Church was nbsp God s nbsp idea It s nbsp His nbsp plan Jesus Christ is the founder architect builder owner and director of the church Today we look at the first mention of the church in the Bible and consider our spiritual origins As we listen into a conversation between Jesus and His followers nbsp let s also rediscover our spiritual roots as the people of God You ll discover that in New Testament terms both nbsp Christian nbsp and nbsp church nbsp are synonymous--one implies the other This teaching is from the series Church Who Needs It Links [... more]

As Christians we re called to glow mdash to shine the light of truth and salvation mdash in a dark culture As Skip begins the message quot Glow in the Dark quot he considers several principles that will energize you to shine for Jesus This teaching is from the series Technicolor Joy A Study through Philippians Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

I m a churchman I freely confess that Yet I m also painfully aware that the culture around me incessantly asks the above question when it comes to the church Who needs it Why should I belong to something so archaic and so narrow In the next several weeks I d like to take a fresh look at us--the church of Christ--and answer this question Today as we begin our series let s jump right in and deal with this question head on Who needs the church and why This teaching is from the series Church Who Needs It Links [... more]

Jesus set for us the greatest example of humility and self-sacrifice In the message quot What Would Jesus Do quot Skip shares how believers can love people through lowering ourselves This teaching is from the series Technicolor Joy A Study through Philippians Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Every marriage family and organization including every church has its relational challenges In the message quot Being Around People mdash While Still Being Sane quot Skip shares with you the basics and basis of successful relationships This teaching is from the series Technicolor Joy A Study through Philippians Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

After studying about the believer s death resurrection and heaven for four months now maybe you can relate to these words by Puritan author Thomas Watson nbsp quot Spiritual things satisfy the more of heaven is in us the less earth will content us quot nbsp Knowing what we know now about the believer s future world how can life be different in this present world This teaching is from the series From the Edge of Eternity Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]