Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the emperor, and Saul. -Acts 13:1 Whoa, whoa…wait. Sometimes you have to read Scripture slowly or else you are going to miss really neat things. Did you notice Manaen? Who was he? Manaen, who had been brought...
The session met last night and made some decisions in regards to slowly reopening Unity’s campus. I’ll highlight the changes below. Change 1: Eliminated Registration You no longer need to register in order to come to church. You can just come. Registration was implemented when we needed to strictly control the amount of people in...
“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.” -Proverbs 27:9 As we continue our study of the Book of Proverbs, we turn to the topic of friendship. What do the proverbs have to say about creating and maintaining friendships? Quite a lot, actually! The Bible is extremely practical in nature. Let’s learn together. A friend loves at...
Wisdom in the Bible is not an abstract concept, but a pragmatic tool. The book of Proverbs realizes this and offers many wise sayings that directly impact daily life. In today’s exploration of the proverbs, we will study sayings that deal specifically with family. Start children off on the way they should go, and even...
Solid, practical advice. The book of Proverbs does not teach timeless truths that are applicable in every situation. Instead, proverbs are generally accepted wisdom that will help the reader live a good life. This Lenten season we will be studying the topic of wisdom on Sunday mornings. In conjunction with this, I will be writing...
Repentance. Reflection. Celebration. Tomorrow the church universal will celebrate Ash Wednesday. This church holiday marks the beginning of the season of Lent—the roughly 40 days before Easter. Historically, Christians have used this season to highlight three themes. (1) Repentance. To repent means to turn around. The idea is to recognize the parts of your life...
Allow me to introduce you to Favour. Favour is an 11 year old girl who lives in Nigeria. Through your support of Unity’s mission programs, Favour is supported financially so that she can receive an education. Unity partners with Access to Success to promote faith, education and family support in Nigeria. A2S supports 250 children...
The Big Three “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13 Over the past two weeks we have explored how faith and hope will last forever. Now we get to consider the last and greatest of these eternal qualities: love. All you need is love, right?...
The Big Three “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13 Today we will explore the concept of hope. The Greek word for hope is ἐλπὶς. At its most basic, ἐλπὶς means an expectation of the good. The Christian hope is to expect that good is...
At my college, we had what was called “The Big 3.” It was three activities that, if you were caught doing them on campus, you could be expelled from school. I’ll let you guess what they were. Today I want to talk about a different “Big 3.” These are three things that are so important...
