The mark of a Christian is being radically generous, and generosity should be the measure of our giving. But what is generosity? How do we measure it? Steve Hartman addresses these questions as we study of 1 Chronicles 29 in light of the wealth we have in Christ.
Read MoreRev. Corey Widmer describes his sense of call and excitement about becoming Third Church's next Senior Pastor.
Read MoreIs poverty or prosperity a greater danger to our relationship with God? Can we be generous when we are concerned that we'll not have enough for ourselves? Join us this Sunday as Steve Hartman turns to 1 Timothy 6 for guidance on these questions.
Read More"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand."
Read More"Who are my enemies, and how does God want me to respond to them?" These are the questions we'll explore as we look at how Paul ends his section on the power of the gospel to transform our relationships and challenges us to follow the counter-cultural way of Jesus: overcoming evil with good.
Read MoreOur scripture gives a recipe for the distinctive love that God enables within the family of God, in which no ingredient can be left out.
Read MoreWhat does transformation look like within the Family of God? We can easily miss the importance of the "obvious" answer: growing in love for one another.
Read MoreThe contemporary Christian church has rightly put much emphasis on the importance of knowing God, but this has often been at the expense of knowing oneself. This week we'll explore what Paul means when he exhorts us to "think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you" (Rom 12:3).
Read MoreThe scriptures clearly speak about the Christian life as a changed life—of Christians as people who are in a process of transformation. Yet many of us look within and ask, “Can I really change?" Steve Hartman asks us to think about the people we are becoming and how to know the transformation God intends to bring in each of us.
Read MoreThe Power of Remembering Who You Are: Steve Hartman on Luke 17:1-10
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