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Taking a break in our Genesis series, we have the pleasure of hearing a special message preached from the book of Acts, where Stephen gives a defense of the Gospel after being accused of blasphemy by those who opposed his teachings.Please join with us as we have a special message based on Acts 7: 6, entitled "400 years?" presented by Chris Clark of…
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Continuing our study of the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve have been expelled from the Garden of Eden and are adapting to their new normal in the now-fallen world. Genesis 4 opens with the birth of their sons Cain and Abel, who show us how the fall has made it more challenging to love God and love our brother, as Jesus later instructed us to do.Plea…
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Returning to our study of the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve have been introduced to temptation and deception, and consequently disobeyed God. They are facing Him for the first time since that occurred and have found that the relationship has changed. We look at how God responds to the change. Will he make good on what He said would happen should th…
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At this point in our journey in Genesis, Eve and Adam have fallen to temptation and have eaten the fruit of the forbidden tree. It has changed their world in unexpected ways, and they try to respond and adapt to their new understanding. In our lesson today, they encounter their creator, God, for the first time after that experience. Can they keep t…
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Adam and Eve lived in a paradise with God, which enjoyed together with God gave to them with only one prohibition. While the Bible does not tell us how long they were able to avoid that prohibition, there came the day when the temptation was set before them that challenged them to doubt their trust in God and to face their first consequences.We con…
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Where do the concepts of gender and marriage come from? We see God's answer in the very second chapter of Genesis where these are established.Please join with us as we look at how the second person in creation is introduced in Genesis 2: 18 - 25, what was special about the relationship between Adam and Eve, and what pattern that sets for us.…
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Breaking from our series on the Book of Genesis, we visit the book or Matthew where Jesus has returned to Galilee and has started visiting each town, teaching in their synagogues of the good news of the coming kingdom, performing miracles and casting out demons in their midst.Is this relevant to us today? Are there people that Jesus has compassion …
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The Biblical book of Gensis tells about how God spent 6 days on His creative activity, then declared it "good" and "very good". What did he do next? The Bible says that the Lord, the all-powerful Creator of everything, wrapped things up and took a day of rest.Please join with us as we look at the reason for this rest, and the implications for our l…
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While God doesn't need any of us to do what He desires, we learn in Genesis that we were created for fellowship with Him and it is His desire that we work with Him and He determines to work with us.We pause this Sunday in our study of Genesis to look at the year gone by and to the year ahead. You are invited to join with us in our IBC Annual Celebr…
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The end of the year provides an opportunity to look back over the year with perspective to consider what has been and ahead to the possibilities of the coming year. The apostle Peter would like to have us consider as well if we are on track in our spiritual growth.Please join us to consider, "Am I Growing?", based on 1 Peter 1: 22 through 2: 3.…
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Some people have struggled with the concept that the Messiah could both be God and man. Many of the people in history who were looking forward to the promised Messiah's arrival expected a man who was a powerful ruler and conqueror with the might to set them free but did not believe that it could be God Himself. Indeed, there are those who refuse th…
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Since we've learned that God is omnipotent (all-powerful), does he really care if we acknowledge who he is? Is He at all concerned about our attitudes toward Him? Interestingly, the Bible tells us that God created mankind for a special relationship, and in fact desires that we give Him praise and glory and honor to the point that God describes hims…
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What are the best ways to share the good news of the Gospel? Is that something that's best left to a pastor or missionary? If it's us, how should it be approached? Are some methods better than others to be able to get people to engage with God and his Son, Jesus?Come and join with us in person or online as we break from our study of the attributes …
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"Love" is a word that everyone seems to know but may have different definitions and expectations based on their experiences. Some may think of being loved as a great goal but difficult to achieve. But is there someone who loves us all? Is there such a thing as unconditional love? Or is that just an ideal that doesn't really exist?We continue to stu…
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When you think of someone with wisdom, who comes to mind? A friend or mentor, maybe a parent or role model? How is that wisdom related to knowledge and experience? The first chapter in the Book of Proverbs has this as it's 7th verse, "The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." This tells us that there is a relationship between wisdom and God…
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When you think of someone with wisdom, who comes to mind? A friend or mentor, maybe a parent or role model? How is that wisdom related to knowledge and experience? The first chapter in the Book of Proverbs has this as it's 7th verse, "The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." This tells us that there is a relationship between wisdom and God…
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There are times when life does not seem fair. It seems at times like those who are mean and even wicked are the ones who accumulate the most wealth and power. How do we reconcile those who seem to have earthly prosperity with those who are promised God's blessings but don't seem to do as well?Please join with us as we discuss "God's Justice", based…
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The Bible teaches us that God is good, but a lot of people have a hard time seeing how that can be so with so many negative and sometimes hard things that happen to us and around us in the course of life. People instead have believed that God is not always good, and sometimes in angry and vengeful and requiring appeasement.You are invited to join w…
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When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus (in Matthew 22: 37-29) pointed to the first and greatest commandment to love God, "with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind", and the second being like it: to love your neighbor as yourself. But what does that look like? How can we know if that's something that we can do? Today…
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Many at some point in their lives have experienced regret for something that they did, and resolved not to do that thing again to avoid that outcome. When we compare ourselves to the pure holiness of God, are there some things that we have done that we should turn away from in pursuit of better spiritual fitness and a stronger relationship with our…
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