Frontier Church

Breaking Political Barriers: The Woman, The Slave & The Gentile, Acts 16:13-34

Paul encounters a woman, a slave, and a gentile, in that order, all of whom come to faith in Jesus on the same grounds as he himself was welcomed. Each of these people, Lydia, the slave girl, and the jailer, illustrate to us different ways the Way of Jesus meets people and the manner in which Christ’s kingdom breaks the barriers that we create amongst ourselves. We'll look at 2 questions and 3 actions:1) How the Way of Jesus breaks in to different people, and2) How the Way of Jesus confronts the barriers we create amongst ourselves:Confronting our social + cultural barriersConfronting spiritual forcesConfronting disappointmentOn this final Sunday before the election, our concern will focus on how our politics creates barriers between us and prevents us from cultural influence rather than trying to force Scripture into a prophetic word over the American election in 2024... See u tomorrow as we pray into the coming week!

Special Guest: Jody Romero

Jody + Vanessa Romero are with us from Restoration Los Angeles in East LA. The Romeros have been amazing friends of the Martinsens from before Frontier was planted, and have been regular guests over the life of the church. Jody gives a beautiful message integrating our series on Acts and navigating the life & gifts of the Spirit in the local church. Enjoy.

The Gospel Story vs The Stories of Culture: The Issue of Suffering // Acts 17

Acts 17 is the ultimate showdown of how ancient cultural ideology & philosophy is most relevant to our time. Paul was confronting the most influential and culturally forming ideas in history and they are directly connected to our day. This passage reminds us of our message to those ideas and how to engage cultural ideas and real people, while exposing the issues of our hearts. We will look at:1) Humanity's common faith and common story2) How secular worldviews break down3) The core issue: Our story deals with suffering.The reason Christianity grew and is still relevant today, is that it is the only story of any faith system that deals with the issue of suffering."He who has a why to live for can deal with almost any how." -Viktor Frankl