy to others.
This week we’re joined by lead pastor of Citizens Church Tim Olson!
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Charlotte Local Spotlights:
The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters - 1217 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Whitewater Center - 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28214
Optimist Hall - 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery - 4150 Yancey Road, Charlotte, NC 28217
Sycamore Brewing - 2161 Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC
Legion Brewing - 1906 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Resources/Quotes Mentioned:
A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson by Winn Collier
Philippians sermon series - Downtown | Two Notch | Lexington
Audio engineering by Andrew Miles
