Exit Church Teachings

Bob Petty, the District Superintendent for the Midwest District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance preaches on our identity and what we do out of who we are.

Dr. Muchun Yin preaches on an imprecatory (cursing) Psalm and explains it's implications for believers today.

Forrest Brown preaches on the implications of Psalm 91 for the life of the believer and how it gives hope for us today.

Tim Carpenter preaches on one of Scripture's most famous passages.

Forrest Brown transitions to the book of Psalms where he preaches on Psalm chapter 6.

Forrest Brown preaches part 2 of Luke 6:1-11. Please excuse the poor audio quality in the first 7 minutes of the recording. 

Jesus quoted Isaiah 61 and claimed to be the promised messiah that would fulfill this Old Testament prophecy. This is no doubt a scandolous claim in an of itself--that a physical person would claim to be God incarnate. But beyond that, what does this prophecy actually mean on the ground? How did Jesus fulfill this prophecy? And what does it mean for us today?

After his temptations in the wildernes, Jesus returns to his hometown in the power of the Holy Spirit, reveals in the synogogue that he is the messiah, and confronts his hearers with their sin. Engaging in spiritual matters with those that we're closest with--family and friends--is one of the most challenging tasks for a believer. Even Jesus' hometown sought to throw him off a cliff after hearing his words. Forrest Brown preaches on how this lands for us today. 

In this passage, we see that immediately after Jesus' baptism and public affirmation from the Father, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted. Yet unlike Adam in the garden, Jesus overcame the temptations of the devil. How do we deal with temptation in our lives? How do we overcome temptations as Jesus did? 

How do we know that Jesus is trustworthy? Few take issue with him being a respectable teacher and perhaps even a miracle-worker. But can we trust him to forgive our sin and set us right with God? We see in today's passage that Jesus' identity as the Son of God uniquely qualifies him to be the Messiah, and by his forgiveness, the Father affirms that he is pleased with us.

We are often sold ideas of what the ideal life looks like--it can involve a certain kind of house or car, career or spouse or some kind of fantastic accomplishments. Yet, at the end of our lives, the only things that will matter are the things we do to bring glory to Jesus. He commanded us to "go and make disciples of all nations." What does that look like? Listen in as we invite several people in our midst to share how they are living their lives on mission for King Jesus.

There are two questions that are often paired and, for many of us, are at the heart of our most difficult moments of doubt. "Did God really say?" & "Is God good?" They are tremendously important questions to answer. Join us as we seek to answer these questions.

John the Baptist's role was to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. He baptized others, pointed out their sinful behaviors and called them to lives of humble obedience. How did this point the way to Jesus? And what can we glean from John about how we should live?

When was the last time that you struggled in your relationship with your parents or your children? In today's passage, Mary and Joseph lose Jesus--the Savior of the world, God incarnate--on the way back from a trip to Jerusalem. We see that at the age of 12 Jesus already knew his identity as God's son, and he models for us how to submit to our own parents while also being faithful to the Lord.