Word of the Week

Word of the Week: RECONCILIATION

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Neal Radichel explains the Biblical word Reconciliation.  This word describes a change in a relationship.  We have been separated from God because of our sin.  Christ reconciles sinners to God by His sacrifice of sin.  See Daniel 9:24; Ephesians 2:14-16; Colossians 2:19-21; Romans 5:10-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21.  Because of Christ's live and death for sinners, our debt has been paid and we are at peace with God.  Thanks be to our Savior.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this important Biblical word.

Word of the Week: MILLENNIUM

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Mark Tiefel discusses the word Millennium.  This word is not found in the Bible, but 1000 years is.  In this study we go into the correct and incorrect understanding of the 1000 years of Revelation 20.  Is the millennium a literal period of time or is it figurative?  The context of Revelation points to a figurative understanding.  Jesus reinforces this interpretation in John 12:31-33.  In addition Revelation speaks of the "first resurrection" and the "second death."  This does not refer to two physical resurrections, but a spiritual resurrection, or conversion, which delivers from eternal death as Jesus says in John 5:24-29.  Finally, Jesus says in John 18:36-37 that His kingdom is not of this world.  We point people to that Kingdom, the only one that matters.

Word of the Week: CONFESSION

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Mark Tiefel takes us into the Bible to define the Biblical word Confession.  This word literally means to "speak the same thing."  Consider the use of the word "confession" in the following passages: Romans 10:10, 1 Timothy 6:12-13, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:23-25, Leviticus 16:21, Psalm 32:5, 1 John 1:8-9t.  God calls us to confess our faith with others who speak the same thing.  We are also to confess our sins before God and one another, and receive the Lord's forgiveness through Jesus Christ.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this important Biblical word

Word of the Week: CHASTISEMENT

n our Word of the Week, Pastor Mark Tiefel, goes back to the Bible
to
define the important Biblical word Chastisement.  This word describes God's love for sinners in disciplining them when they do wrong.  One of the purposes of God's Word is to discipline us.  God desires to lead us to repentance over our sins.  Ultimately, God has placed His judgment or discipline for our sin upon Jesus at the cross that we might be declared not guilty by God.  Yes, God is love, and His love is even demonstrated in the discipline we receive from Him.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this
important Biblical word.

Word of the Week: KINGDOM

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Nathanael Mayhew, goes back to the Bible
to
define and explain the word Kingdom as it is used in the Bible.  While it can and does refer to kingdoms of earthly powers and rulers, it has a deeper and more important meaning.  It is used to describe the KINGDOM of God which is open to sinners through the life and death of Jesus, the Christ.  We inherit a part in this kingdom through faith.  It is not our work, but the gift of God.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this
important Biblical word.

Word of the Week: HOPE

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Nathanael Mayhew, goes back to the Bible to
define the important Biblical word Hope.  Instead of being a wishy-washy word that has no assurance, the Biblical word Hope is a word of confident trust because it rests on the unchanging God and His sure promises in Christ.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this
important Biblical word.

Word of the Week: REDEMPTION

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Mark Tiefel, goes back to the Bible to define the important Biblical word Redemption and the related word, Redeem.  In the New Testament in particular the word Redemption relates to Christ's work for sinners.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this important Biblical word.

Word of the Week: FAITH

In our Word of the Week, Pastor Mark Tiefel, goes back to the Bible to define the important Biblical word Faith and the related word, Believe.  Listen and grow in your knowledge of this important Biblical word.