Friends can be a total PITA! That’s right. I said it. This might help explain recent survey results that indicate, while we have more connections, we have less friends. 15% of all men say they don’t have a single close friend (10% for women). Yet both the Bible and Science both tell us that life without friends “leads to ruin”. Why is friendship so hard? What can we do about it? Can I discard old friends and trade them in for new ones? We’ll unpack all that and more…
This week we continue our summer series through some difficult questions, this week looking at the intersection of science and faith. Are they at odds? What do I do when science contradicts scripture (or vice versa)? Can I be a student of science and a lover of God?
Why do we attempt to follow some laws we find in the Bible, but not others? Is there an expiration date? What do we do with “rules” we find in the Bible like women needing to be silent at church or no eating of medium rare steak? Why don’t we kill a person who cheats on their spouse or speaks bad of their parents like the Bible commands?
We kicked off a new series, Difficult Questions. It seems that the most pressing question those considering making Refuge their church home today is, “So what is your stance on the whole gay thing?” (Yes, that’s how it’s usually phrased). We’ve never publicly answered that questions, but thought what better way to kick off this new series than to do just that.
We have spent the past few weeks learning about the early church and how it is still applicable today. We’ve learned about relationships with our people and last week Dwayne talked about how we are all a part of the church. Join us as we talk about how we serve as a church and put that into practice.
“The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12
Guest speaker Dwayne Jackson picks up where we left off on our Easter do-over.
Don’t you wish every time we meet could be an Easter service? We do! It’s our favorite worship gathering of the year. So we’re going to do it again as we conclude our #50daysofeaster. We’ll look at the commencement of the church, and how we got to that point.
Why do some churches speak in tongues and others don’t? Why do some churches seem to only focus on the Holy Spirit while others act like He doesn’t exist? Do some people have more of the Spirit than others? We’ll unpack this and a lot more… Acts 2 & Ezekiel 37
This week we look at the Ascension of Jesus as we continue our celebration of Easter. For the disciples their prophet, priest and King leaves them behind. What does this mean for them? What does this mean for us? Acts 1:1-11. Luke 24:50-53
This week we look at Jesus’ final appearance to his disciples before his ascension to Heaven. What does it mean to be a witness? How do we witness? Is being a witness the same as evangelism? Knocking on peoples doors?
