Evergreen Church - Bloomington Messages

People have the tendency to create God in our own image. We amplify one trait of God at the expense of other traits of God. We create God according to our own liking and preference, which is the essence of idolatry. Often people think God is a loving grandpa in heaven who just overlooks our sin. Some people think God is a taskmaster who has outrageous demands. Still others think God is impotent and unable to insert himself into the affairs of this world. Come with us as we learn of our God revealed, not imagined in our minds.

If we’re honest, most of us are dealing with some level of anxiety. Struggles with anxiety have been increasing for years, but the pandemic has accelerated it to new levels. What are we to do? At Hometown, we want to help. We’ve asked professional experts to help us figure out how to tackle this important issue. The good news is that there are Biblical principles that can help us cope and even cure this. Starting the Sunday after Easter, let’s learn together what to do “When Anxiety Attacks.”

Who are you? What is your purpose? When you put your faith in Jesus, something dramatic happened. Your identity changed! How we view ourselves persuades our behavior and decisions. Therefore, it’s important we grasp this new identity. This 3-week mini-series will be the first part of a comprehensive study of the book of Ephesians. Who are you? Let’s find out.

Have you ever felt like an outsider? Like there was a barrier between you and others? Walls can be raised over gender, age, race, politics, or economic class. Everywhere we look, there are walls between people, creating “in-groups” and “out-groups”. The only hope for toppling these walls comes from our new identity in Jesus. For five weeks, we’re going to reveal what the Bible says about knocking down the walls that divide us. Join us! This is part of our summer journey through the book of Ephesians.

"Pray that God’s love would be experienced so that walls would fall down."