Hello! Welcome to Open Circle, a podcast created to enrich your walk with Christ. Produced from Circle Church of Christ in Corvallis,
Oregon, this podcast is a mix of our weekly sermons as well as other topics, interviews, studies, and Biblical topics for Christians to come closer to God.
When this sermon was preached, Election Day 2020 was the following Tuesday. Today we look at a Christian’s Perspective, the Perspective of a Christian, and an Christian Perspective of not necessarily politics, but the principles and truths that ought to guide us in not only having a political view ourselves, but in interacting with those
The last thing that God says through Haggai is that God has plans for Israel and her leaders, but the book ends as an open question – if they do this…but do they? In this series finale, Thomas brings the lessons of the last three weeks into focus, and teaches how our choices, like the
Obedience. Obedience doesn’t have the best connotation in today’s society, even among Christians. Indeed, even children are aware that obedience isn’t the most fun, and often will do things just because they HAVE to opposed to wanting to. Why can’t we do that with God, why is faithful obedience different than compliance, and why does
Haggai prophesied to Israel to rebuild the temple, and while they did, those who remembered Solomon’s temple were sad and disappointed. The new temple was nothing like the old one – morale was low with unmet expectations. What can we learn from this example about our own temple, expectations, and how to apply God’s promise
Today marks the first worship service at our building in nearly 7 months, and through thought and prayer, Haggai is our text. Haggai prophesies at a unique time in history – Israel has returned from Exile, but is focusing on rebuilding the wrong things. How do Haggai’s commands to rebuild the Temple of God in
