It's In Your Hands | Pastor Krista Ortiz
With all of the talk about Church Hurt and the things the Church has done that has negatively effected people, it's easy to forget about the role and responsibility we each play...
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Explore " what is the church" with insightful episodes like "It's In Your Hands | Pastor Krista Ortiz", "Navigating Church Hurt", "What Is The Church?", "Answering the most Googled questions about Christianity" and "Are Churches Dying?" from podcasts like ""Meta Church NYC", "Meta Church NYC", "Meta Church NYC", "Lunch on The Way" and "TW Telecast (audio)"" and more!
Episodes (8)
Navigating Church Hurt
What are we supposed to do when this thing that Jesus loved and gave His life for – the Church – is at the center of deeply hurtful experiences? How do we navigate this kind of hurt? Do we pretend like it’s not a big deal? Do we walk away and write it off? Do we re-engage? And if so, is there hope that things could be different?
What Is The Church?
What is the "church"? Despite being a word that is widely and broadly used, there seems to be a lot of confusion around what the church, its role in society, and whether or not the church actually matters. More than ever, there seems to be a level of distrust and disdain toward the church.
Answering the most Googled questions about Christianity
In this episode, the guys answer some of the most asked questions relating to Christianity searched on Google.
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Are Churches Dying?
In 1882, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared “God is dead.” Today, more than 140 years later, some might argue “THE CHURCH IS DEAD.” Or… at LEAST churches are DYING. And who could blame them for thinking that? Look around. In the Western world, church attendance is plummeting. Society is changing. Biblical morality is being ridiculed. And a sense
of shared values seems to be evaporating… right before our very eyes.
The news feeds reflect this trend… and NOT just in America. Here are some recent headlines:
“Losing My Religion: How the UK is leaving the Church and gaining conspiracy theories”
“How Canada’s religious makeup has shifted over the past 20 years”
“Is Christianity dying in Australia? Here’s how to redeem it from the bottom up”
For many of us, these headlines might resonate. In cities and towns all over the Western world, church attendance is down. More churches are closing each year in the United States than are opening--in some years by a margin of almost 1,500 (“Study: More churches closing than opening,” ReligionNews.com, May 26, 2021).
And some predict that 1/3 of Canada’s churches may close in the coming years. (“Secularization: A Third of Canada’s Churches Will Close,” WorldReligionNews.com, March 17, 2019)
What does the future hold for the modern Christianity of our Western nations? Will it die out altogether?
There are answers. All we have to do is open our Bible to find them. And along the way, we might even uncover some surprising things about this topic you’ve not heard before.
Let’s explore that together, today on Tomorrow’s World. And later in the program, we’ll give you an opportunity to order today’s free offer, “Restoring Original Christianity.”
So, let’s dive right in and find the answers to this question: “Are Churches Dying?”
Are Churches Dying?
In 1882, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared “God is dead.” Today, more than 140 years later, some might argue “THE CHURCH IS DEAD.” Or… at LEAST churches are DYING. And who could blame them for thinking that? Look around. In the Western world, church attendance is plummeting. Society is changing. Biblical morality is being ridiculed. And a sense
of shared values seems to be evaporating… right before our very eyes.
The news feeds reflect this trend… and NOT just in America. Here are some recent headlines:
“Losing My Religion: How the UK is leaving the Church and gaining conspiracy theories”
“How Canada’s religious makeup has shifted over the past 20 years”
“Is Christianity dying in Australia? Here’s how to redeem it from the bottom up”
For many of us, these headlines might resonate. In cities and towns all over the Western world, church attendance is down. More churches are closing each year in the United States than are opening--in some years by a margin of almost 1,500 (“Study: More churches closing than opening,” ReligionNews.com, May 26, 2021).
And some predict that 1/3 of Canada’s churches may close in the coming years. (“Secularization: A Third of Canada’s Churches Will Close,” WorldReligionNews.com, March 17, 2019)
What does the future hold for the modern Christianity of our Western nations? Will it die out altogether?
There are answers. All we have to do is open our Bible to find them. And along the way, we might even uncover some surprising things about this topic you’ve not heard before.
Let’s explore that together, today on Tomorrow’s World. And later in the program, we’ll give you an opportunity to order today’s free offer, “Restoring Original Christianity.”
So, let’s dive right in and find the answers to this question: “Are Churches Dying?”
We Are | Heirs in Christ | My Identity is important
We begin a new sermon series called We Are, where we are going to look at our personal and corporate role as the church. We begin by looking at what our identity is, and why it’s a constant fight happening for it. To have a proper view, we must define our identity based on How Christ sees us. We are fully accepted, eternally valuable, totally forgiven, and fully capable. As the church, people should see us as distinct because we are the royal priesthood, set apart, and we are God’s special possession.
Christ gave His life as a ransom to save us from the justice due us because of sin, and He is much better that we deserve because He made us acceptable to God. Our life and identity should reflect Him and since we are His chosen people, we are to live for Him. Being a Christian should be an action, not a description of how we live.
You might ask, why do people go to church, and we would answer that it is our purpose in life. Its who we are, our identity, not a building. As we study the bible in this series, we are going to define our identity, explain how to live for Jesus, and what our mission to reach the lost is. Stay tuned for next week when we’ll dive deeper into our role as the church.
If you want to take the next step and become a part of the church officially, we would love to talk to you about what membership looks like and how to make a commitment. BurntHickory.com/next
Book of Acts: Part 2 - The Holy Spirit, the Church and You // Pastor Christian Bonham
Who exactly is the Holy Spirit and what role does He play in the life of the church and the life of a believer? Is the Spirit a personal being or merely a spiritual device? Is the Spirit our conscience? Our emotional center? What does it mean to be "Baptized in the Spirit"? Today we take a look at the Holy Spirit's unique role in our lives of faith and the history of Jesus's Church.
TEXT: Acts 2:1-21
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Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC)
September 20, 2020
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Worship Service of Bethany Baptist Church (Wendell, NC/Raleigh, NC)
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