Venture Church

wisdom: Where Wisdom Begins

#wisdom #ateachingseriesonthebookofproverbs For this series we dive into a book of the bible called Proverbs. Proverbs contains bullet point phrases of straight wisdom that if you applied to your life you'd want to post that phrase with #wisdom. This week we learn about Solomon, the writer of Proverbs, and His wise words on where knowledge begins. 

Under Construction: Pictures Of Baptism

To complete this four week series on the 4 vital parts of God's plan to build you, we finalize on a topic that can be mistaken if not communicated clearly. Baptism. Throughout the New Testament of the Bible we can see that baptism is a vital part of God's plan to build you. Baptism is an action of a believer in Christ submerging a person who wants to accept Jesus, accept the life that He brings, and lifts them out of the water a new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17, a book, chapter and verse in the New Testament, is great evidence for that. Tune in to the podcast for this week to get the truth about baptism and why it is so important to accepting Christianity. 

Under Construction: Put It In The Dumpster- Repentance

When you're cleaning your house, your car, or even your hard drive on your computer one could argue the trash is the most valuable tool in the whole process. Yes cleaning supplies and different techniques help the shine but if you have no where to put the garbage then you're stuck with the mess you cleaned up for. This week Chris talks about the meaning of repentance and how vital it is to the cleaning up process of our lives. Jesus is the only answer to cleaning up life. Tune in to find out why. 

Under Construction: From Speculation To Declaration- Confession

Tier 2. A place where once the foundation is laid you start to see the character of what is to come. A place where bystanders can see what's being built. A place that's "Under Construction." This week Chris talks about confession, confession of faith. Last week we learned about faith from a enlightening story of Abraham and how God challenged Abraham's faith but God was always faithful to His promises. This week we hear about the promises of God and learn that confession of our faith is vital to who we are, to say that we are saying that God is the one true God, and that His promises are true to the ones who are loyal to Him. Tune in to the second week of "Under Construction" to hear God's promise to His people who confess that He is Lord.

Under Construction: Laying The Foundation- Faith

Much like construction to any building comes phases that are vital to the next. Have to have foundation before the walls, walls before rafters, rafters before the roof. In this series we will take four weeks to see the "4 vital parts of God's plan to build you." This first week is laying the foundation, Faith. This week we will talk about Abram and how God continues to show him that God is who He says He is. Also, that He will do the things that He says He will do. Listen in to the powerful story of Abram and how His life changes from little foundation to a wonderful masterpiece.

Countdown To Victory: Easter Sunday

10... 9... 8... Because of the fall of man and sin entering the world, God put a plan in motion. 7... 6... 5...  a plan that involved His own son Jesus coming to this earth, living a pure sinless life, and teaching the truth about His father, God. 4... 3... Jesus was then put on trial and crucified for our sake like the prophecy proclaimed and payed a permanent price for our sins 2... but the grave couldn't hold him back 1... Victory over death. Jesus rose from the grave and is alive. Our faith is futile without the resurrection of Jesus. This Sunday is all about that. Check it out  

Art Of Love: Communicate

The third part of Love that we seem to be more timid about than we should be is, speaking up! We need to open our stinkin' mouth and speak with truth and love. To love like Jesus loved the church means to speak up when needed and build each other up in love and that requires conversation between one another. This week we get to hear from two people. The first bit is Venture Church's pastor, Chris Woolard. The second bit is from a missionary Sean Cooper that is traveling to Southeast Asia to communicate the Gospel to people who have never heard anything like it. His family's story is eye opening and worth the listen! Check it out.

Art Of Love: Sharing Life, Investing Time

The second color of the primary color wheel... Community. This series we are learning about the three "primary colors" of love. Last week we learned about the first color, character. That we speak from the heart and to love we have to have a character like Jesus. This week we learn about the second primary color of the art of love and that is community. Sharing life and investing time. This day and age we are able to remove ourselves from society quickly. We are also able to engage into society easily. We learn how by having the character of Jesus while being in community and sharing life is closer to the masterpiece God painted love to be.