By Eastown Church

By Eastown Church

By Eastown Church

We're deconstructing the phrase "Love the sinner, hate the sin." Did God really say that? While this phrase might sound compassionate, you won’t find it anywhere in scripture. In fact, it can create a sense of judgment and division rather than the love and unity Jesus taught. Join us as we explore what the Bible truly says about who and how we love…

We are excited to continue our series, "Did God Say..." exploring the common phrase "money is the root of all evil." Some can take this statement and come to believe that all wealth is inherently bad. The truth is, the Bible has a lot to say about how we handle our finances and some of it may surprise you. Join us this Sunday as we dive deeper into…

Maybe you have heard the phrase: "My relationship with Jesus is a personal decision." While each of us must choose for ourselves who we will put our faith in and anchor our lives in, a life with Jesus requires a faith that is not only personal, but also public. If we study the life of Jesus and model our lives after His, we quickly discover that ou…

As we continue our series, "Did God Say...", we're tackling one of those phrases that often finds its way into our conversations during challenging seasons, "God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle." This saying may be well-intentioned, but oftentimes it proves to be more harmful than helpful. It can dismiss the real pain and problems we are fa…

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard someone say “If God closes a door, he'll open a window,". How about “God works in mysterious ways”? As a culture we’ve done a pretty good job at deciding who we think God is and what we think he thinks or says. How often do we throw these “God quotes” around? And how helpful and truthful are they, really? Did Go…

Your journey probably hasn't been a straightforward one. There have likely been unexpected detours and setbacks, moments when progress felt like an uphill battle. It's during these twists and turns that we may question whether God's plans for our lives are truly good. So often we can think faith and doubt can not exist together, but they often co-e…

The turning point of the Prodigal son’s story is quite literally that he turned around. He had every right to feel too ashamed, but somewhere deep down, he believed that there was still a chance there’d be something for him when he returned (even if it was just as a servant). If he never took the leap to turn around, he would’ve never experienced t…