Last week we discussed the close relationship of Faith and Repentance. As we continue to examine the richness of the Gospel, there is a phrase that John the Baptist used that...
What is necessary for a person to become a Christian? Is it faith? Or is it repentance? Or is it both? We see both mentioned in Scriptures, but is it two steps or one?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." This is the response to Jesus' death and...
If God's righteous wrath is upon sinful humanity, is there any hope for us at all? Yes there is and his name is Jesus. As the perfect sacrifice he took humankind's place and...
In order to understand the Gospel, we must begin with God. What distinguishes God from us is his holiness and his righteousness. These qualities make him unlike us. We can...
For Christ followers, the gospel is essential to our faith. But, If we poll Christians and ask what the gospel is, we will receive a number of different responses. We are...
One of the areas in which we all need to grow is in our prayer lives. But, for some reason, it seems to be a challenge and an area in which we struggle. Jesus taught His...
To be effective disciple-makers starts when we learn to solely depend on God for spiritual growth. This crafts us to become the royal priesthood that proclaims the gospel of...
It is hard to imagine that God loves us as much as He does. It is even harder to comprehend WHY He loves us. But do we understand that because of HIs love, He has commanded us...
The birth narrative of Jesus is actually one of shame and scandal. How can our shame lead to peace when we tend to try to cover up our shame? God can turn our shame into peace...
As we “recover” from the food and festivities of the past few days, it is important to continue having a heart of gratitude. One of the most touching and loving prayers that...
The origin point of thanksgiving is recognizing everything you have is a gift form God. Thankfulness is the attitude required, it is the prerequisite, in order to praise to...
We need to live in a way that demonstrates how the Gospel causes believers to live differently in response to what the circumstances of life are
What dictates our present and future is God. His mission points our church forward as a beacon of his love in a world of darkness.
The church is called to do it all for the sake of the gospel. This is manifested as disciples of Jesus make themselves servants to all. We discipline ourselves so that the...
Because God is love, disciples of Jesus are called to love one another. This will then be a testimony to all people of who Jesus is. How can ACC be a church that strives to be a...
One of the hardest areas to let go of in our lives is in the area of planning. Specifically, in what we plan to do with our lives. What if God asked us to change our...
Because of who he is and what he has done for us through the sacrifice of his son Jesus, we should continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God alone. Only God is to be...
One of the realities of our lives is that we are super busy and have no time! Or at least it seems like we have no time...to spend with God, to be with people, and to do God's...
When we die to self, we will grow in our love for others. To do so is a call to open wide our hands to love our community of faith, the needy, and the poor in our land.
Almost every store or restaurant you enter in Japan you will hear the word "Irasshaimase," - "Welcome!" As our church welcomes in new people this fall season, let us learn...