REFUGE KENOSHA

We all react differently to the word “authority.” Some see it as a good and necessary thing, and yet others have suffered terrible and traumatic experiences. As we study Matthew 2:1-12, we are going to see how King Jesus is the ultimate authority, and we will look at the different ways that humanity has responded to Him!

Is the Virgin Birth important? Is the Virgin Birth necessary? Today, as we look at Matthew 1:18-25, we are going to look at Matthew’s brief account of Jesus’s birth story and address the importance and necessity of the Virgin Birth for our salvation.

This week, we begin a new series on the Gospel of Matthew called “The King and His Kingdom.” Today, we will introduce the Gospel of Matthew, discussing Jesus’s lineage and why that is important for His claim as the promised One who would come and establish His “forever kingdom.”

What should a Christian’s church experience be like? That’s the question today, as we dive into “The Ideal Church Passage,” Acts 2:42-47. We will see that a dynamic Church life only occurs when a church collectively embraces practicing the Christian life, getting in proximity together, and becoming purposeful in their relationships.

Our culture can define “believing in Jesus” as simply affirming a set of facts. However, what does Jesus require of His people? In other words, what exactly does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? What is required of us as believers, and what are we trying to achieve in reaching a lost world?

Our speech can be either life-giving or completely destructive. The question for us today is: What story are the words of your life going to tell? This week, Refuge Elder Mark Lehmann will be challenging us in James 3:1-12.

What does your life proclaim? Does the way you live indicate that you’ve been dominantly influenced by Jesus, or by someone or something else? Today, guest preacher Caleb Valentine from Christ The King Church in Kenosha, will be looking at the story of Peter and John’s standing before the governing authorities in Acts chapter 4.

What did King David learn about God through the various trials that he faced? Today, guest preacher Steve Miller from Christ The King Church in Kenosha will share about the hidden blessing of life’s trials as he takes us through Psalm 18.

The question for you today is: are you content? If not, how do you get there? What is true contentment? Today, as we look at Philippians 4:10-23, the Apostle Paul will show us what true contentment is and how we can attain it.

Today, we are in Philippians 4:8-9, and we are going to look at how the Bible gives us instructions on how we are to THINK. We often forget that the Bible tells us how to use our thought life, but it has much to say. Further, we will see how the peace that God provides is different from the peace people often run after.