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Palm Sunday 2024 - Yes!

Wexford Campus Adult Ministry Director Russ Brasher teaches from New Testament book of Matthew on Palm Sunday sharing how Jesus said "Yes!" to humanity.

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Why Does God Test Us?

Why does God test us? We cannot give an answer to this particular question without each of us personally answering a few other questions first. So, let's explore this commonly asked question together by looking at some Biblical examples.

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Quick and Slow

Orchard Hill Church Wexford Campus Adult Ministry Director Russ Brasher vividly describes the key concept of elimination of sin from our life in the New Testament's book of James.

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Soteriology: The Doctrine of Salvation Explained

Today we are going to briefly discuss and cover some of the basic understandings of one of the fancy big words used in various Christian circles ending in “ology”. In its most basic definition, Soteriology focuses on the study of salvation, or saving faith in Jesus Christ.

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Happier #5 - Compelled and Flexible

Adult Ministry Director Russ Brasher continues the Happier series speaking out of 1 Corinthians. To win all to Christ, Christians should be flexible in dealings with others, yet disciplined to not stray from the truth of the gospel.

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Why is Jesus’ Ascension so Important?

Tim Keller suggests that Jesus’ ascension is typically misunderstood by many including the original disciples. Because of this misunderstanding, Christians will forget about the importance of this event even though this act of Jesus sets up the hope we have as believers of things to come.

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It’s Your Move - Grow Up

Wexford Adult Ministry Director, Russ Brasher, continues the "It's Your Move" message series encouraging people to draw closer to God as they Grow Up in their faith.

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The Olympics and Misplaced Identity

The 2020 (in 2021) summer Olympics have officially started! For many of these athletes, they have their whole identity, value, purpose, and meaning of their life wrapped up in this one defining event. But, what does the Bible say about where our true identity is found?

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What Does Atonement Mean?

Each month we will look at a word or phrase related to Christian theology, define it, give background about the theology behind the word, and what it means for us today. This month’s word is Atonement and the idea of Justification before God.

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Perspectives Podcast - The Death Penalty

In this episode, Brady Randall, George Palombo, and Russ Brasher have a conversation about the death penalty, some of the different perspectives our culture and Christians have, what the Bible has to say about the topic, and more!

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