The Town Church / Fort Collins

The advent season concludes with the celebration that Jesus truly is the Christ -- the true God who dwelt among us and the Messiah who came to save his people from their sins.

This week, we discuss how the sacrifice of Christ inspires awe in each of us. Since we live outside of the sacrificial system, what rhythms help us remember the weight of Christ's sacrifice? How do we understand the relationship between God's holiness and His love? 

Also, who does a better introduction: Eric or Betty? Send in your votes! 

Today, we consider how Christ our Sacrifice inspires our awe of God. 

What fundamental attribute of God is meant to inspire our awe? What allows an unholy people to have relationship with a holy God? How is the sacrifice of Christ the true and sufficient sacrifice? 

We know that Jesus is fully God, and without this truth the entirety of the Christian faith would crumble. Is this something we've wrestled with before? How do we approach conversations with others who may be experiencing doubt? 

This week, Kirsten finally answers Eric's intro question! (Plus: how do you pronounce "deity?") 

How do we know that Jesus is truly God? 

This week, we examine a few of the many passages in Scripture that point to the deity of Christ.  Because we know this is true, we are confident that God Himself came down to earth, and this advent season (and every season) we can celebrate the truth that He did come to dwell with us. 

This week, we discuss what joy looks like in the midst of the advent season. How can we define Christian joy? What disciplines do we have in place to seek joy this time of year? What things are trying to steal that from us this year? 

Stick around until the end to hear Eric show off his beautiful voice! 

As we enter this advent season, we are reminded in Matthew 2:1-12 that there is only one source of joy, and He deserves our joyful worship. However, there are two enemies of joy. What are they? How do we respond to those? 

Our Gospel Stories podcast explores the unique and miraculous ways God has chosen to save individuals in our church body and continue to work in their lives.

In this episode, we get to hear Betty's story.

This week, Jon, Kirsten, Eric, and Betty reflect on Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. How have we been challenged by these teachings? What new things has God been revealing to us, and how will those impact us as we move forward? 

Please contact info@thetownchurch.org with your guess for who submitted this week's question to receive a prize from Betty!

We wrap-up the Sermon on the Mount with a reflection from Matthew. Jesus taught from Scripture like the scribes, but something was different. What set Jesus apart?

Jesus emphasizes the necessity of obedience when it comes to truly knowing Him and building our lives upon a solid foundation. Have we seen "fruit" that has deceived us into thinking we are walking in right obedience? What storms have we encountered in our own lives, and how have those revealed the foundation we are building upon?

And we consider an important question: are rolls really a Thanksgiving food? 

This week, Jesus teaches us about two types of disciples and two foundations which we can build our lives upon.  How should we respond to these truths? 

Our Gospel Stories podcast explores the unique and miraculous ways God has chosen to save individuals in our church body and continue to work in their lives.

In this episode, we get to hear Brian's story.

Jesus warns us to beware of false teachers. What false gospels are we tempted to believe? How can we discern which teachers to trust when we cannot see the fruit produced in their lives? 

Bonus: Eric fails to answer today's intro question, while Kirsten flawlessly knocks the question out of the park. 

Continuing in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus moves to showing us how can we tell if what we are being taught is authentic or fake? 

Jesus calls us to travel the narrow road. What are some ways we can discern which road we are on? How do we think about the narrow road being difficult and yet Jesus' yoke being easy? What role does God's sovereignty play in which we road we travel, and how does this impact our engagement with unbelievers?

PLUS: the best intro question ever asked so far!

Jesus uses two gates, two roads, two groups and two destinations to illustrate the Christian life.

Which road are you on?

Our Gospel Stories podcast explores the unique and miraculous ways God has chosen to save individuals in our church body and continue to work in their lives.

In this episode, we get to hear Liz's story.

In this episode, we explore some different nuances of the one verse in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount popularly known as The Golden Rule.

Given that many different religions and worldviews have a similar teaching, how is this command from Jesus distinctly Christian? How can it abused? How might this teaching apply in broken relationships?

BONUS: this episode holds the record to date for Highest Elevation Recording of The AfterWord!

Unlike our  normal practice, we focus on only one verse today in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount - the so-called "Golden Rule."

This concept is widely used in many different world religions and worldviews - so what's distinctly Christian about Jesus' teaching here? What heart attitude underneath it all is Jesus getting at?