The Mount (Mount Olivet Christian Church, KY)

During the fifth lesson in our Sunday Night Series, About the Bible, Pastor Mark explains how to approach and utilize resources in doing a Biblical word study.

God's heart for the lost is not based on a return-on-investment. Instead, it's based out of the desire that every one who is lost might come to be saved.

One of Jesus' most counter-intuitive statements is also one of his most humbling. In this passage, we examine what it means to have the faith of a child and how that, in Kingdom-terms, is greatness.

In week four of our Sunday Night series, Pastor Mark highlights the need to examine the literary context of the Bible.

Due to some technical difficulties with our livestream, this is a summary recapping the sermon entitled "What Does the Church do?" The final message in the sermon series, "What is the Church?" This is the link to the sermon notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1npHyYL_LYX22iwqvRJ-N2GlGbVuEAkpXFNbJM7y4TUE/edit?usp=sharing This is the link to the bulletin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8aXEnL-glQ0WXbyaYd_5Bqpv4CutjEx/view?usp=sharing

This week in our study, Pastor Mark covers the "AIM' or the Author's Intended Message, the importance of background and utilizing study tools.

Our second lesson in our Sunday Night Study, addressing literary criticism and Bible translations.

When it comes to the church, who is in charge? In this passage we will examine how God assembled the local church and discuss how we have applied these principles at The Mount.

The first lesson in our Sunday Night Study covering the origins of the Bible, the accuracy, validity and overall trustworthiness of our Scripture. What is the Bible? by the Bible Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak06MSETeo4

What does it mean to be a part of the church? Who is included? This week we will continue our discussion on the church, what it is and what that means.

The word church brings up many ideas or emotions based on one's past experience. In this message, we will discuss an understanding of what the church is and why it exists.

The Kingdom of God belongs to those we may not expect. It is those considered righteous through Christ, not those considered religious by their works, who will experience Heaven.

Every Christ-follower is equipped for ministry. Our role, as Christians, is simply to put to work whatever gifts we have been given for Kingdom benefit.

God is abounding in love and grace, and this is what Jesus demonstrates through his parable of the workers.

Parables are stories that represent a deeper spiritual truth. In this passage, we come across one of the uncomfortable realities that Jesus teaches about, and how that should move Christians to respond.

"A farmer went out to sow seed..." Jesus tells a story about seeds landing on four different types of soil. These soil, as we come to learn, represent various people and how they receive the gospel message.

Guest Speaker Kyle Knarr closes our series on 1 John as he discusses 1 John 5 and identifies how we win in life.

For many, their Christian faith is held in a way where fear is still prevalent, worrying if they have done enough. Yet, as we open up 1 John 4, we find reason to have confidence and assurance.

On a weekend where we celebrate independence and sacrifice, we look back to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ and how we are called to live a life characterized by the same sort of sacrificial love.

Messages inundate us every day. As we open to 1 John 4, we find exhortations about how to live and how to test the messages thrown our way.

Who are you? As we continue through 1 John we examine the significance of seeing ourselves as children of God.

Every day we make hundreds, even thousands of choices. While some of those choices are innocuous, others are posed on different ends of a cosmic struggle. In this message, Pastor Mark will walk us through a passage of 1 John 2 as we look at the dynamics of living in God's Kingdom verses living according to the world.

What is the identifying mark of a Christ-follower? The passage in 1 John confronts readers with a stark reality of the answer.

The imagery of light and dark is common both inside and outside of Scripture. Pastor Mark leads off a new series on 1 John discussing the call of believers to live in the light and what that means on a daily basis.

How, by losing one's life, do you ultimately save it?

Nathan Derico joins us from Camp Northward to talk about what God is doing through their ministry and a discussion about the influences we invite.