Frontier Church

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

The Scandal: The Offense of Grace Then & Now, Acts 15

Acts 15:1-21This passage has a critical theological debate that is often ignored in sermon series. But this debate teaches us incredibly important things about the gospel itself. Truth matters because truth has consequences for how we live. No other religion offers freedom from burdens like Christianity because Christ took on our burdens for us. We'll hear a powerful testimony of how God uses community to reveal things to us and to teach us about him. We'll look at our cultural assumptions that play into this passage, and then see 1) how we mistake the real Law + real Gospel; 2) how a Spirit-led community helps us discern wisdom + truth; and 3) how the Way of Jesus cleans the heart & offers the freedom the human heart craves.