How Can We Know God? | Essentially This Pt 3
God wants to be known (Jeremiah 9:23–24). Pastor Chris explains the two ways God reveals Himself: through creation and through Scripture. He also shows why some things about God will always be beyond our full understanding. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org Questions or prayer requests: info@skycrestfamily.org · (727) 791-7107
In Essentials, Unity | Essentially This Pt 2
In 1627, Peter Meiderlin wrote: "In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity." Pastor Chris uses that line and Ephesians 4 to explain which beliefs every Christian must share, and how to handle the ones where believers can disagree. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org Questions or prayer requests:…
What Must I Believe to Be a Christian? | Essentially This Pt 1
Pastor Chris opens Essentially This with a question every follower of Jesus should be able to answer: What must I believe to be a Christian? He explains why a changed life starts with a renewed mind (Romans 12:2) and how 1 Peter 3 calls every believer to be ready with an answer. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan…
Why Doesn't God Get Rid of Evil People? | Parables Pt 13
Why does God let evil people keep doing harm? Pastor Chris looks at the parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13:24–30. Jesus' answer seems backward at first, but it turns out to be the only sensible way to deal with evil and dangerous people. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or…
What Should We Do While We Wait for Jesus? | Parables Pt 12
Some people live as if Jesus will never come back. Others live as if He is coming tomorrow, so nothing they do now matters. Pastor Chris walks through the parable of the bags of gold in Matthew 25:14–30 and shows what wise waiting looks like. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org…
Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs | Parables Pt 11
Paul wrote that love "keeps no record of wrongs" (1 Corinthians 13:5, NIV). That is easier said than done. Pastor Chris looks at the story Jesus told when Peter asked how many times he had to forgive (Matthew 18:21–35) and shows how to live in the freedom of forgiveness. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch…
The Rich Man and Lazarus | Parables Pt 10
A rich man lives in luxury while a beggar named Lazarus lies covered in sores at his gate. After both men die, everything is reversed. Pastor Chris explores this parable from Luke 16:19–31 and what Jesus is saying to us through it today. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org Questions or…
Who Gets the Best Seat? | Parables Pt 9
The disciples kept arguing about who would get the most important seats in Jesus' kingdom. At dinner in a Pharisee's home, Jesus told a parable about guests who grabbed the places of honor (Luke 14:7–11). Pastor Chris shows why things work differently in God's kingdom. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org…
The Surprise in the Good Samaritan | Parables Pt 8
We expect good things to come from good people. Jesus' story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30–35) turns that idea upside down. Pastor Chris explains the twist that shocked Jesus' first listeners and what it means for us. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan your visit, watch live, or give: https://skycrestfamily.org Questions or prayer requests: info@skycrestfamily.org · (727)…
Where Is Your Joy? | Parables Pt 7
The Bible says the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10), so why do so many Christians seem joyless? Pastor Chris explains that joy is a gift of God's grace, not something we can earn or force, and finds the key to joyful living in the parables of Luke 15. Skycrest Community Church · 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 Sundays: Group Bible Studies 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM Wednesdays: Pastor's Bible Study 6:30 PM Plan…