Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness

Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness

Isaiah: The Gospel of God’s Holiness The Book of Isaiah is a masterpiece of ancient literature and a supernova of divine revelation.  As ancient literature, many aspects of Isaiah’s prophecies – both in content and in form – are only understood...
Observing Lent in 2023

Observing Lent in 2023

What is Lent? Lent is one of the oldest celebrations of the Christian calendar. Mirroring Christ’s forty days in the desert, it is a seven-week period of preparation between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Observing Lent is historically marked by community-wide...
Meet Our Elder Candidates

Meet Our Elder Candidates

About Us Wayne Penn Jr.  Although I was originally born in Clarksville, TN, I wouldn’t necessarily claim that I’m from there. Due to my father’s military career, I’ve lived in numerous other places, ranging from Belgium and Germany to Hawaii. When people...
Junia and the Apostles

Junia and the Apostles

Whether in genealogies or epistolatory greetings, most of us probably skim through name-lists in reading our Bibles. Like the credits at the end of a film, they seem not only tedious, but entirely inconsequential to us. However, as those who’ve traced Messiah’s long...
Small Group Leadership Training (Spring 2022)

Small Group Leadership Training (Spring 2022)

“The aim of our instruction,” Paul writes, “is love from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.” This should be the aim of all church leadership. If we are to be a healthy church – and plant healthy churches – then we must disciple...
Observing Lent in 2023

Observing Lent in 2022

The observance of Lent is one of the oldest celebrations of the Christian calendar. It lasts roughly six weeks, beginning on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 2nd this year, and ends on Easter Sunday, April 17th. Even with its complicated history, Lent is...