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Meeting at 10am on Sundays! http://mosaicmansfield.com

Sunday service times: 10am from June 9-September 1!

10/19/2026

Sunday Recap | October 18, 2026 | Why Should I Believe the Bible Is God’s Word? Week 3: Where Is the Proof? | Interim Pastor Mike Bratten

If our faith matters this much, where is the evidence?

Sunday, Interim Pastor Mike Bratten concluded our three-week series, Why Should I Believe the Bible Is God’s Word?, by looking at two areas of evidence: archaeology and prophecy.

Over the first two weeks, we looked at the Bible’s claim to be God’s Word, Jesus’ confidence in Scripture, how the Bible came together, and what makes it different from other religious writings.

This week, the focus turned to the evidence.

Archaeology

What happens when we dig into history? Do the people, places, and events Scripture describes hold up?

The message looked at discoveries connected to the Hittites and spent time on the Dead Sea Scrolls, manuscripts that pushed our evidence for the Old Testament back more than a thousand years and allowed much older copies of Scripture to be compared with what had already been preserved.

Prophecy

Were the prophecies written before the events they describe?

The Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed that passages from books such as Isaiah existed well before the time of Christ. Those passages contain prophecies concerning the Messiah, including His suffering and other details fulfilled in Jesus.

But the message did not end with archaeology or ancient manuscripts.

It came back to something much closer to home:

Our confidence in Christ cannot rest only on how we feel.

Some days our faith feels strong.

Some days it doesn’t.

Some days we feel close to God.

Other days we wrestle with questions.

Our faith needs something more solid than changing emotions.

It needs truth.

The sermon notes put it this way:

“Faith is whole-soul trust in God and His Word, based on the sufficiency of the evidence.”

And after three weeks, the question is not only:

Is there evidence?

It is also:

What will we do with the truth God has given us?

Because God’s Word is true and trustworthy, it cannot remain something we simply admire, study, or agree with.

It has to shape the way we live.

▶️ Watch Sunday’s message: YouTube

Worship Songs from Sunday (we’ve had people request the song lists from Sunday)
🎵 The Old Rugged Cross | Addy Prado version
🎵 Great Things | Phil Wickham
🎵 This We Know | Kristian Stanfill
🎵 Ancient Words | Michael W. Smith
🎵 How Great Is Our God | Chris Tomlin

Thank You, Mike

Sunday was also Mike’s final Sunday serving with us as Interim Pastor. We are grateful for the time he spent opening God’s Word with us, worshiping alongside us, and helping Mosaic through this season of transition. We pray God’s blessing over Mike and his wife as he prepares to serve another church in its own season of transition.

Around Mosaic

🍳 Community Breakfast | Wednesday
Come share breakfast and conversation with our neighbors and church family this Wednesday morning.

10/18/2026

We’ve spent the past two Sundays talking about why we believe the Bible is God’s Word. But there’s still an important question to consider: Where is the proof?

Sunday morning, Interim Pastor Mike Bratten will conclude our three-part series, Why Should I Believe the Bible Is God’s Word?, as we continue examining the reasons for trusting Scripture.

We hope you’ll join us for worship at 10 AM!

And while you’re here, take a few minutes to look at the handmade crafts our ladies have created. They’ll be available for purchase again today, with proceeds supporting Mosaic’s Food Pantry and the neighbors it serves.

Sunday, October 18 | 10 AM
Mosaic Church | 296 Park Avenue West, Mansfield

10/15/2026

Who gets the loudest voice in your life?

Friends? Social media? Your own thoughts? Or God?

We all have voices competing for our attention, and the ones we listen to influence the choices we make.

This week, our Underground Youth students are exploring what it means to listen to God’s voice above all the noise around us.

It’s part of our four-week series, CHOICES, where we’re looking at what Scripture teaches us about everyday decisions and how those choices shape who we become.

John 10:27 reminds us:
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

Underground Youth is open to students in grades 6–12. Whether you’ve been coming to church for years or you’re just curious about faith, we’d love to have you join the conversation.

📍 Mosaic Church | Mansfield
Sundays | 4:00–5:30 PM

Bring a friend. There’s a place for you here!

10/14/2026

Midweek Meditation | When the Word Says, “Stop.”

What do we do when Scripture stops us?

A verse exposes an attitude we’ve excused.

A command confronts something we’ve justified.

A truth makes it harder to keep telling ourselves the same story.

Sunday, Mike compared those moments to the most serious parts of heart surgery. There are times when the work becomes especially focused because something important has to be addressed.

God’s Word can do that in us.

Hebrews tells us:

“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword… It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”
Hebrews 4:12

That kind of exposure is not always comfortable.

Our first response is often to explain ourselves.

Then maybe move to the next passage quickly.

Start naming the people we know who really need to hear this one.

Or decide, “That can’t mean what I think it means.”

But what if we didn’t move so fast?

What if we stayed there for a minute?

Mike said there are moments when God is essentially saying, “Would you just stop? Would you just take a good look? Would you allow Me to change your life?”

Maybe that is one of the clearest ways we show that we really believe the Bible is God’s Word.

Not just by owning one.

Not just by knowing what it says.

But by letting it correct us.

Before we ask, “Who else needs to hear this?” maybe the better question is:

Lord, what are You showing me?

Reflection

Is there something in Scripture that has been making you uncomfortable lately?

Have you been sitting with it, or finding ways around it?

What would obedience look like if you stopped defending yourself long enough to let God’s Word examine you?

Prayer

Father, thank You for loving us enough to tell us the truth. Give us hearts that do not run from Your Word when it exposes something in us. Help us slow down, listen, and allow Your Spirit to use Scripture to correct what needs correcting and change what needs changing. Teach us not merely to agree with Your Word, but to live under its authority. In Jesus’ name, amen.

