Is it hard or easy to become a Christian? Listen in as Bristow talks about what it means to become a Christian.

In this series, we’re studying four biblical friendships and asking ourselves this question: What makes a godly friendship? Join us as Jeff jumpstarts the new year in a message titled’ Friends Introduce Jesus,’ because simply put: when Christ is the best thing that’s ever happened to you, you want the same for those you love.

Jeff kicks off a new series celebrating the fact that we’re all ‘amateurs!’ Listen in as we redeem the phrase ‘Amateur Hour’ with a Kingdom of God perspective and step into one of six messages in this series, the first being: Amateur Evangelist. Simply put: sharing our faith is part of our faith. Despite this reality, many of us feel uneasy about sharing our faith or unequipped. How can we respond and how can we do the work of an amateur evangelist?

The entire birth narrative is full of unexpected miracles, angelic visitations, and as we see this week: unexpected guests. God’s choice of having the shepherds at Christ’s birth is an unexpected one—but we can learn much from their encounter & response to God’s goodness.

We tell others through Proclamation and Power. It is a two part process. Jesus told others in these two ways: he proclaimed the message of the Kingdom in synagogues and open air preaching, and he also demonstrated the power of the Kingdom through healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. We want to "do the two": proclaim the Good News with words, and demonstrate the Good News in power.