The Newport Theatre Guild Presents “Shadowlands” this November.  Based on real-life events, the stage play “Shadowlands” shows how the famous English author, C.S. Lewis, met and fell in love with the American, Joy Gresham.  It is a story of humor and drama that has captured the imagination of audiences around the world. Now, the Newport Theatre Guild is partnering with the Liberty Church Arts Fellowship in Cosby, Tennessee to bring Nicholson's play to life for the first time in Cocke County.  Three performances are this November 17th and 18th at 7 pm—and November 19th at a 3 ..read more

This past Sunday at Liberty Church, we had a panel discussion during our morning service on the subject of "Going Through Hard Times."   The panel included people from our congregation.  We invite you to listen to their stories, and we hope the discussion is encouraging ..read more

Daily work can often feel like meaningless toil.  Repetitive, mundane effort.  We wake, we work, we sleep, only to start the process all over again… as the clock ticks on.    But understanding the spiritual significance of our work as serving God brings an unexpected meaning to every day life.  ..read more

People admire celebrities for various reasons.  Some can be healthy reasons.  By that, I mean aspirational or motivational.  You can admire somebody who takes his talent, combines it with a work ethic and makes creations that thousands of people can enjoy.  But people can admire celebrities for unhealthy or pathological or pathological reasons—especially if you feel like a nobody and envy the rich and famous, or those that are excellent in what they do.  Fans will do anything to have a brush with, even a fleeting moment with, what they consider to be greatness.  R ..read more

Why are you here?   Why do you exist?   What is your life about? This podcast discusses the framework of our purpose in life ..read more

What does a new humanity look like? Colossians 3:8-17 describes what a new life in Christ looks like ..read more

David Powlison crafted probing questions that help us understand the condition of our hearts.  What do I love most? Peoples’ approval? Comfort? Control?  Which voice in this world do I obey?  Whom must I please?  What makes me tick?  What sun does my planet revolve around?  The point of all these questions is to help us find the idols of our hearts.  ..read more

People often feel that religion is just an atmosphere of control, judgmental-ism, and rules, along with extreme and strange views.  This is all too true in aberrant religious movements throughout history—even some religious movements that take the name of Christ.  Instead of enjoying the freedom and joy that the Gospel brings into the life of a Christian, we take the gospel, a gift from God, and turn it into hierarchical power structures, religious domineering, and atmospheres of suspicion and precision-oriented performance and demands that drain the life right out of people.  T ..read more

Christ is Everything You Need, Right Now and without Effort."  A summary of the message delivered to Liberty Church of Cosby, June 18, 2023. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-phillipson/making-progress License code: RNCGSLMCGHT0LMTM ..read more

Summary of message notes written by Tom Black: The virtues and values which have for some time undergirded our national character are under direct attack by the forces of those who have embraced the ideology and agenda of so-called "progressivism," which is the driving force behind the drastic spiritual and moral decline in our culture today with its destructive effects on our society. Seen as an enemy of the progressives, and an obstacle to their goal of radically transforming society, even the Christian faith itself has been specifically selected as a target of their hostility.  Those ..read more