Packinghouse Church, Bookstore & Cafe

Looking to worship the Lord, learn, and build community? This is where you need to be in IE. Knowledgeable, kind, and approachable pastors. Community building events for adults, couples, and children. Love the family I've built here through the years.

I've been going to this church for a while and I think it is an amazing church when pastor Ed Is Preaching.i think pastor Greg is not a good pastor his preaching is not good. I could never understand what he's trying to say. But Pastor ed makes it fun to always come back to accept the word God.
Pastor Gregor. Just doesn't seem like a good pastor I'm always good at reading people. And when he took over the church on Sundays I stop going Wish you guys would bring pastor ed back to Sunday service.
Pastor greg Doesn't make the service fun on sundays , but I love the church. It is an awesome church and Everybody else is so nice. Thank you for reading my feedback and have a blessed day

Good teachings real down to earth pastor. His really full of wisdom and knowledge of the Bible. Lives what he preaches

Love it here, it’s been home for me since I was younger. Paster Ed and Greg are passionate and extremely educated.

Great community church

The care and Love they share🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🙌🕊️✝️

This church is pretty good at keeping first things first.

I recently attended a service at The Church Packing House, expecting a Christian message rooted in the teachings of Christ. Instead, I was subjected to a confusing and unsettling sermon by an older pastor, who rambled about “worshipping Jews” and made statements about Jesus being merely an “equal.” It felt like a distortion of the Gospel message, almost cult-like in its delivery. For a moment, I questioned if I had mistakenly walked into a synagogue rather than a church that claims to follow Christ.

The focus on finances during the service was off-putting, especially in light of the message we are called to follow in the Bible: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2). This place seems more concerned with worldly gain and twisted doctrine than with true worship of Jesus.

To make matters worse, after I left an honest review reflecting my experience, it was deleted. This action speaks volumes about their dishonesty and unwillingness to hear constructive criticism. Beware of any organization that censors feedback and strays so far from Biblical truth.

This church feels more like an occultist gathering than a place of sincere Christian worship. Proceed with caution.

Nice vibe. Good music

Great Bible Focus Church! They teach the Bible Book by book, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse! Main Service Times as of August 2024 photo attached!

Love my church bookstore

In my study, He asked me to examine the word “sins” in 1 John 1:9 and to see if it is a noun or verb in the original Greek text. Are you ready for this?

In the two instances where we see the word “sins” in 1 John 1:9, it is the Greek noun hamartia that is used. According to well-known Bible scholar William Vine, hamartia (“a missing of the mark”) indicates “a principle or source of action, or an inward element producing acts . . . a governing principle or power.” In other words, it refers to the sin principle, or our sinful state on account of Adam’s sin. By using the noun form of this word, John was clearly not referring to our committing of individual acts of sin, or he would have used the verb form, hamartano.

In the light of this, can you see how 1 John 1:9 is not talking about confessing our sins every time we sin in thought or in deed? John was speaking of the need to acknowledge and confess to God that we are sinners because of Adam’s sin, as well as to receive the total forgiveness for all our sins through Jesus’ finished work.

How often do we need to do this? Only once. That’s why 1 John 1:9 is primarily a salvation verse, one that encourages the sinner to acknowledge and confess his sinful state or “sinnerhood,” get born again by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and have his sinful state through Adam replaced with a new righteous state through Christ.

In the first chapter of 1 John, the apostle John was addressing the heretical Gnostic doctrine that did not subscribe to a belief in man’s sinful state. John was encouraging the Gnostics to confess their sinful state and receive the Lord’s complete forgiveness and total cleansing from all their unrighteousness through His finished work at the cross.

Now, what does John say then, about our committing of sins after we’ve become believers? Just two verses later in the second chapter of 1 John, John answers this question as he begins his address to believers: “My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1). This time, the words “sin” and “sins” are the Greek verb hamartano. John is now referring to believers’ committing of sins—their sinful thoughts and deeds. What does John say regarding this? He reminds us that when we fail as believers, we have an Advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ.

Because of our Lord Jesus and what He has accomplished at the cross, we have forgiveness and we still stand righteous before God even when we’ve missed it. As the apostle Paul reminded the Corinthian believers who had failed that they were still the temple of the Holy Spirit, John reminds us of who we are in Christ and Who we have representing us at God’s right hand.

Can you see that the Bible’s answer to overcoming sin is always to remind believers of their righteous identity in Christ? This is not to encourage us to sin but to encourage us to look to our Lord Jesus, to see our sins punished at the cross and to live victoriously and gloriously for Him. Remember, that is what true repentance is all about—turning to the cross and returning to His grace!

When you fail today, know that you can talk to God honestly about your failing, but do it with a revelation of the cross of our Lord Jesus. See your sins punished in His body and receive afresh His forgiveness and unmerited favor to reign over your sins.

This devotional is taken from the book Glorious Grace—100 Daily Readings from Grace Revolution.

very good , and real church

I just started going there and I love it. It's a big beautiful property, I love the music, the worship, there's a lot of different activities , the members are very welcoming the teaching of God's Word
is amazing and easy to understand!I love it! I'm going to stay here!

I love the Falafel plate. It has so much variety of food. I finish my whole plate every time. Healthy and pure yummyness.