Pastor Chris Franke Pastor Chris Franke

American Christianity is Poisoning Us

When we assign to ourselves an elevated status over another, we assign self-worth rooted in our flawed flesh. The Bible is full of men and women who at one time found favor in the eyes of the Lord, and at another time acted in the same way as the heathens.

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What Does the Bible Actually Say Part 2

What does the Bible actually say about specific topics? Even this article should be researched and only used as a tool for you to further your studies.

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Living A Peaceful Life

The Fear in the Hebrew is “Yir’ah,” means morally reverent and showing respect. You cannot truly fear the Lord if your life, thoughts, and actions are showing a lack of respect or reverence in our moral lives. This includes the movies we watch, where we spend our money, how we spend our time, and how we treat other people.

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The Tree of Life

Since the beginning, mankind has been tasked with a choice. To obey God and eat of the Tree of Life or disobey God and eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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Letter to Ephesus

The letter from Paul to the believers in Ephesus is a great reminder for us as Messianic Christian believers in the 21st century.

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A Radical Call To Generosity

What if we as believers walked in that truth and gave with radical generosity? Gave of our time, our financial resources, our mental and physical resources. The kingdom of God has many talents, gifts, and trades. What would the world look like if generosity were no longer an obligation to drop a twenty in the plate at church, but a choice to radically give every time you saw someone with a need?

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Is Christmas Pagan?

One of the cornerstone theological positions of the Independent Messianic movement has been that Christmas is pagan, or at least has pagan origins. Is Christmas actually pagan?

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Trauma: Una Respuesta Sobrenatural

Superar el trauma puede ser un camino increíblemente difícil, pero como cristianos mesiánicos, tenemos esperanza en Jesucristo (Yeshua). ¿Cómo podemos realmente superar los eventos traumáticos en nuestro pasado para poder ser liberados?

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Necesitamos Comunidad

Como seguidor de Yeshua creemos que la Biblia presenta un fuerte argumento para la necesidad de comunidad. Esto va más allá de la asistencia regular a una iglesia local, esto implica caminar intencionalmente con Dios a nivel personal y corporativo dentro de una iglesia local.

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Shelach “Enviar”

Shelach is the Hebrew title for “send” and is the name for the weekly Torah portion reading for the Book of Numbers starting in chapter 13 and going through chapter 15 verse 41.

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