One of the goals of Atmosphere is to grow your love and knowledge of Jesus Christ. That is why we preach the Gospel and its application every weekend. As you move on to College, or possibly miss weekends here at Atmosphere because of sports, vacations, prom, etc, we want you to be able to listen to the messages as we get them out.

For instance, in January of this year, we finished our sermon series through the book of Galatians. In addition to the message preached weekly, we published a devotional book and articles about Paul’s letter to that Church, all of which can be found on the series page. We encourage you to keep up with us as we bring the Word of God weekly. To get you started, here are the audios of all of the Galatians sermons.*

Week 1 | 07.25.09 | (1.1-5)- The Uniqueness of Christ
Week 2 | 08.01.09 | (1.6-10)- The Uniqueness of The Gospel
Week 3 | 08.08.09 | (1.11-24)- The Uniqueness of The Call pt. 1
Week 4 | 08.15.09 | (2.1-10)- The Uniqueness of The Call pt.2
Week 5 | 08.22.09 | (2.11-14)- Godly Confrontation
Week 6 | 08.29.09 | (2.15-21)- Saving Faith and Justification
Week 7 | 09.05.09 | (3.1-9)- Faith in the Spirit or Flesh?
Week 8 | 09.12.09 | (3.10-14)- The Righteous Live by Faith
Week 9 | 09.26.09 | (3.15-29)- The Purpose of the Law
Week 10 | 10.24.09 | (4.1-7)- Grow Up pt. 1: Servant to Son
Week 11 | 10.31.09 | (4.8-20)- Grow Up pt. 2: Living as Sons
Week 12 | 11.14.09 | (4.21-31)- Isaac and Ishmael
Week 13 | 11.21.09 | (5.1-15)- The Centrality of the Gospel
Week 14 | 11.28.09 | (5.16-26)- The War Within (manuscript)*
Week 15 | 12.05.09 | (6.1-10)- True Community Living
Week 16 | 01.16.10 | (6.11-18)- Your Boast

*The Audio for week 14 is missing. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

There is great evidence throughout the whole Bible that Christ was raised from the dead. Below are ten evidences from the Old and New Testaments. Adapted from Doctrine by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears Chapter 9 – Download for free HERE

1. It was prophesied nearly 700 years before the birth of Jesus by the prophet Isaiah.

2. Jesus promised that He would not only die, but also rise three days later.

3. Jesus actually died. They pierced His side, buried Him.

4. Jesus was buried in a tomb that was easy to find.

5. Jesus appeared physically, not just spiritually, alive three days after His death. People touched Him. He even ate food.

6. Jesus’ resurrected body was the same as His pre-resurrection. Mary Magdalene knew His voice.

7. Jesus’ resurrection was recorded as scripture immediately after its occurrence, before there was sufficient time for any “legend” to be developed. The eyewitnesses were still alive. Therefore it was not some type of mythical legend that developed over a long period of time.

8. Jesus’ resurrection was celebrated in the earliest Church creeds. 1 Corinthians 15.3-4 is widely accepted as the earliest Christian creed, dating as early as AD 30-36. In the creed it states that eyewitnesses were still alive and able to attest to the fact that Jesus was indeed alive.

9. Jesus’ resurrection convinced His family (James, Jude and Mary) to worship Him although they were previously opposed to worshiping him.

10. Jesus’ resurrection was confirmed by the changing of his most bitter enemies, such as Paul, the Church hater and Christian killer.

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So we have talked about actually believing God and why it matters that we trust completely in Him, but how do we get there?

What can I add to my life?

• Reading the Bible | you might not like reading, but if you are looking to grow in your walk with Christ, this is something that cannot be neglected. God’s Word is active, and powerful in the life of His people, and change will come if you trust in what it says about the Jesus.
• Join a Student Life Group | We have discussed how messy community can be, but we should realize that only when we are meeting together with other believers will deep growth happen. Many of the Atmosphere leaders can attest to how they have benefited from being in a Gospel-centered community.

What can I change

• Pray more often | Praying means that you are trusting that the sovereign God of the universe is going to take care of things for you. Do you trust him enough to pray instead of worry when things go wrong?
• Be more open | Great blessings come when you are open with those around you. If you keep everything to yourself, no one will be able to speak the words into your life that you need to hear. Keeping to yourself hurts the Church.

What can I remove

• Friends | For some of us believers, being around old friends isn’t conducive to our growth in Christ. At least not until we can responsibly handle the worldly pressures that will inevitably arise. Again this isn’t to say we will never be their friend again, but rather we need Christ to speak into our life before we can speak into theirs.
• TV | Are there shows that are worldly that you need to stop watching? Are these shows filling you up with crap instead of the truth of the Word?
• Internet | Maybe you aren’t addicted to porn (if you are, you need to stop) but are you wasting time on-line when you should be in the Word and worshiping Christ? How can you take this temptation away?

This is not a complete list, so what are some things you can add/change/remove in your own life? Comment below.

On March 20 at the Park Ave. Campus, and March 21 at Oak Hill, we will once again be answering your questions. Josh Otte, Worship Pastor at Windham Baptist Church, will be joining our Josh to help answer you. Use the form below to ask us whatever it is that you want to know about life, theology, and ministry. (If you can’t see the form below, or want to listen to past U Asked sermons, please go to our sermon page)

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Here is the video from this weekend. May it encourage you to seek the Spirit and do what Jesus asks us to do in His word.

The Big Red Tractor from Jacob Lewis on Vimeo.

Love ya guys!

Open doors for leaders, open doors for Atmosphere –

Many times you can hear a message like preached this weekend and thoughts like these run through your mind; “Well I’m glad Josh has a chance to minister”, “oh I can never join the leadership team, I don’t have what it takes”, “I can’t be on mission my life is too busy”, “I don’t know enough about Jesus, or the Bible to serve Him.” To be honest none of us have what it takes, but when God opens doors for Atmosphere and works in and through us, we  will walk through them. Many times these open doors come to the leadership, whether it be speaking engagements, special meetings, youth group development, new campuses etc… What everyone needs to understand is that when a door opens for the leaders, it opens for all of us.

Open Doors:

Doors are opening fast within Atmosphere, many times it seems faster then we can move through them. What are these doors? New campus opportunities, new Student Life Groups starting along with new speaking engagements for some of our leaders. We have the chance to host regional conferences and trainings (The Calling & Lead) as youth ministries from around Maine contact us for partnering. All of these things are great and we as leaders can see God’s hand leading in these things, yet with all of these open doors we start to see the need for more people living on mission.

Our Needs:

1)    Prayer – We need hundreds of people on their knees praying for what God is doing, discernment in what we are to do, what open doors we are to walk through, what ones we are to pass by. We also need to be praying for the hurting people that are walking into SLG’s or our campuses on a weekly basis.

2)    People – We need more leaders. We need adults who are willing to give up their lives for the sake of the Gospel. We need students who look at their fellow students and are broken knowing they do not know Jesus, and are willing to live on mission for them. We need Student Life Group leaders, who can commit to reaching their friends for Jesus. We need College aged guys and girls who want to give up everything for the sake of the cross.

3)    Passion – We need students who have a passion for art, music, graphic design, sound, web design, and above all Jesus. When these things and Jesus collide the effect is a blessing to the body. What passion has God given you that you can serve him with?

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