10/12/2026

Sunday Recap | October 11, 2026 | Why Should I Believe the Bible Is God’s Word? Week 2: Is It Really the Only One of Its Kind?

What place does God’s Word actually hold in our lives?

Sunday, Interim Pastor Mike Bratten continued his three-week series by looking at how the Bible was preserved, how its books came together, and why Scripture repeatedly warns us not to add to it, take away from it, suppress it, or exchange its truth for something else.

Mike began in Jeremiah 36 with a king who heard God’s Word read aloud, cut the scroll apart, and threw it into the fire.

The words that caught Mike’s attention were these:
“The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear.”

Mike explained that the fear of the Lord is not simply being afraid of God. It is holding Him in such high regard that His Word comes before our own thoughts, feelings, and preferences.

From there, he walked through the way Scripture was written and preserved across generations and returned to a question that has carried through this series:

Will we allow God’s Word to shape us, or will we reshape it around what we already want to believe?

Mike closed by asking what the Bible is actually for.

He gave four purposes:
• To understand the God who is
• To understand who we are
• To know the will of God
• To enter into a love relationship with God

God’s Word is not simply information to collect. It reveals the God who loves us enough to tell us the truth, even when that truth asks something of us.

📖 Next Sunday, October 18, is the final week of the series:
Where Is the Proof?

If you missed either of the first two weeks, you can watch them on YouTube at and find the sermon notes in Church Center.

A NOTE ABOUT SUNDAY’S RECORDING
We had technical trouble getting the livestream started, so the beginning of worship was not captured. Our Call to Worship came from Isaiah 25:6–10 and Philippians 4:12–14, 19–20, followed by a prayer asking God to teach us contentment in every season and to anchor our peace in Christ rather than our circumstances.

AROUND MOSAIC
🙏 This Week’s Ministry Moment | Simple Ways to Serve

Panera Pickup: Each Saturday evening before Sunday worship, someone picks up Panera’s donated food at the Walker Lake location and brings it to Mosaic for Sunday morning. Most weeks are covered, but additional people are welcome in the rotation.

Prayer Chain: We’re rebuilding Mosaic’s prayer chain. Prayer requests are shared with a group by text so members can faithfully pray for needs as they arise.

Prayer Team: Our Prayer Team is available after worship for anyone who would like someone to pray with them about a concern, a praise, or a next step. We would also love to add more people willing to serve on that team.

Interested in any of these? Fill out a Connection Card or message and we’ll help get you connected.

🎨 Watercolor Wednesdays | October 14 | 6–8 PM
The first Watercolor Wednesday is this week at Mosaic. No experience is needed. The three-session series is $30, and limited supplies will be available to share.

🥫 Food Pantry
Thank you to everyone who supported Sunday’s craft sale. They will be back next Sunday also! Proceeds go directly toward the Food Pantry and its work serving our neighbors.

10/11/2026

Have you ever wondered why we believe the Bible is God’s Word and what makes it different from other religious writings?

That’s what we’re talking about this Sunday at Mosaic.

We’ll be looking at what Scripture says about protecting God’s Word, why it matters that we don’t add to or take away from it, and ultimately, what God wants us to understand through the Bible.

Because reading Scripture isn’t just about gaining knowledge. It’s about knowing the God who gave it to us.

We hope you’ll join us as we continue this conversation.

Sunday, October 11 | 10 AM
Mosaic Church | 296 Park Avenue West, Mansfield

10/09/2026

Gather for food and fellowship tonight at Mosaic!

There’s a place at the table for you. Join us tonight, Friday, October 9, at 5 PM for a free, home-cooked community dinner.

Whether you could use a meal, some company, or simply a welcoming place to gather, we’d love to see you!

Mosaic Community Meals
• 2nd Friday: Dinner at 5 PM
• 3rd Wednesday: Breakfast at 9:30 AM
• Last Friday: Dinner at 5 PM

Interested in helping serve our community? Volunteers are always welcome!

📍 Mosaic Church | Mansfield

10/07/2026

How easily do we let other voices settle questions for us? A peer’s opinion, an expert’s certainty, the mood of the room, any of them can sound like the last word until we notice we have stopped asking where truth actually comes from.

The harder part is not deciding that God is the One who names right and wrong. It is staying near enough to Him that His holiness feels like home instead of a rule we argue with.

“Made in His image” is not a slogan we can aim at someone else. It asks whether we are willing to be shaped toward what He is: pure, steady, not drifting with current events and moral trends, and whether we believe that nearness really does lead to a quieter kind of contentment.

Scripture sits in the middle of that.

If it is only a book we sample when it agrees with us, then we are still the ones setting the standard. If it is God-breathed, then teaching, rebuke, correction, and training are not attacks on us. They are how we learn to tell His voice from all the others.

Whose approval am I quietly treating as the measure of what is right, even when I say that measure belongs to God?

Where do I feel the pull to be more like the room I am in than like the One whose image I carry?

What would it look like, this week, to let Scripture correct me before I use it to answer anyone else?

2 Timothy 3:16–17
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

Revisit Sunday’s message, Why Should I Believe the Bible Is God’s Word?, on YouTube at , and spend some time this week in 2 Timothy 3:16–17 and Hebrews 4:12.

Address

296 Park Avenue W
Mansfield, OH
44906

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 12pm
Tuesday	9am - 12pm
Wednesday	9am - 12pm
Thursday	9am - 12pm
Sunday	9am - 11:30am

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(419) 524-3802

Website

http://mosaicmansfield.com/

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